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Stephen Johnson Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/04/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Stephen Johnson is a home care specialist and a democrat who is running for Oregon Governor. He talked with Don Merrill about his support for guns in Oregon schools, why the state can't afford to pass up jobs that have been previously called a bad fit for the state's "chara... Read more

Graduate Employees Union Emerges at Portland State University

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The Graduate Employees Union (GEU) at Portland State University held its kick-off rally at University Plaza and marched to President Wim Wiewel's office, where they presented testimony and a demand letter for university neutrality in their struggle for union representation.... Read more

Steve Phillips Interview

Airs at: Wed, 02/03/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Steve Phillips is the author of the new book, "Brown is the New White", a critical discussion on changes that are coming to the American body politic in advance of the population shift from majority white to "other than white" by 2044. He talks with Don Merrill about Berni... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 1, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and David Finkle, talking about a recent Syrian Peace Summit. Clayton Morgareidge offers a reading about "snow days under socialism" Larry Bowlden reviews Terra Konklins, "The House Girl". Norm offers s... Read more

History of Portland's Loyal Legion

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole and labor historian, Norm Diamond, offers some critical history surrounding the namesake of a hip new bar in Portland, Loyal Legon. Rather than a union in any good faith sense of that word, the Loyal Legon of Loggers and Lumbermen were a creation of the US military... Read more

Snow Days Under Socialism

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reads from a Jacobin magazine article, "Snow Days Under Socialism".  All this begs the question: what would winter look like in a different world? What might change in a socialist society? In a society where ordinary people democratically controlled th... Read more

Upside Downtrodden - episode 131

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Upside Downtrodden
EPISODE 131 TOPIC: CO-OPS EPISODE 131 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE - EQUALEXCHANGE.COOP, WORDS TO LIVE BY EPISODE 131 GUEST: JESSIE MYSZKA We live in a world of make-b... Read more

Revolution and Religion

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement presents an audio-montage of music, reading, commentary, and other spoken word clips on the theme of religion and revolution. In addition to readings from Karl Marx, Slavoj Žižek , and John Steinbeck, audio clips include: the opening sequence of the 1979 documen... Read more

Cliff Thomason Interview

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Cliff Thomason is a gubenatorial candidate from Oregon's Independent Party. He strongly believes in Oregon agriculture and agricultural based solutions for some of Oregon's financial problems. Among them, he thinks the hemp and marijuana industries need access to legitima... Read more

David Taylor Interview

Airs at: Tue, 01/12/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
NOTE:  On January 16, 2016, David Taylor sent out an email announcing the suspension of his campaign. David Taylor is an independent seeking the seat in House District 30. But his story is far from ordinary. He says he and his brother were kidnapped as a children. He is of... Read more