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Old Mole Variety Hour for December 26, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Anti-oppressive Holidays: Bill Resnick interviews Alexandra Holmstrom-Smith who wrote an excellent much needed article “Leftists Need Holidays Too. Let’s Imagine Anti-Oppressive Ones... Read more

Spotted Owls and Wildfire

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This program was originally broadcast on November 28, 2022 The Northern Spotted Owl is the quintessential canary in the coal-mine for older forest ecosystems. It was listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in 1992 because of widespread logging of it... Read more

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Project Censored

Mickey, Eleanor and their guests spend the hour examining the background to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, going back to the eastward expansion of NATO, the 2014 Ukraine coup, and other factors. Their guests, both long-time peace activists, make the case for a cessation of... Read more

Care Centered Politics

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Heartland Stories

Today, Theresa speaks with Robert Gottlieb to discuss why a care economy and care-centered politics can influence and reorient such issues as health, the environment, climate, race, inequality, gender, and immigration. 10-16-2022 Read more

Putting Government in its Place

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews David Riemer about his latest book, Putting Government in its Place, the Case for a new Deal 3.0. But don’t be fooled. He sees state policy as crucial for controlling capitalism, and he attributes our current crises of inequality, homelessness, and g... Read more

An Anti-fascist Christmas Carol

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers reads an excerpt from her commentary, “An Anti-fascist Christmas Carol and Tale of Two Cities: Portland, Oregon at the Crossroads,” which appears in today’s edition of Counterpunch. She reflects on the role that the persistent demonization of houseless peo... Read more

Stolen Children

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 following over 100 years of federal policies that separated Native children from their families and frequently placed them in non-Native homes. A pending decision before the US Supreme Court centers on the legalit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 19, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

It's KBOO's end-of-year pledge drive and the first person who pledges $250 to KBOO during our show on Monday, December 19, will receive the gift of a reversible felted and beaded purple shawl, handmade from a mix of merino wool and silk by Fiber Mole Desiree Hellegers. T... Read more

Stopping Zenith Once and For All

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

Ever since last summer, when the city of Portland denied Zenith Energy the Land Use Compatibility (LUCS) statement to expand their oil train operastions in Northwest Portland, it looked like Zenith might actually be forced to shut down. But then to the amazement and dismay ... Read more

Leonard Peltier: Walk to Justice || Murder-Cartel-State of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Mexico

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: American Indian Airwaves

Part: 1 The Leonard Peltier Walk to Justice, organized by the American Indian Movement's Grand Governing Council (AIMGGC), began on September 1st, 2022, from Minneapolis, MN and concluded 1,100 miles later, on November 13th, 2022, in Washington D.C., with approximately 2... Read more