Activism

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 20, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear: Bill Resnick interviews John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, about John Bolton’s dangerous aggression toward Iran and obsession with regime change around the world... Read more

APA Heritage Month (rebroadcast)

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2019 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Pacific Underground

It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year. While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been somewhat controversial among members of Pacifi... Read more

Good Vibes Only

The best advocacy for an alternative way of life is modeling to others what it looks like and how it works. Good Vibes Only is an interview compilation featuring unlikely heroes who contribute to inclusive and inventive communities. This series rounds up eccentric, Portl... Read more

APA Heritage Month (rebroadcast)

Produced for: Pacific Underground

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! It's still May and it's still Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We thought we would replay our APA Heritage Month episode from last year. While past listeners may remember that the commemoration of this month has been som... Read more

Trump Threatens to Cut EPA Budget Once Again

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

President Donald Trump delivered his budget roadmap with a promise to balance the budget in 15 years, and once again, the Environmental Protection Agency found itself in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, with the White House proposing to slash its budget by 31 perce... Read more

A Revolutionary Friendship

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2019 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: From the Grassroots

In 1963, Asian American activist Yuri Kochiyama shook hands with Malcolm X for the first time. Over the next few years, Yuri and Malcolm would share a friendship that was grounded in fighting oppression and finding voice for their communities. In addition to sharing a pa... Read more

Give Us Shelter! Walk to Salem for Housing Justice

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2019 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Jenna talks to Give Us Shelter! A Walk to Salem for Housing Justice about their upcoming walk from Portland to Salem from May 27-29. website: thegiveusshelter.com Read more

Budget Forum Testimony Excerpts

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

[Scroll down for transcript] Selections from some of the public testimony at the May 9 hearing on the City of Portland Proposed Budget. The City Council will take further testimony and vote on approving the budget on May 22, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:30pm, at Portland City Hall... Read more

Sunkara and Socialist Manifesto

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara, who founded and is now editor of Jacobin magazine, "a leading voice of the American left." Sunkara will be speaking Tuesday at Powell's City of Books, introducing his just published book: Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radi... Read more

Torture at Guantanamo Bay w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kaye - Ep 42

Airs at: Sat, 05/04/2019 at 12:00am - Sun, 05/12/2019 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Dr. Jeffrey Kaye sits down with us to discuss his work "Cover-Up at Guantanamo: The NCIS Investigation Into the Suicides of Mohammed Al Hanashi and Abdul Rahman Al Amri." Dr. Kaye also discusses his work on biowarfare conducted by the US Army during the Korean War. Enj... Read more