Activism

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Public Education on 10/4/07

Airs at: Thu, 10/04/2007 at 12:00pm
Jonathan Kozol is an American writer, progressive activist, and educator, best known for his books on public education in the United States. CD-1447 Read more

Alan Weisman, Powell's on 7/19/07

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2007 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Alan Weisman, "The World Without Us". He spoke at Powell's Bookstore. "For a long time I’ve sought some fresh, non-threatening approach to disarm readers’ apprehensions about environmental destruction long enough that they might consider the impacts of unbridled human activ... Read more

Greg Palast at Portland State University on 04/05/03

Airs at: Sat, 04/05/2003 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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Mobilizing Beyond Universal Preschool

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this follow-up to the successful passage of the Universal Preschool ballot measure in Multnomah County, Jan Haaken talks with organizers Emily Golden-Fields, Olivia Pace and Sahar Muranovic about next steps for the campaign in expanding access to childcare and the rights... Read more

Learning from the Left in Bolivia

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Nicole Fabricant, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Towson University and author of Mobilizing Bolivia’s Displaced: Indigenous Politics and the Struggle over Land, about the recent electoral successes of MAS, the Bolivian Socialist Movement. ... Read more

Rebuilding the Left in the US

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder/editor of Jacobin, and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. They discuss what the left can do to push the Biden Administration over the next year to address wor... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 23, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes:    Rebuilding the Left in the US: Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder/editor of Jacobin, about what the left can do to push the Biden Administration over the next year to address working peo... Read more

Alec Karakatsanis on why abolishing police will change society for the better

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Despite pushback from police associations, movements to defund, reimagine and abolish the police have gained traction in 2020. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Alec Karakatsanis, the head of the Civil Rights Corps, about why abolishing the police is not an unreasonable ... Read more

Newest COVID surge spikes risk in Oregon prisons

Airs at: Wed, 11/18/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Ray Fox was released from Oregon’s prison system after serving 30 years.  Reports from friends still serving time differ from the Oregon Department of Corrections' (ODOC) claim that it is following CDC guidelines concerning COVID-19.  Adults in custody (AIC) report that ... Read more

Ep 116. It Takes A Village To Keep It Together

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2020 at 10:00am - Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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