Legislation

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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 pr... 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 ... Read more

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... Read more

News story on Measure 92, Monday October 27

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
(Longer version of interviews for this news story can also be found here: http://kboo.fm/content/debateonportlandmercurysandotherpaperspostiononmeasu) As next Tuesday’s election approaches, a number of ballot measure races in Oregon look like they’re going to be very clos... Read more

Debate on Portland Mercury's (and other papers') postion on Measure 92

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Portland Mercury, along with the Willamette Week and the Oregonian, took a position against Measure 92, the ballot measure which would require labeling of genetically modified foods.  On Monday, Oct. 27, KBOO's Paul Roland spoke with Dennis Theriault, News Editor of ... Read more

Jeff Reardon Interview

Airs at: Thu, 10/23/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jeff Reardon is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 48th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about why he voted for the Grand Bargain which proposed changes to PERS, why he feels Career Technical Education is the key to solving Oregon's workforce development... Read more

Scott Mills Interview

Airs at: Wed, 10/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Scott Mills is is a Democrat running for the Oregon House in the 18th District. He talked with Don Merrill about the caustic influence of money into Oregon politics, why unions have a role in protecting civic culture and how he and his Shadow love helping Oregon's veter... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 20, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2014 at 12:00am
Bill Resnick hosts this episode, which features discussions of the movie Gone Girl, making elections more democratic, the ebola crisis, and raising the minimum wage, as well as the music of Ry Cooder.   Jan Haaken talks with Mimi Shippers about feminist debates about the m... Read more

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Interview

Airs at: Tue, 10/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward is a democrat who is running for reelection in the Oregon Senate for District 17. She talked with Don Merrill about why she's a good fit for her fiscally conservative but socially liberal district, how she is a strong supporter of women's right... Read more