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Move over Keynes, Make Room for Marx

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads an article by Carl Finamore,"Move over Keynes, Make Room for Marx: Radical Ideas for Radical Times." [Image from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Karl_Marx.jpg] Read more

Larry Kleinman on Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Larry Kleinman. Kleinman is co-founder of the Oregon Farm Workers union PCUN and is now working nationally on the immigrants rights struggle and preparing for changes in the law. They talk about Obama's recent very controversial Executive Order as we... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 24, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker leads us through today's variety of left analysis and commentary. Here's the line-up: 1.  Journalist Dawn Paley reveals the underlying motives for the so-called drug war in Latin America. 2.  How consumerism created by advertising dumbs us down. 3.  How working... Read more

Consumerism And the 9 to 5 Job

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
"The culture of the eight-hour workday is big business’ most powerful tool for keeping people in this same dissatisfied state where the answer to every problem is to buy something," according to David Cain's blog post.  Clayton Morgareidge reads and adds further commentary.... Read more

LABOR RIGHTS VERSUS FREE TRADE: DOCKWORKERS' STRUGGLE IN BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
AN INTERVIEW WITH JHON JAIRO CASTRO, PRESIDENT OF THE BUENAVENTURA CHAPTER OF THE UNIÓN PORTUARIA OF COLOMBIA. THE PREDOMINANTLY AFRO-COLOMBIA CITY OF BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA'S LARGEST PORT, SUFFERS CRUSHING POVERTY AND VIOLENCE DESPITE THE WEALTH FLOWING ACROSS THE DOCKS. E... Read more

La Lucha por Derechos Laborales en el Puerto de Buenaventura, Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Jhon Jairo Castro, presidente del capítulo en Buenaventura de la Unión Portuaria de Colombia, habla sobre la lucha por derechos laborales en el puerto. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode and we hear these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Chris Toensing of Middle East Research and Information Project about US-Iran relations Bill reads about and discusses Black Friday Labor actions by and for Walmart workers Movie Moles Deni... Read more

Black Friday, WalMart workers Stand Up for 15

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick reads from Brice Covert of ThinkProgress about Walmart workers, Black Friday, the Fight for Fifteen, and he discusses the upcoming Portland action Oregon Walmart workers stand up November 28, 2014• 11:00 AM Walmart• 4200 SE 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266 Host Cont... Read more

Unions and the Fight for Fifteen

Airs at: Sat, 11/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Nicole Grant and Alysabeth Alexander, union leaders from Seattle and San Francisco respectively, tell a Portland union audience how they won a $15 minimum wage in their cities.   Their presentations are followed by Q & A from the audience and a presentation by Anne McDonnel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 10, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole featuring discussions of the November elections and the psychology of political activism.   To hear the whole show, use the play button. To hear individual pieces, follow the links below.   Become our friend on Facebook to kee... Read more