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Ralph Nader on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 12/28/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On this week's program, we hear a speech by Ralph Nader, recorded in Berkeley CA this past October, and hosted by Mickey Huff. Nader spoke on some of the themes from his latest book, "Breaking Through Power," and explained his proposal for a public-interest lobbying orga... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 26, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode is hosted by Frann Michel, with music from Sharon Jones, Billy Bragg, and Chumbawumba.  The Mole recommends Pluginpdx.com for resource information.  The show also includes these segments: Bill Resnick talks with David Riemer about anti-poverty policies. Fra... Read more

Against (alienated) Work

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Frann Michel points out that even though freely-chosen sensuous human endeavor is an important part of being human, alienated wage labor is not. You can find a version of her remarks here.    Image via wikipedia.     Read more

Defending Immigrant Workers under Trump

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Romeo Sosa, director of Voz Workers' Rights Education Project, and Marco Mejia, leader of the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition discuss local efforts to defend immigrant workers and communities from harassment, detention and deportation in the coming Trump era. Read more

Labor Struggles in the Trump Era

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris talks with Stephanie Luce about Donald Trump's selection of Fast Food CEO Andrew Puzder for Labor Secretary. Stephanie Luce is an Associate Professor at the Murphy Institute, City University of New York. She is the author of Fighting for a Living Wage. Her boo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 9:00am December 19th, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes   Bill Resnick talks with Independent journalist and climate and global sustainability activist Patrick Mazza. They discuss how many big cities in this country can defy Trumpism, and show how to radica... Read more

The Logistics Revolution, UPS & Who Moves the World

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Joe Allen, labor author, historian and activist, talks about the LOGISTICS REVOLUTION since World War II and why the next generation of activists should get jobs in warehouse, trucking and other logistics industries, to organize the three million distribution workers who ho... Read more

The Cultural Legacy of the Black Panther Party

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Fifty years ago, the United States was in a period of tremendous social upheaval and cultural change. The Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King had resulted in new federal legislation outlawing discriminatory laws, but police brutality and economic inequali... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 12/08/16

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
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Workers Won't Back Down: The Fight for $15

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On Building Bridges: as newly-elected politicians and newly-empowered corporate special interests threaten an extremist agenda to move the country to the right, working Americans announced that their 4-year-old Fight for $15 will not back down & that any efforts to block... Read more