Elections

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The New Pink Tide in Latin America

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What is it? What can it hope to accomplish? For Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond interviews Alex Diamond, a sociology grad student at UT, who’s been living in and writing about Colombia for six years. They discuss the significance of the left electoral victory, what ... Read more

After Cheney’s Primary Loss: Why Is Trump's Hold On Republican Voters So Strong?

Airs at: Thu, 08/18/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
After Tuesday's blowout, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has come out still fighting Trump and rebadged her campaign page under the tagline of "The Great Task," quoting from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before u... Read more

Changing Portland's City Government, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This November Portland voters will have an opportunity to vote on a complex measure that would amend the city charter in some drastic ways. The changes include rank choice voting, expanding the city council to 12 members who would each represent one of four districts, and s... Read more

The Primaries, Mar-a-Lago, and the Big Lie: Is Trump Winning?

Airs at: Thu, 08/11/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
Despite the raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the former president's endorsed candidates have been faring well. In this episode of AMERICAN STANDOFF, host Jacqueline Keeler will examine whether the raid will fan the flames of support of his voters. The YouTuber known as Ba... Read more

CPAC, Viktor Orbán, and American Fascism

Airs at: Thu, 08/04/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
Today on AMERICAN STANDOFF, we'll take a look at the claims that the modern American Republican party is entangled in a form of fascism. Host Jacqueline Keeler sees this in the structure of US states and reliance on White Supremacy as a function of American society. We'll l... Read more

Changing Portland's City Government, Part 1

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
This November Portland voters will have an opportunity to vote on a complex measure that would amend the city charter in some drastic ways. The changes include rank voting, expanding the city council to 12 members who would each represent one of four districts, and shifting... Read more

Oath Keepers, the Bundys, and the Capitol Insurrection

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
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Old Mole Variety Hour for July 11, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Artwork by Kellen Trenal. Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: Land and Language in Indian Country: Nimiipuu/Nez Perce Mole Julian Ankney, coming to you from Lapwai, Idaho reads a poem by C. Marie Fuhrman on land a... Read more

Jan 6 and the Left

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the January 6th Committee's investigation of Trump and his cronies and the implications of the Committee hearings for the Left, including in assessing the impact of riveting televised January 6th hearin... Read more

Election Workers, the Big Lie, and Trump's Hollowing Out of Democracy

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
On Tuesday, Georgia election workers, Wandrea "Shay" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, delivered emotional testimony detailing how a mob of Donald Trump supporters came after them following the 2020 presidential election. This was after then-President Donald Trump and Rudy... Read more