Government/Politics

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Deportation Nation Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the second half of a wide-ranging discussion, Luisa Martinez speaks with immigration lawyer Daniel Kanstroom about the ideology, history and political economy of immigration in the United States, with attention to gender and poverty. They discuss as well the debate... Read more

Budget Cuts, Portland Police and the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
A discussion with Portland's union rank-and-file. Kristian Williams, author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" and forthcoming "Policing the Progressive City" about Portland, leads the discussion.   The cops are worried about Portland City Council. The... Read more

Zenith Energy's Tortured Tale in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For seven years Portlanders have been trying to stop Zenith Energy's oil trains from threatening the health and safety of our community. After nearly three years of community protests and public meetings, the City of Portland denied Zenith’s application for a Land Use Co... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: the Abrego Garcia deportation; US-Iran nuclear talks; Trump's corruption Read more

Assault on the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore American prosperity by removing legal barriers, including laws in many states, to the extraction of natural resources. In their... Read more

The Rampage of Data Centers

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Where once cows roamed on pastures and fields grew a variety of crops, now the principal crop is data centers. These massive industrial eyesores are becoming a fixture across Oregon’s rural and suburban landscapes. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Fred Huette, ... Read more

Indivisible: Democrat Astroturf

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Indivisible, the organization behind "Hands Off" and "50501" gives off the air of being a grassroots movement but is actually being led by Democratic party insiders who are working to qwell the anger of the working class and push them back in to the arms of the Democr... Read more

Full Interview | Tracy Molina Discusses Protest Arrests, Police Mistreatment, and the Dangerous State of the County Jail

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, is a veteran and activist who has faced arrest at numerous protest actions in Portland dating back to 2018. In this interview, she discusses some of those incidents and the actions of police and prosecutors, including violent arrest ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 21, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Assault on the Environment: One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore Am... Read more

Deportation Nation, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Luisa Martinez pursues a wide-ranging discussion with immigration lawyer Daniel Kanstroom about the ideology, history and political economy of immigration in the United States. In part one, they take up the political economy of labor migration, the historical antecedents... Read more