Economy

"Keep Going" with Ellen David Friedman

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Legendary labor organizer, Ellen David Friedman, chair of the Labor Notes board and coordinator of the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE) has just released her first book: "Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It's Hard".  In this interview Friedman sha... Read more

AI Boom

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Massive investment in artificial intelligence is driving the US economy right now. But is it a good thing? Patricia Kullberg speaks with economist Marty Hart-Landsberg about the AI boom, how generative AI distorts our economy, threatens our well-being with useless and da... Read more

PSUFA Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Erica Thomas and Vasiliki Touhouliotis, co-chairs of the Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA), which represents instructors and researchers working less than half time, explain their demands for fair compensation, job security and academic freedom.  PSU ... Read more

Data Centers - Scourge and Organizing Opportunity

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on February 23, 2026   As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and p... Read more

PCC On the Strike Line

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
On the Portland Community College strike line with workers, students and community allies Read more

PCC On the Strike Line

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
On the Portland Community College strike line with workers, students and community allies. Read more

Saving Lloyd Center

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Lloyd Center is slated to be demolished if business leaders and developers in Portland have their way, Their plan is to demolish the entire mall to make way for a mixture of housing, commercial developments, “green space” and new throughways. On this episode of Locus Fo... Read more

Data Centers - Scourge and Organizing Opportunity

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and political views in a burgeoning movement of opposition to... Read more

For a Tax Strike to Shut Down ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  With the federal government being steadily transformed into a pain, death, and detention delivery machine, the taxes we pay are quite literally imperiling us. With Tax Day still a good three months away, Desiree Hellegers explores the case for the strategic power, mor... Read more

Let Them Eat Data?!

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This legislative session, Senator Sollman is trying for the fifth time to bring 1700 acres of some of the best farmland in the world into the city's urban growth boundary. Each time it's for a different reason, but this time much of the land would likely go to data cente... Read more