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Malik Miah on Black Lives Matter

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Malik Miah about the Black Lives Matter movement, its origins and direction. Malik argues that race makes for different working-class experiences of capitalist oppression, that we cannot simply rally under "class", and for how rebellious movements... Read more

Ban The Box Moves Forward in Oregon

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2015 at 12:00am
Shout-out to the Urban League of Portland for their assisting efforts to push the 'Ban The Box' legislation to move forward to be voted by the Senate. I was at the 2015 Legislative Action Day with Our Voices United on April 30 with a string of other organizations like Urb... Read more

David Dante Troutt, "The Price of Paradise"

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2015 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Patricia, O.B. and Emma speak with David Dante Troutt about his book, "The Price of Paradise: The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America." David Dante Troutt is Professor of Law and Justice John J. Francis Scholar at the Rutgers University-Newark L... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 4, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole and here is what's on offer: 1. Dave Finkel and Bill Resnick discuss the latest US moves in the middle east. 2.  Book Mole Larry Bowlde reviews Fay Weldon's dystopian novel Chalcot Crescent. 3.  The Left and the Law: Medi... Read more

Left and the Law: Death Penalty Politics

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the state of death penalty politics in the US, and the current case before the Supreme Court on the use of a "cocktail" of drugs in executions. Mike and Jan take up some of the history of medicali... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Wieder hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: Jan Haaken and Todd Sloan talk about psychology and perceptions of class and inequality. Bill Resnick finishes his conversation Michael Armstrong of Portland' Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with... Read more

Towards a Third American Revolution

  Towards the Third American Revolution   The guiding star of political action, from the Old Mole’s point of view, is the democratic control and ownership of the wealth and resources required to produce our lives – everything that falls under the heading of capital. Pret... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 13, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which features discusssion of climate crisis, crummy jobs, Studs Terkel's anti-racism, and the psychology of police violence. To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the separate segments, follow the link... Read more

Studs Terkel and the Hurts of American Racism

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Weider discusses Studs Terkel and the hurts of American racism, with sounds of Terkel from transom.org and Mahalia Jackson from WFMT Chicago. Read more

Mariann Hyland Interview

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mariann Hyland, a Portland Oregon attorney, along with a partner and a programmer, created the controversial "DWB" or "Driving While Black" app. She talks with Don Merrill about the app and its implication in light of the April 2015 police shooting of an unarmed motorist... Read more