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Trump: Don't Fear....Fight!

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Panic and fear have run rampant since November 8th.  Cecil and Celeste discuss the election of Donald Trump and put it in historical context.  What can the President actually accomplish and where are the most vulnerable areas?  What will Trump's impact be on the economy,... Read more

Ralph Nader in Portland

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  This episode of Radiozine presents longtime consumer advocate, author and former Green Party candidate for President Ralph Nader.  He speaks about his book Breaking Through Power and the strength of an organized electorate.  Ralph Nader visited Portland last month and sp... Read more

Radiozine: Building Bridges

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Well Mourn, Then We'll Analyze and then We'll Organize: An Election Post-Mortem with Gerald Horne, Chair of the History and African-American Studies Department at the University of Houston and prolific author of more than 30 books and 100 scholarly papers on struggles ag... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2.  Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2.  Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/17/16 - Interview w/two US Senate candidates

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Candidates Speak Host Michael Cathcart gets to know two candidates challenging Ron Wyden for one of Oregon's US Senate seats. The guests: Shanti Lewallen of the Working Families Party Eric Navickas of the Progressive Party   Connect with Michael on Twitter @Mi... Read more

Bethlehem Construction Workers on Strike

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Latino workers at Bethlehem Construction in Central Washington walked off the job August 11 after suffering racist abuse and lack of basic working conditions such as water, toilets, tools, and training, not to mention wages and benefits.  Jamie Partridge interviews three st... Read more

The Rank and File Strategy in Labor Unions

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Rank and File Strategy in Labor Unions is a talk given by union activist Dennis Fosuth at the Socialism 2016 conference in Chicago Read more

Interview with Sarah Jaffe, author of Necessary Trouble

Produced for:  Beloved Community
Truthout calls Sarah Jaffe's new book, Necessary Trouble: Americans In Revolt, "one of the most essential books of the year."  John Shuck, host of the new KBOO program, Beloved Community, talks with Jaffe about her description of a new activism that has arisen since the cra... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 5, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Labor Day Old Mole, with segments on work, writing, activism, food and climate, and music including "Erosion" by science teacher David Newman. Clayton comments on what it means to be a worker in a capitalist economy. Tod Sloan comments on ... Read more