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Left and the Law: Preemptive Laws on Wages and Housing

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Johanna Brenner joins Mike Snedecker to discuss Oregon's state laws that preempt cities or other localities from raising the minimum wage or passing inclusive zoning laws that would require developers to provide affordable housing. Those interested in raising the minimum wa... Read more

JoAnn Hardesty Interview

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Depending on who you talk to, longtime Portland activist JoAnn Hardesty's installation as president of the Portland NAACP is either a blessing or a nightmare.  This local civil rights icon's assumption to the office was compared by one post to the impact of an incoming arti... Read more

Don't Teach for America

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel reviews the criticism explaining why Teach for America is bad for those who teach in it, bad for the students they teach, and bad for public education in the United States. You can find a longer version of her comments, with links to sources, here . Read more

Don't Shoot Portland and the Wyden Town Hall

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
On Saturday, January 3, the local anti-police violence and social justice group Don't Shoot/Portland joined with 15 Now to protest at the McDonald's on SE 82nd and Powell. They called on McDonalds to pay a living wage to its workers, and more generally for a $15 and hour mi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts the first Mole of the new year, which looks back to past activism and forward to new movements and continued struggle.  To hear the whole show, click on the play button below. For individual segments, follow these links:     Bill Resnick talks with Ala... Read more

Mimi Schippers on the Work of Football Cheerleaders

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks (again) with Mimi Schippers about feminism and football. This time, they discuss cheerleaders, the role of female cheerleaders as heterosexualizing the sport, and the labor suits professional cheerleaders have filed against teams and the NFL. Mimi is Assoc... Read more

Presswatch on 12/18/2014

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
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Old Mole Variety Hour for December 29, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken hosts this episode and we hear: In addition to music and spoken word pieces, Jan Haaken comments on the relationship between Kwanzaa's values and socialist struggle in Africa Bill Resnick talks Karen Connelly and Terra O'Neill about the progressive case f... Read more

Sleep Dealer and Work Without Workers

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement reads from Jason Read's review of Sleep Dealer, which he wrote for The Portland Phoenix. Sleep Dealer is a recent sci-fi dystopia in Spanish about a near future where robots are operated from afar by desperate Mexican workers. Jason writes about how he got to ta... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 22, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this show dealing with several struggles for freedom and respect against forces of repression and exploitation.  To hear the whole show, click on the play button below. For individual segments, follow these links: 1. Walmart worker and organizer Martha Sell... Read more