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Old Mole Variety Hour for January 26, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Iven Hale hosts this episode of the Old Mole, with segments on Greek elections, the campaign for single-payer health care in Oregon, anarchist poetry, and challenging state legal preemptions of local attempts to raise the minimum wage or demand affordable housing in new d... Read more

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

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 2, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Due to technical difficulties, there will not be a "whole show" file until parts can be re-recorded. You can still listen to individual segments below. Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Alan Weider's second documentary on Studs Turkel, this time following him to Montgomery... Read more

Studs Turkel: racism and resilience in Montgomery 1965

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This is the second installment* in Alan Weider's ongoing project to remember and revive the work of Studs Turkel. In March of 1965, Studs went to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. There he would talk with locals about their personal feelings and what they hear others sayi... 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

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

Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting Corporate Power in Michigan

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris reads selections from Rev. Edward Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting the Whirlpool Corporation, one of a number of  articles on the subject from Truthout.  (Whirlpool image by ShutInc). Read more

Presswatch on 12/18/2014

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
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Bill Resnick & Tom Athanasiou on global action against climate change

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Tom Athanasiou following his recent trip to Lima for the United Nations climate change conference. They discuss the "global commons" and international cooperation around reducing emmission, but also creating equity. They consider the history of previ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 1, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this week's episode of The Old Mole Variety Hour which includes these segments: • Bill Resnick interviews PCUN co-founder Larry Kleinman about immigration politics. • Frann Michel reads an article by Robin D.G. Kelley • Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker ta... Read more