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Why Shut Down the Ports?

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
On the eve of the Great Port Shutdown, Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with local activist and organizer Dustin Hawk about why the Occupy folks plan to close down the Port of Portland.   Read more

Occupy Eugene

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Tonight, Eugene’s city council will vote on the future of the Occupy Eugene movement. KBOO reporter Zoe Carpenter got details from Michael Carrigan, a community organizer with the Community Alliance of Eugene, a peace and justice group that has been involved with Occupy Eug... Read more

10 Years that Shook San Francisco 1968-1978

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-78 is A collection of first-person and historical essays spans the people’s history of San Francisco in the tumultuous decade from 1968, the year of the San Francisco State College strike, to 1978 and the twin traumas of the... Read more

Longshore Workers in the Fight, from Longview, Washington to Buenaventura, Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Labor Radio
Tonight's show features the current struggles of workers in two ports.  First we speak with Dan Coffman, President of ILWU Local 21, about the Longview workers' courageous fight against the transnational corporation EGT, and how their community has mobilized and braved poli... Read more

Presswatch for 12/08/2011

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Presswatch
Hosted by: Theresa Mitchell News You're Not Supposed to Know   The latest news from the Occupation Movement, protests at the white house, Newt Gingrich, problems with oysters, mysterious bruises and other injuries in Japan, global warming and the occupation, housing issues, ... Read more

Take Back the Capitol with Kimberly Bacon

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Labor Radio
Fifty Oregonians joined thousands of activists from across the country to Take Back the Capitol this week in a campaign sponsored by the OCCUPY movement, Jobs with Justice, and the Service Employees International Union. Under the banner of "Good Jobs, Not Cuts. Extend U... Read more

GETTING CONGRESS TO WORK FOR THE NINETY NINE PERCENT

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Fifty four Oregonians are on their way to Washington, DC this week to "Take Back the Capitol" for Good Jobs, Not Cuts.  A coalition of groups from We Are Oregon, Oregon Action, Service Employees International Union, and Jobs with Justice have organized the Oregon Delegation... Read more

US china Solar panel trade war

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Friday, a U.S trade panel ruled that solar imports from China were harming the U.S. domestic solar industry. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is deeply concerned that the decision shows a strong inclination to trade protectionsism, and was reached without s... Read more

WRR: Capitalism without Capitalists? Is It Possible or Desirable?

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe reads two two inter-related blog-posts - "Are CEOs workers, and should we care?" and "Capitalism without Capitalists" - by Peter Frase. Joe mistakenly says Frase teachs at CUNY, where he is only a doctoral student in sociology. Frase writes his own blog, but is an edito... Read more

WRR: Occupy Production!

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reads an essay (edited for radio) by marxist economist Richard Wolff, published in Monthly Review and Truth-Out. Wolff makes a quick, but potent case for workplace democracy as the next phase for Occupy. Read more