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Rebuilding the Left in the US

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder/editor of Jacobin, and author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. They discuss what the left can do to push the Biden Administration over the next year to address ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 23, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes:    Rebuilding the Left in the US: Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder/editor of Jacobin, about what the left can do to push the Biden Administration over the next year to address working p... Read more

Alec Karakatsanis on why abolishing police will change society for the better

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Despite pushback from police associations, movements to defund, reimagine and abolish the police have gained traction in 2020. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Alec Karakatsanis, the head of the Civil Rights Corps, about why abolishing the police is not an unreasonabl... Read more

Newest COVID surge spikes risk in Oregon prisons

Airs at: Wed, 11/18/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Ray Fox was released from Oregon’s prison system after serving 30 years.  Reports from friends still serving time differ from the Oregon Department of Corrections' (ODOC) claim that it is following CDC guidelines concerning COVID-19.  Adults in custody (AIC) report th... Read more

Ep 116. It Takes A Village To Keep It Together

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2020 at 10:00am - Mon, 11/30/2020 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
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Buscando America on 11/17/20

Airs at: Tue, 11/17/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  En este programa hablamos con Punany Squad una colectiva de mujeres y para mujeres que se identifican con la música y el dance hall, twerk y perreo, con un enfoque feminista y de empoderamiento de la cuerpa.  También recordamos la poética de Gabriela Mistral y transmit... Read more

Labor Radio on 11/16/20 - The Gig-Economy is Crushing Workers

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Success of Prop 22 Spells Disaster for Worker Protections Hosts Michael Cathcart & Eliott Gilliland examine the unprecedented corporate misinformation campaign that led California voters to approve the landmark anti-worker ballot measure, Proposition 22. They also ... Read more

Save the Post Office

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers talks with retired postal worker and labor organizer Jamie Partridge, who is also the cohost of KBOO's own Labor Radio, about the role of U.S. postal workers in protecting the integrity of the 2020 election, about the key roles played by the postal serv... Read more

End the Blockade

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Luisa Herrera talks to socialist activist Tom Wojcik about a recently released statement by the Democratic Socialists of America denouncing the US-Cuba embargo. Aside from the demands in the letter, Luisa and Tom discuss how economic sanctions impact life for citizens in... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 16, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Patricia Kullberg hosts the show today, which includes the following segments: What is to be Done? Bill Resnick speaks with David Dayen, the editor of the  American Prospect, a bi-monthly magazine on U.S. Politics.  They discuss the many opportunities President-elect B... Read more