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Outrage Mounts Over Death of Aaron Schwartz

Airs at: Fri, 01/18/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Normal 0 A week after the suicide of internet activist and hacker Aaron Schwartz, over 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, who prosecuted him for illegally downloading academic articles. The 26-year-old Schwartz was ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 14th 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about anarchism and marxism, a review of the controversial film Zero Dark Thirty, and a review of a book about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. Jan Haaken talks with anti-torture advocate and psychologist, Steven Rei... Read more

Movie Moles: Zero Dark Thirty

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am
Jan Haaken talks with psychoanalyst and anti-torture advocate, Steven Reisner, about Zero Dark Thirty. Zero Dark Thirty is a film made by Kathryn Bigelow starring Jessica Chastain that fictionalizes the man-hunt for Osama Bin Laden. The film is  controversial for its neutra... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 7, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode exploring education, environmental news, the monstrosity of capitalism, gun violence, and Idle No More. You can contact the moles at oldmolevarietyhour < at > gmail.com, follow us on Facebook, and find out more about the show on our main pag... Read more

New Documents Show that the FBI Organized the Occupy Evictions in October, 2011

Airs at: Fri, 12/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Normal 0 According to new documents obtained under the freedom of information act, the Federal government actively coordinated the Occupy evictions across the county in the fall of 2011. These new documents, obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice, seem to co... Read more

Eli Friedman on the Chinese Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with Eli Friedman about the Chinese labor movement. He challenges the idea that they are "stealing our jobs" and in conscious comeptition with American workers. They talk about the strike-waves that the Chinese State refer to as "mass incidents". There i... Read more

YES, Youth Ending Slavery on Bread and Roses

Airs at: Sat, 12/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Bread and Roses
YES, Youth Ending Slavery on Bread and Roses. Started by a group of high schooler in Portland, OR this organization brings awareness to issues of modern day slavery and traficking happening in the world but also in the Portland area. Listen to learn more about the victim... Read more

New Xmas and Holiday Releases 2012

KBOO Christmas 2012   12-14-12 Dwight Trible/Paul Zauner        Dwight Christmas            PAO Michael Tinholme            The Lost Christmas Card        Blue Planet    Spencer Day                If Christma doesn’t Kill Me        Concord Jamie Leonhart                ... Read more

Unconditional Basic Income & the Politics of Work

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
 Old Mole Joe Clement, and Kathryn Sackinger talk with sociology grad-student and Jacobin Magzine editor Peter Frase, about the idea of an unconditional and universal basic income. Because basic income often stirs strong feelings about people deserving their livelihood, the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 17, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  This show considers schools, killing, killlings in schools, and civil rights and rock & roll. Hosted by Frann Michel, with music by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and more. For information on our graphics, theme song, or name, see our main show page.  Frann Michel comments ... Read more