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Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show dealing with an effort to (sort of ) rewrite Marx's Capital for the 21st Century; the illusion that the American Dream can be restored to "the middle class"; the latest science on climate change and what it demands of us; and community ga... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show dealing with an effort to (sort of ) rewrite Marx's Capital for the 21st Century; the illusion that the American Dream can be restored to "the middle class"; the latest science on climate change and what it demands of us; and community ga... Read more

Survey Analyzes Possibilities for "Co-Existence" Between GMO and Non-GMO Crops

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
 The USDA Committee on 21st Century Biotechnology has released policy recommendations for what they call the “co-existence” of genetically modified (GMO) and non-GMO crops.  The policies were necessitated by a lack of data regarding GMO crop contamination and its effect on ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 10, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement is our host for this Membership Drive special for the Old Mole, playing music from the late Pete Seeger.  We hear  Norm Diamond and labor journalist Steve Early discuss the need to revitalize Union movement with democracy. Frances Moore Lappé talks with ... Read more

Frances Moore Lappé and Democracy in Everyday Life

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frances Moore Lappé, famously the author of Diet for a Small Planet, has been writing and speaking about ecology, democracy, and the way we live for many years.  Her most recent book is EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want, and she talks here with ... Read more

Agencies Debate Mercury Contamination in Oregon's McKenzie River

Airs at: Wed, 02/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is considering adding the McKenzie River, which supplies water to the city of Eugene, to a list of mercury-contaminated waters it will submit to the EPA. The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) is disputing the DEQ's me... Read more

Police Sweep Camps in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 01/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This past week, the Portland Police Bureau has conducted sweeps of a number of camps of houseless individuals across the city, most prominently in the South Park Blocks and at St. Francis Park in inner SE Portland. KBOO's volunteer news team follows up on the police's activ... Read more

Blessing the Hands that Feed Us

Airs at: Sun, 01/19/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Our guest this week on Pathways is Vicki Robin, author of the new book, Blessing the Hands That Feed Us: What Eating Closer to Home Can Teach Us About Food, Community, and Our Place on Earth. Vicki is a prolific social innovator, writer and speaker. She is coauthor with Joe... Read more

McDonald's Protest in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Portland residents participated in a national day of action today to call attention to the low wages paid to McDonald's workers. KBOO reporters were at the rally in downtown Portland. Read more

Klamath Tribes and Ranchers Reach Agreement Over Water Rights

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In Klamath Falls, Oregon, the fight over water between farmers and native tribes may have come to a conclusion that will satisfy all parties.  Kristin Yount spoke to Don Gentry, the Commissioner of the Klamath Tribes, for more. Read more