Labor

How Europe Does It Better

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Steven Hill, in a conversation with Bill Resnick, demolishes the myth of Europe as sclerotic and failing; it is a dynamic society responding better than the US to global warming and challenging economic times. It's social welfare programs are not alternatives to work, ... Read more

Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Toby Green from the Laborers Union was the Prison Pipeline guest for our Labor Day program. Ruth and Toby discussed the prison work programs and the union jobs that some programs replace. We asked the question, “Is the Oregon prison work program “slave labor?” Read more

Voices from the Edge: Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell?

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell? The city's independent review board recommended that action, but will Chief Reese - as well as his boss, Mayor Sam Adams - oppose the Portland Police Association? This week... Read more

More Talk Radio on 09/06/10

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Crystal Leighty guest hosts a special Labor Day edition of More Talk Radio focusing on labor and the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. She speaks with Arthur Stamoulis of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign about how NAFTA and the WTO have been a disaster for working people in Oreg... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Hurricane Katrina

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago this week. Katrina's impact went beyond the loss of life and property to reveal deeply rooted attitudes about race many Americans thought had withered away. Jo Ann and Dave talked about the various aspects of Kat... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Is the party really over? Alberta Street Last Thursday.

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Is the party really over? JoAnne and Dave discussed Alberta Street Last Thursday in NE Portland. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge (click on the "blog" t... Read more

Organic Agriculture Can Feed The World

Airs at: Mon, 08/23/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill interviews Catherine Badgley about her research into the comparative outputs of organic and conventional agriculture. In an article she wrote with seven other colleagues, "Organic Agriculture and the Global Food Supply," she makes the case for organic agriculture fe... Read more

City of Portland's Laborers & Police Unions

Airs at: Mon, 08/23/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

PORTLAND’S CITY WORKERS– Laborers and Police Unions – are struggling to negotiate labor agreements. Wesley Bucholz of Laborers 483 challenges city management’s drive for give-backs. Then, Jo Ann Bowman of the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Polic... Read more

The Military as a Jobs Program

Airs at: Mon, 08/16/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

"America's biggest -- and only major -- jobs program is the U.S. military....This is nuts," argues Robert Reich in this piece, read here by Joe Clement. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 9th (incomplete)

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The theme of today's show - hosted by Bill Resnick (on the left) - could aptly be called "South of the Border." Virtually all of the show turns its eyes to South American politics, but also the harsh realities of humanitarian aid. It features South American rebel-music... Read more