Economy

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Building the World We Believe In

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In these disturbing times as we watch democracy crumble and wonder whom the oligarchs will go after next, how do we ground ourselves in the work we need to keep doing? First they come for the immigrants, then international students and now FBI agents are showing up at th... Read more

Emergency Workplace Organizing and Workers Organizing Workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
The "Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee" and "Workers Organizing Workers" are both projects of the Democratic Socialists of America to train and mentor workers wanting to organize a union at their workplace or get a new job in a strategic industry to organize a uni... Read more

Evening News on 05/23/25

Airs at: Fri, 05/23/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland's City Council approves a 8.5 billion dollar budget Then, Governor Tina Kotek discussing ways to ban phones in schools Finally, Harvard sues the Trump Administration over federal bans on admitting foreign students to s... Read more

John Hope Bryant | How The Poor Can Save Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 11:15pm - 11:45pm
Produced for:  Open Air
How The Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class  A new book presents practical way to bring financial inclusion, opportunities, and hope to America's struggling economic majority.  Fully 70 percent of our economy is powered by consumer spending, n... Read more

BLM History

Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Elizaha talks about Martin Luther King JR and his life's work. We discuss the impact of MLK's death on America.  Next, Gabby talks about the celebration of Black History Month. Gabby emphasizes the need to come together and lift each other up rather than bring ea... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 19, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/19/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Labor Internationalism, Malcolm Chaddock Remembered, Saving Social Security: Frann Michel hosts this episode, featuring these segments: Labor Internationalism:  Laurie Mercier speaks to Dianne Feeley, a retired autoworker and editor of Against the Current, about UAW pr... Read more

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

Arctic Passages

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While many of us are worrying about how the melting polar ice caps are a warning of climate catastrophes ahead, for others melting ice is turning historical dreams of a navigable Arctic into reality and reshaping rivalries at the top of the world.  On this episode of Lo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 5, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 05/05/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  After four decades of neoliberalism, capitalism is becoming neofeudal. So argues Jodi Dean, who lays out neofeudalism’s main features, explains why she believes capitalism is on the way out, and identifies which sectors of society could spearhead the struggle against ... 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