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press**watch: npr mind control

Here's some typical reporting from NPR about the war in Afghanistan. Note the use of the word “counterinsurgency” and the concern over whether a certain strategy will “succeed,” that is, whether it will subject Afghans to the will of the Pentagon. June 30, 2010 Gen. Davi... Read more

Jazz In The Afternoon

I'll be sitting in for Dave Lifton on "A Jazz World" WED 6/30 2-4 p.m. showcasing the music of the 28 years of the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival. This festival may not be held this year due lack of sponsorship. Listen today to some of the finest jazz musicians presented over the ye... Read more

The Bran Flakes and Evolution Control Committee

Dr. Zomb and Rich L. present a two hour extravaganza of the music of The Bran Flakes and The Evolution Control Committee, this Thursday night at Midnight, on the occasion of both band's upcoming show in Portland this weekend. The Bran Flakes have been crafting insanely upbea... Read more

1999 - The Waterfront Blues Festival & KBOO

Photo, Irma Thomas, by Catherine Nomura In 1999, Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival added a third stage. Oregon Food Bank raised more than $210,000 and 80,000 pounds of food at the Festival. And KBOO Community Radio was there, broadcasting live. Performers included Koko Tayl... Read more

Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences

This review of Sarah Schulman's Ties that Bind: Familial Homophobia and its Consequences was broadcast on The Old Mole Dec 7, 2009. Schulman is known for her novels, plays, non fiction, and activism, and the Utne Reader named her one of this year's Visionaries who are cha... Read more

Capitalist Realism

[For the Old Mole Variety Hour June 28, 2010]. The British blogger and theorist Mark Fisher recently published a slim little volume from Zer0 books titled Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? By "Capitalist Realism" he means, roughly, the notion that, as Marg... Read more