Activism

The Community Pulse

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Isis Harris is a skilled union electrician. Norm Diamond talks with her about an August 20 family event, one of three that are planned to promote BIPOC entry into construction jobs. With all the talk about promoting diversity in construction, and all the supposed initiat... Read more

Stop Ecocide:

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) celebrated 20 years since it opened its doors in July 2002. The court recognized this anniversary date by discussing ecocide as a possible fifth crime in its statutes. In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike... Read more

Suburban Permaculture: Creating Our Preferred Future

Airs at: Tue, 08/09/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Suburban Permaculture: Creating Our Preferred Future

Lizabeth wrote the Pulitzer Prize Finalist book, A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America. Published in 2003. Part 1 Lizabeth describes her thoughts on the value of history to help us navigate the present and future and how we also can... Read more

Suburban Permaculture: Creating Our Preferred Future

The mission statement for this effort is to show and tell real life actions, allies and assets for green transformation of our homes, neighborhoods, culture and economy. "Outreach and advocacy for economic and social alternatives to the mainstream has become the focu... Read more

West Virginia v. EPA and the Rest of Us

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This summer the U.S. Supreme court decided a trifecta of scary rulings on abortion, gun rights and environmental protection. So far, the repeal of Roe v. Wade has drawn the most attention but the other two rulings are equally concerning. On this episode of Locus Focus w... Read more

United States: Still the "greatest purveyor of violence in the world"?

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine has once again, as during the Cold War, drawn the geopolitical battle lines, forcing countries to choose sides. And once again the United States has positioned itself as the champion of democracy and the foe of evil in the world. Bu... Read more

Without Legal Representation: Oregon's Public Defender Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Host Karen James speaks with Oregon attorney Tara Herivel about Oregon’s shortage of public defenders which deprives defendants’ constitutional right to a speedy trial. While criminal courts promise equal justice under the law, nationwide they are failing to provide effe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 8, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Sharon Grant hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: City Charter: The Portland Charter Commission — responsible to evaluate and make recommendations for changes in the structures and operations of Portland city government — has dev... Read more

Nukes and Environmental Justice

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Environmental racism in the nuclear sector began with the destructive harnessing of nuclear energy during World War II and continues to this day. Patricia Kullberg brings together multiple perspectives on the devastating impact of nuclear proliferation and waste on commu... Read more

Nukes, Energy and War

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hiroshima Day commemorates August 6 1945, the day when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, followed a few days later by dropping another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. Jan Haaken talks with long-time anti-nuclear activist Norman Solomo... Read more