Labor

Unions and Ballot Measures

Airs at: Sun, 11/02/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Two ballot measures in Oregon would have major impact on unions. Denise Morris and Wesley Buchholz explain. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 27, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program features discussions of bank nationalization and student anti-war actions. We also hear a review of three recent novels by women writers. To hear the whole show, including music by tenor sax player Don Byas, click on the arrow ... Read more

Nationalizing Banks

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Teacher and writer Dan La Botz writes on economic topics in the Monthly Review. He talks with Bill Resnick about the close relationship between banking and government, about when and where banks have been nationalized before, and the prospects for state ownership of bank... Read more

Bailing Towards Socialism?

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Philosopher David Schweickart is the author of After Capitalism, a book which puts forward a practical vision of a kind of economic democracy, a form of market socialism, that seems ideally suited for the current economic crisis. Clayton Morgareidge reads edited exerpts ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 20, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 10/19/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Bill Resnick, this program deals with the local impact of the economic crisis, welfare "deform" and domestic violence, labor issues at a Northwest university campus, and a documentary film showing how American policies are viewed around the world. To hear ... Read more

WSU Student-Labor Solidarity

Airs at: Sun, 10/19/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Western Washington University at Vancouver has hired a contractor with a record of bad labor practices. When union workers protested, students joined in. Laurie Mercier talks with Jason Scheckler from the Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters and Taj Mahon-Ha... Read more

Economic Crisis in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

How is the current economic crisis showing up here in Oregon? Bill Resnick talks with Michael Leachman of the Oregon Center for Public Policy about rising unemployment, tax policies, and more here in the state. For more of Leachman's work, go here. Read more

Towards a Sweat Free Portland

Airs at: Sun, 10/12/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The Portland City Council voted 4-0 on Wednesday to approve rules banning city from purchasing goods made with sweated labor by the city. Elizabeth Swaggart of SweatFree Northwest talks with Bill Resnick about their campaign. Read more

How to Fix the Economy, Really

Airs at: Sun, 10/12/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins from the Institute for Policy Studies about a real recovery plan that would revive the enconomy, support working people, and lead to new and green forms of production. Collins is the author of Robin Hood Was Right. Read more

Labor Day Special: Portland Restaurant Workers' Association

Airs at: Sun, 08/31/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Misty Cumbie, Portland Restaurant Workers’ Association Read more