This program was originally broadcast on October 24, 2022
For thousands of years the north reach of the Willamette River, near its
confluence with the Columbia, was a braided river of shallow channels and
islands rich in biodiversity. That was until European settlers c...
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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 O...
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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 ...
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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...
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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
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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, an...
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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 ...
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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 lega...
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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...
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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 dism...
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