Legislation

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US House Passes Bill Expanding Domestic Oil Drilling

Airs at: Thu, 06/26/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Friends of the Earth's Climate and Energy campaigner Lukas Ross talks about a bill passed yesterday in the US House of Representatives that would speed up oil drilling and fracking in the United States. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 16 June 2014

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this show about the tensions between possible futures--either ruled by military and corporate power or else organized as cooperative community. We hear these segments: Joseph DeFilipppis: Beyond Marriage Equality Checking in on Border Checkpoints Bill R... Read more

Joseph DeFilippis: Beyond Marriage Equality

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joseph DeFilippis, a founder of Queers for Economic Justice and drafter of the Beyond Same-Sex Marriage Statement, talks with Bill Resnick about the limits of the marriage-equality movement and what comes next. He notes the inadequacy of marriage as a legal frame for diver... Read more

In Depth: Norman Solomon on ExposeFacts.org and Whistleblower Protections

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On the one-year anniversary of first news reports based on the disclosures of former defense contractor Edward Snowden, KBOO spoke with Norman Solomon, the director of the Insitute for Public Accuracy, about the current state of legal protection for whistleblowers in the de... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 9 June 2014

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel hosts this episode, with music from The Clash, and discussions of military violence, economic stagnation, racism and classism in housing, and the struggle for the rights of the incarcerated. Bill Resnick talks with Col. Ann Wright about Bowe Bergdahl and U.S. ... Read more

Seattle City Council Moves Forward with $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

Airs at: Fri, 05/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Thursday, the Seattle City Council moved forward with a proposal to increase the city's minimum wage to $15 per hour. However, the proposal is not that simple and hasn't pleased all proponents of a wage increase. KBOO's Sam Bouman spoke with Nicholas Caleb, a Concordia U... Read more

Seattle City Council to Vote on Minimum Wage Proposal

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This morning the Seattle City Council’s Committee on Minimum Wage and Income Inequality approved an ordinance that would increase Seattle’s minimum wage to fifteen dollars. The ordinance will go before the full council next week. The committee declined to speed up the slow p... Read more

March Against Monsanto Portland 2014

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2014 at 12:00am
Complete (lightly edited) audio from March Against Monsanto rally at Shemanski Park In Portland, May 24, 2014. Includes some music. Read more

Two More Oregon Counties Ban GMOs

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Jackson and josephine Counties in southern Oregon successfully passed ballot initiatives yesterday that will ban genetically modified crops. The measures faced a well-funded opposition campaign that was led by agricultural giant Monsanto. At the time of this broadcast, the J... Read more

Oregon's New Law on Concealed Firearms

Airs at: Tue, 05/20/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A new state law will soon allow correctional officers to transport personal firearms in their cars from home to work in Oregon’s prisons.  House Bill 4035 was born after an officer was killed in 2011 because he stopped to help someone having car trouble.  But the new law wil... Read more