Economy

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A Primer In Class Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hasn't Marx been proven wrong countless times by ALL the economists? Isn't it the Europeans who are held back by class, while Americans transcend class? Michael Schwalbe, a sociology professor at University of North Carolina, begs to differ and explains how class-struggle ST... Read more

Movie Moles: Mildred Pierce (2011)

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mildred Pierce was a 1941 novel by James M Cain set in 1930 America and follows Mildred Pierce's struggle to support her family when she kicks out her cheating, unemployed husband. The 1945 movie-version adds a noir murder-mystery to the story, while this newer one, direct... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-31-11 Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  How do we solve Oregon's sex-trafficking problem? Portland holds the dubious distinction of being considered a regional and national sex-trafficking hub. Although Oregon does not track the number of youth involved in prostitution, law enforcement and social service age... Read more

Political Upheavals in the Middle East, Our Economy, and the situation for working people

Airs at: Tue, 03/29/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris.  Abe is Sick, sick, sick...  Or, maybe just playing Hooky. Joe goes solo today with a look at the political upheavals in the Middle East, the economy of the U.S. and the situation of working people across the country. Read more

Radical Music: Christy Moore

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
 Today's show was peppered with selections of Christy Moore's music, including a fairly complete cut of Ordinary Man. Joe talked with Brad at the end of the show, and due to an engineering error we experienced almost 40-seconds of dead-air. It's been edited out of the onlin... Read more

Two Sacred Cows: farming and unionism

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
We replay a rousing speech given by Tony Schultz, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin, where he explain how unionism and agrarian culture share the same values.   After that Bill talks with Monica Adams an activist also in Wisconsin who works with Freedom Inc. They talk about the o... Read more

The Political Economy of Energy

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Tyson talks about the role politics and political economy play in shaping how certain forms of energy (nuclear, solar, wind, etc.) seem more available than others.    Tyson Slocum is the research director for Public Citizen's Critical Energy Project. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 28th

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Today's Old Mole, hosted by Bill Resnick, looks at the politics of energy, worker activism in Wisconsin, Christy Moore's music and a book-review of "Out Stealing Horses."    For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow us... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-24-11 Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon Legislature.  Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free... Read more

Signs of Militarization

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Kabir Khanna takes a critical look at how increasing defense spending is affecting our society. Read more