Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

  Jan Haaken talks with Judy Roth, an activist with Psychologists for Social Responsibility, about her work with Israeli and Palestinian trauma victims and the Born Equal Task Force.   Photo by Hamde Abu Rahma: A schoolgirl, a ladder, a wall Read more

  Denise Morris and Bill Resnick discuss the Portland Public School District's recent decision to eliminate text books that present climate change denial as a legitimate scientific viewpoint. They refer to Bill Bigelow's recent article about the school board's decisio... Read more

Tom Becker hosts this episode, which features music by Charlie Musselwhite and segments on global trade, psychological survival in the occupied territories, and debates about how to teach about climate change.   Bill Resnick interviews Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch ... Read more

Frann Michel is our host for this Memorial Day edition of the Old Mole. Featured are memories of war in Viet Nam, the impact of today's drone warfare, and the life, work, and death of Black Lives Matters activist Sandra Bland. 1. Desiree Hellegers talks with author and ... Read more

  Bill Resnick talks with Tarah Demant of Amnesty International about the surprising numbers on support for refugees in the United States.   Read more

    Coming up this weekend, May 27th through May 30th, the Vanport Mosaic Festival is a commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the Vanport Flood. KBOO is a supporter of these four days of lectures, performances, screenings, exhibits, and other events. Built during W... Read more

  In the first of a two-part series, this week Desiree Hellegers shares field recordings she made in Anacortes, WA where dozens of kayaktivists were arrested for protesting the Tesoro fossil fuel plant recently.  You can find her article about recent protests, "'Energy ... Read more