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Jerusalem: The Personal and Political Impacts of Trump's Recent Claim About Jerusalem

Airs at: Fri, 12/22/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: One Land Many Voices

Today on One Land Many Voices, we focus on the issue of Jerusalem. In the first half of the show, we hear from a local Portlander who grew up in Jerusalem. In the second part of the show, we play an excerpt of the Michael Slate show, in which he interviews Professor Richard... Read more

Stimulant Culture Part Two: Mama Coca

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

On part two of our examination of stimulant culture, we explore cocaine -- Mama Coca, marching powder, Coca Cola's original secret ingredient -- with our guest Sanho Tree, director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Sanho Tree at the Institute ... Read more

1985 MOVE Bombing: Ramona Africa

Airs at: Wed, 12/20/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, we rebroadcast our historic one-hour special with Ramona Africa. She is the sole survivor of the catastrophic residential bombing of the MOVE house by Philadelphia police in May 1985. The bombing resulted in the deaths of 11 people, including five children. Ramona... Read more

Happy Holidays Incarcerated America!: Holidaze Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Host Adam Carpinelli wishes everyone "happy holidaze" to incarcerated America featuring some special shout outs to friends, family members and comrades. Program will include special guests and Political Prisoner updates. Read more

The US is not a Democracy, It Never Was

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker shares exceprts from The US is Not a Democracy, It Never Was by Gabriel Rockhill, philosopher, activist and professor at Villanova University. Graphic by CityGypsy11 Read more

What's Not Happening With Mr. Jones

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris reviews an article in Counterpunch by Paul Street: What's Not Happening with Mr. Jones. Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore in the recent Alabamian senatorial race. As Street argues, it’s not much of a victory. Graphic by Jake Mapping2015 via Wikimedia Commons Read more

Net Neutrality

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Dena Floberg on how to regain rules that require openness to all who wish to offer their ideas, to maintain free speech protections for what now has become our most important public space, the Worldwide Web, AKA the Internet. Dena Floberg is an analy... Read more

Noam Chomsky...Neoliberalism: An Accounting

Airs at: Tue, 12/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Neoliberalism is an odd term when you think about it. It is hardly new and it is not particularly liberal. It has been a great economic success story-for the 1%. The detritus of neoliberalism litters the landscape from smashed unions to shredded safety nets, and deregula... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 18, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Today on the Old Mole: Bill Resnick interviews Dena Floberg of Free Press on Net Neutrality. Denise Morris reviews an article by Paul Street entitled What's Not Happening with Mr. Jones (the newly elected senator from Alabama). Tom Becker reads excerpts from The U.S. Is ... Read more

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

With Declaration on Jerusalem Trump Angers World, Isolates U.S; Trump Floats Idea to Establish Private Spy Agency; U.S. Indigenous Communities Building Capacity to Confront the Impact Climate Change. Philip Weiss, co-editor of the online Middle East news site Mondoweiss;... Read more