Economy

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Movie Moles: No

Airs at: Tue, 04/09/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel and Jan Haaken review the film "No", a 2012 film set during the 1988 plebicite on Augusto Pinochet. It centers on René, a Chilean advertising man played by Gael García Bernal, duringthe struggle between those who support the neoliberal fascist, those part of th... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Megan Heise, an organizer of the Portland Troublemakers School that's this Saturday (April 13th). They discuss the specifics of the event and some of what people can expect. Megan also describes the Troublemakers' bold (but not exactly new) vision of... Read more

Stephanie Luce on working-class organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/08/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Stephanie Luce about workplace organzing and worker self-management, and how they are indispensible elements of progressive vision. They talk about the Labor Notes "Troublemakers School" and the "new unionism" it advances.Stephanie is a labor studies... Read more

Transportation Justice Special

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2013 at 12:00am
KBOO reporter Jennifer Kemp went out into the community talking to bus riders to see whether Tri Met was well serving low income people in Portland-or catering more to business people and tourists. In collaboration with Envrionmental Justice organization OPAL, the story exp... Read more

Margrit Kennedy on her book Occupy Money: Creating an Economy where Everybody Wins

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2013 at 12:00am
Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Margrit Kennedy, an outspoken critic of the current global economic system and an internationally-renowned advocate of alternative regional and complementary currencies, about her new book "Occupy Money: Creating an Economy where Everybo... Read more

Leo Panitch on his book ""The Making of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy of American Empire"

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2013 at 12:00am
Leo Panitch is a Distinguished Research Professor, political economist, Marxist theorist and editor of the Socialist Register.In this interview Leo Panitch discusses "The Making of Global Capitalism" and the intimate relationship between modern capitalism and the American s... Read more

Sheila Bair on her book "Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself"

Airs at: Fri, 03/22/2013 at 12:00am
Host Gene Bradley interviews Sheila Bair, former Chairperson of the FDIC and author of "Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself."Sheila Bair is widely acknowledged in government circles and the media as one of the first p... Read more

LIVE BROADCAST: Inner City Blues Fest 2013

KBOO is proud to help sponsor The Inner City Blues Festival “Healing the Healthcare Blues”---In the Groove of                     LoveHealth Care for All-Oregon is throwing a party called the INNER CITY BLUES FESTIVAL—“Healing the Healthcare Blues”--In the Groove of Love. ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 1st 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this membership-drive special and we hear: Joe interview Daniel Gross, co-author of "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer"Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan of the Portland Association of Teachers about high-stakes testingDenise Morris talks with Matilda Be... Read more

Labor Law for the Rank and Filer

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe talks with Dan Gross, co-author with Staughton Lynd of the book, "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer". They talk about labor law as an overall impediment to the labor movement, but how it can still figure into successful organizing today. They also talk about solidarity u... Read more