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Socialists and the Democrats

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
How should socialists relate to the Democratic Party in electoral seasons and quieter times? Bill Resnick debates with Peter Solenberger, who’s counseled that socialists should not support, or worse, work for the Democrat candidates, even in swing states where the Republica... Read more

The Mountain Valley Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on June 10, 2024   According to the fossil fuel industry, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is recognized as a critical infrastructure project, essential for our nation’s energy security and energy reliability. But for communities from West Vir... Read more

Gaslight: The Fight to Stop the Atlantic Coast PIpeline

Airs at: Mon, 08/12/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on May 27, 2024.   While Oregonians were fighting to stop the behemoth Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Southern Oregon, communities in Virginia were facing a similar struggle to stop an even larger and longer ... Read more

Dangerous Pipedreams

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on May 13, 2024   We are at the precipice of a climate emergency. If we do not seriously begin to cut our carbon emissions now we will be entering an uncharted territory of climate chaos. But instead of accelerating the adoption of verified... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 29, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. How To Win: Jane McAlevey was an organizer, thinker and author dedicating her life to building working class power. “McAlevey believed that the left and labor mov... Read more

Northwest Forest Update

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
There's a lot happening in our forests in the Northwest, even while our attention may be focused elsewhere (like on the upcoming elections). But now is a good time to check in with Alex Budd, Alliance Organizer with Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, about issues we... Read more

Secrets of a Successful Organizer

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
In many workplace situations, the issue chooses you.  Management is doing something awful and you feel the need to stop it: too much ovetime, an unfair rule, discrimination.  But maybe there are so many problems where you work, you hardly know where to begin.  You're angry ... Read more

Let's Talk! "Creating Beyond Limits: Anna's Dyslexia Story"

Airs at: Fri, 07/26/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Let's Talk!
Let's Talk! Creating Beyond Limits: Anna's Dyslexia Story Web Article written By Andrew Kobus and Hannah “Asher” Sham July 17, 2024 What do you see when you look at a painting? Well, for some with dyslexia, they see things that not all of us can, and can pick apart the min... Read more

What to Do When Your Union Leaders Break Your Heart

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Ellen David Friedman, retired union organizer and Labor Notes board member, walks us through the steps.  From heartbreak to anger to talking with co-workers to confronting your leaders to forming a rank-and-file caucus.  Based on this article in Labor Notes... https://labo... Read more

Cleaning Up Hanford

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  The most contaminated place in the western hemisphere is right here in our backyard, the Hanford Site in Eastern Washington, the global birthplace of both nuclear energy and nuclear bombs. During WWII, the area was confiscated from Native Tribes without their consent and... Read more