Civil Liberties

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JoAnn Hardesty Interview

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Depending on who you talk to, longtime Portland activist JoAnn Hardesty's installation as president of the Portland NAACP is either a blessing or a nightmare.  This local civil rights icon's assumption to the office was compared by one post to the impact of an incoming a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 12, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode, with the music of Phil Ochs, and segments on Charlie Hebdo, the Greek left, Teach for America, Studs Terkel, Property and the police state.  Find us on Facebook or Twitter, and friend or follow us for updates and other stuff we like to sh... Read more

Charlie Hebdo and the Clash of Barbarisms

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with David Finkel about the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the clash of barbarisms. They note that free speech is not a western value (as evidenced by the attacks on Julian Assange and James Risen); that the US has been complicit in journalists's deaths in... Read more

Arresting Power- Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon: Interview with the filmmakers

Airs at: Wed, 01/14/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
ARRESTING POWER: RESISTING POLICE VIOLENCE IN PORTLAND, OREGON uses archival materials,  documentary footage and interviews with community members, activists and organizers to uncover Portland’s unique history of policing and race relations, emphasizing its rich history ... Read more

Don't Shoot Portland and the Wyden Town Hall

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
On Saturday, January 3, the local anti-police violence and social justice group Don't Shoot/Portland joined with 15 Now to protest at the McDonald's on SE 82nd and Powell. They called on McDonalds to pay a living wage to its workers, and more generally for a $15 and hour... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts the first Mole of the new year, which looks back to past activism and forward to new movements and continued struggle.  To hear the whole show, click on the play button below. For individual segments, follow these links:     Bill Resnick talks with ... Read more

Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting Corporate Power in Michigan

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris reads selections from Rev. Edward Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting the Whirlpool Corporation, one of a number of  articles on the subject from Truthout.  (Whirlpool image by ShutInc). Read more

Presswatch on 12/18/2014

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
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Old Mole Variety Hour for December 29, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken hosts this episode and we hear: In addition to music and spoken word pieces, Jan Haaken comments on the relationship between Kwanzaa's values and socialist struggle in Africa Bill Resnick talks Karen Connelly and Terra O'Neill about the progressive case... Read more

Left and the Law: Judgement at Nuremburg

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Sneneker discuss the 1961 movie classic, Judgement at Nuremberg, through the lens of the recent Senate report on the CIA and torture. The film is available through the Multnomah County Library, as well as through var... Read more