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Nancy Kranich on the Information Commons

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with librarian and information activist Nancy Kranich about problems of information access, privacy, and freedom—the digital divide; questions of cost, speed, and content restrictions; the cost of databases; conflicts over SOPA and PIPA; private and gov... Read more

Nancy Kranich on the Informtio Commons

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with librarian and information activist Nancy Kranich about problems of information access, privacy, and freedom—the digital divide; questions of cost, speed, and content restrictions; the cost of databases; conflicts over SOPA and PIPA; private and gov... Read more

Jonathan Schuppe Interview

Airs at: Wed, 05/22/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jonathan Schuppe is a crime and government reporter who has spent much of his reporting life in and around Newark, NJ.  In that time, he's seen first hand the results of shattered lives and their effects on children.  But he tells a different story in his new book, "A Chanc... Read more

Merry Meet 2013: An Interview with Allison Carr and Larry Savides

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2013 at 12:00am
Erin Yanke interveiws Allison Carr and Larry Savides about Merry Meet 2013.This is the first year of the Merry Meet Gathering, and was created to honor earth-based witchcraft, goddess traditions, and anarchistic magic.it will take place the weekend of  May 25th and 26th fro... Read more

Enola Aird Interview

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
The Community Healing Network is an organization dedicated to helping Black people overcome the negative messages and stereotypes they encounter in this culture.  Don Merrill talks with CHN President, Ms. Enola Aird about the motivations, focus and plans of CHN to help make... Read more

Bar

Airs at: Mon, 05/06/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Barbara Miner about the neoliberalization of education generally and school-voucher programs in particular.  Barbara argues against even talking about "school choice" and defends her abolition of the phrase becaue of the way it obfuscates the abandon... Read more

APA Call to Action: Save the Grant High School Japanese Program

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Grant High School, Portland, has proposed cuts to its well-regarded and well-loved Japanese immersion and language program for the upcoming academic year.  Student Sara Onitsuka presents this APA Call to Action, and encourages everyone to show support for the program at ht... Read more

Education Fightback - Contract Campaigns that Win (Troublemakers School workshop)

Airs at: Sat, 04/13/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Union teachers from Chicago, Reynolds and Portland school districts explain how to wage a contract battle that involves teachers, parents, classified, students and the community and winning.  Beginning with Sarah Chambers, a leader in the successful 2012 Chicago Teachers Un... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 8th, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this episode where we hear about the Portland Troublemakers School (April 13th) from two of its organizers, a movie review of "No", a discussion about the crises in Europe, and a book review of Jennifer Egan's "Look At Me". An error clipped the first coupl... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Megan Heise, an organizer of the Portland Troublemakers School that's this Saturday (April 13th). They discuss the specifics of the event and some of what people can expect. Megan also describes the Troublemakers' bold (but not exactly new) vision of... Read more