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Labor Internationalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier speaks to Dianne Feeley, a retired autoworker and editor of Against the Current, about UAW president Shawn Fain’s disappointing embrace of Trump’s tariffs and the need for labor internationalism to strengthen workers’ power in the U.S. and across border... Read more

Malcolm Chaddock In Memoriam

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers speaks with long time Portland Veterans for Peace organizer Dan Shea, and we hear audio of VFP organizer Mike Hastie at Chaddock's April memorial service,  as they reflect on the deep commitment to peace and justice that animated Chaddock's wide-rang... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 05/06/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Advantage China" in the tariff war with Trump. He has badly miscalculated China's capacity for resistance. Read more

The Plot Against Social Security

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  We share selected audio from a briefing on Social Security presented by Alex Lawson of Social Security Works for the group Radical Elders on April 10, 2025,  shared here with their permission.  Lawson explains how Social Security works, how and why it is being intenti... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: the Abrego Garcia deportation; US-Iran nuclear talks; Trump's corruption Read more

Rise for Climate Justice

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This Saturday afternoon, April 19th, a climate justice rally will be held from 3-5 pm at the Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Portland. The theme of the rally is local and global: From the US to the Philippines: Defend Lands and Land Defenders. Jan Haaken talks with two or... Read more

Eugenics Logic

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The current federal government has slashed resources for public health and for people with disabilities, and in doing so has suggested that vulnerable people are social burdens, "waste" to be cut.  In her article "The Eugenics Logic Behind Running a Government Like a ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 14, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Health, care for all or for some? Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode of the Old Mole includes these segments: Healthcare for ALL Oregon:  Oregon is poised to become the first state in the union to enact a single payer health care plan. In June of this year, the Uni... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Rule of the billionaires: Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. The rich have not been so powerful and mind-bogglingly wealthy since the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. Yet their grip on society ha... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Embrace Russia, Contain China? A Fool's Errand" Read more