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September 27 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 09/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Norm Diamond hosts this edition of the Mole with a look at the opportunities and challenges for progressive, liberating eduation.  Norm talks with two local highschool teachers about the use of role playing in helping students to see the world from the perspective of indig... Read more

Arne Duncan and Our Schools

Airs at: Mon, 09/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Arne Duncan, Obama's Secretary of Education, and previously CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is a fan of charter schools.  In this discussion with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick,  Chicago journalist David Moberg describes the illusions and failures behind the charter school move... Read more

Ethnic Studies in Perspective

Airs at: Mon, 09/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Ethnic Studies Week October 1-7, 2010 is a nationally coordinated week of actions to defend ethnic studies and academic freedom. It was inspired by opposition to the May 11 passage of HB 2281 in Arizona banning ethnic studies in the AZ public schools and the May 21 passage... Read more

Better Paths to Good Teaching

Airs at: Wed, 09/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Sonia Nieto is an experienced teacher and the author of several books on public school education.  In this conversation with the Old Mole's Norm Diamond, Nieto describes the challenges of educating and supporting good teachers as well as the contributions to teaching made ... Read more

Teaching Global Politics with Role Playing

Airs at: Mon, 09/27/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 High school students can learn to see the world through the eyes of indigenous people and other nations.  Two Portland teachers, Julie O'Neill and Tim Swinehart, explain how role playing in the classroom can help young people achieve a broader perspective on global issues.... Read more

Dr. Ralph Prows, M.D., talks about the health impact of wireless communications.

Airs at: Tue, 09/28/2010 at 12:00am
Dr. Ralph Prows, M.D., talks about the health impact of wireless communications. Is your cell phone hazardous to your health? Is a wi-fi hub a public health menace? Ralph Prows, M.D., thinks so. Abe and Joe discuss the possible impact of Clearwire Inc.'s plan to install ... Read more

ethnic studies week

For the Old Mole Variety Hour September 27, 2010 October first through seventh has been declared ethnic studies week, in response to recent attacks on such programs, particularly Arizona's bill 2281, and the latest social studies curriculum standards adopted in Texas. ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 09-23-2010

Airs at: Thu, 09/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
#cg_msg_content div { margin: 0px; } Insecure in our homes - insecure on the streets: A look at the growing foreclosure crisis and at the upcoming rally for police accountability A growing number of Oregonians face foreclosure as the housing crisis continues to unfold. ... Read more

Tune in Tonight as Dr. J hosts AFROTAINMENT 7-10pm tonight!!! Tickets and more...

Tune in Tonight for remixes of your favorite and soon to be Funk, Soul, & Hip Hop fusion. Including remixes of JB, MJ, Stevie, Aretha, Marvin, Basement Freaks and more... Well also be giving away tickets to Chali Tuna & The House of Vibe... Tues 9.28.10 & Thriller 2 featuri... Read more

Nothing has changed

  Nothing Has Changed  How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right. Black Hawk, Sauk   "The white people who are trying to make us over into their image, they want us to be what they call assimilated, brin... Read more