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The U.S. Invasion of Iraq: Intended or Unintended Consequences? with Iraqi-American peace activist Noor Ghazi

Airs at: Wed, 06/19/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Noor Ghazi, an Iraqi-American peace activist based in the United States, will appear on a livestream presentation on Tuesday, June 25. Ms. Ghazi will speak about the history of US involvement in Iraq, including the effects of sanctions and the 1991 "Gulf War," the 200... Read more

Against Mask Bans, For Masks

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  North Carolina legislators have passed a comprehensive mask ban and politicians elsewhere are pushing to criminalize masking in public space as part of ongoing suppression of political dissent and extension of police power.  Frann Michel discusses this attack on our righ... Read more

Black Art and Social Practice

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr, Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Social practice, sculpture, and installation, at Reed College, talks about their visual art and social practice contesting institutional racism, police violence, and the school to prison... Read more

Risk Bonds: So We Don't Pay for an Industrial Disaster

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The gravest risk to Portland and much of Northwestern Oregon is posed by the enormous tank farms that line the North Reach of the Willamette River. These tanks hold 90% of the fossil fuel used in the entire state of Oregon as well as other hazardous substances. When a big e... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 17, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, in celebration of Juneteenth and Pride Month. Our show includes the following segments: Dam Removal on the Klamath: Over the past decade, Tribal Nations have led a global movement for dam removal as a vital part of re... Read more

What is Democracy?

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Is the U.S. form of Democracy – representative, with a Two Party system – the highest democratic form? Few countries are now emulating it, and many are developing more participatory systems. Bill Resnick interviews Eleanor Finley, an anthropologist, who is researching citie... Read more

Too Queer and Too Communist

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In 2023 Netflix produced a sanitized biopic of Bayard Rustin, one of the great political organizers and strategists of the civil rights movement. Because he was both gay and a former member of the Communist Party, he was forced to operate in the shadows of Martin Luther Kin... Read more

Dam Removal on the Klamath

Airs at: Mon, 06/17/2024 at 9:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Over the past decade, Tribal Nations have led a global movement for dam removal as a vital part of responding to the climate crisis.  Jan Haaken talks with Cynthia Coleman, professor of communication at Portland State University, about her case study of the campaign to remo... Read more

Culture War on Beavercreek Road II

Produced for:  Between Us
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People's Summit urges Portlanders to reject militarization during Fleet Week

Produced for:  Evening News
  It’s Fleet Week in Portland, meaning American and Canadian military ships are parked in the waterfront during the Rose Festival. They’re welcoming visitors aboard the ships, but not all residents are eager to see them there. More than a dozen local community organizatio... Read more