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Progressive Spirit

Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Progressive Spirit talks intelligently about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world.  Download or subscribe via iTunes! Read more

Deaf Activists Fight Government Interference in India

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In the nation of India, deaf activists are organizing to challenge the discrimination they face. In March, a deaf teenager was raped and killed, and just this week, a deaf child was badly beaten by a teacher in India for failing to understand an assignment. KBOO’s Sarika Me... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 30, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2015 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick hosts this episode of the Mole and features suppressed radical versions of songs that have been turned into patriotic hymns by the mainstream: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," "America the Beautiful," and Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."   To he... Read more

Democratic Movements in Mexico and Syria

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Radically democratic, anti-capitalist, and women-friendly movements have taken shape in parts of Mexico where the Zapatistas rule, and in the Kurdish region of the Middle East. Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with Charlotte María Saenz of Other Worlds. Her article on this topic... Read more

Oregon Senate Hears Testimony on Right to Rest

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Today, the Oregon Senate Committee on Human Services and Early Childhood held a public hearing on the Right to Rest bill, which would override local bans on camping, sleeping on sidewalks, and sleeping in cars by people experiencing homelessness. Read more

Feminist Film: Sisterhood of Night

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2015 at 12:00am
Jan Haaken talks with film director, Caryn Waechter, about Sisterhood of Night---a feminist-inspired mystery drama where a group of girls form a secret society. From the film's website: "When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of ... Read more

In-Depth: Security Guard Harassment

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2015 at 12:00am
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An overzealous security guard has allegedly been harassing music festivalgoers in Oregon from as far back 2012.  Several people have accused Joseph Hernandez of impersonating a sheriff, unlawful detainment, death threats and intimidation, theft, and harassment that borders ... Read more

Bread and Roses is Women History Month every Friday!

What? Is this really happening?  I thought to myself: “Here is a fifty some year old man, sitting at my kitchen table, describing to me, without me prompting the conversation, the strong women who influenced the way he lives his life.” He spoke about his mother, his grandmo... Read more

Washington County Board Votes to Close Clinics

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, February 24, the Washington County Board of Commissioners votes unanimously to proceed with a plan to close the last two public health clinics in the county and move those services to non-governmental providers. Health and Human Services director Marni Kuyl says... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 23, 2015

Airs at: Tue, 02/24/2015 at 12:00am
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Iven Hale hosts this episode and plays music by Leslie and the LYs. We also hear these segments: Bill Resnick talks with Craig Morris about renewable energy in Germany Joe Clement reads about seeking a green economy Movie Moles review the vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alo... Read more