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Laurie Mercier is our host on this show dealing with climate change, renewable energy, and capitalism. For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page To hear the whole show, use the play button below.  To hear individual pieces and find more in... Read more

Two local activists on climate and energy talk about what's going on in Portland and elswhere in Oregon around these issues. Noah Hochman is part of Rising Tide of Portland and of Occupy Portland. John Roschke is with Oregonians for a Renewable Energy Program. Read more

Denise Morris hosts the show today, featuring Discussion of a new documentary film The Freedom Riders, to be shown at In Other Words Bookstore next Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:00;  Jan Haaken commenting on the psychology of the anti-abortion movement; An interview ... Read more

 Faye Powell lived in Georgia in the 1960s and participated in picketting and sit-ins against segregation.  She talks here with Denise Morris about her experiences, and they discuss the film Freedom Riders which will be shown at In Other Words Women's Bookstore on Tuesda... Read more

 Denise Morris is our host on a show about the Republican battle over capitalism, a made-up story about multiple personalities that passed for reality, the history and future of the abortion issue, and remembering civil disobedience against segregation in the 1960s.   Fo... Read more

 Accusations of "vulture capitalism" and corporate lobbying are flying among the Republican candidates for president.  The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with economist Arthur MacEwan about what this new moment in public discourse might mean.  MacEwan is the co-author of ... Read more

 The book Sybil, published in 1973, purported to be the true story of a woman with multiple personalities acting independently of one another.  It was later exposed as a hoax.  In Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, Debbie ... Read more

 Roe v. Wade established a woman's right to an abortion, but did nothing to ensure that the service was available.  Jan Haaken reviews the history of abortion and abortion law and argues for more access. Read more

Well-read Red, Clayton Morgareidge, reads an excerpt from Gary Weiss' article from Salon on Mitt Romney and vulture-capitalism. The article reviews how Romney's former investment firm bought out companies and destroyed rather than created jobs, while turning a tidy profi... Read more

 Bill Resnick talks with Malik Miah about the Occupy movement, how race figures into the economic crisis,  mobilizing in the black community and what the Occupy movement could learn from their history of organizing against the 1%.   Malik Mia is an airplane mechanic, but... Read more