Government/Politics

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 31, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This week on the Old Mole Variety Hour, Thom Becker hosts and we hear these segments: Arthur Stamoulis, director of the national Citizens Trade Campaign, discusses trade policy. Frann Michel on Trump's tweets on Trans people & the military. Thom reads about "A Futur... Read more

Drug War 2.0

Airs at: Sun, 07/30/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The US House Oversight Committee looks at reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Government Accountability Office examines mismanagement of a federal program that puts military weapons into the hands of local police. Read more

PUBLIC LANDS UNDER ATTACK: Their History and Your Role

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

How can we protect our public lands? From the Trump Administration to the Far Right militants who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Reserve in 2016, our public lands are under threat like never before. Cecil and Celeste welcome Kristin Teigen to discuss her upcomin... Read more

Protesters Interrupt Police Swearing-In Ceremony

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

This morning, the Portland Police Bureau swore in 13 new officers and two professional staff at the downtown Portland Building. The ceremony was interrupted briefly by protesters who called out the police, and Chief Mike Marshman in particular, for failing to prevent seven ... Read more

Siletz River Ecosystem Intervenes in Lawsuit against Aerial Pesticide Ban

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

On Monday July 24, the Siletz River Ecosystem filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against Lincoln County along Oregon’s coast. The lawsuit was brought by Rex Capri of Newport and Wakefield Farms of Eddyville, who dispute the legality of a ballot measure bann... Read more

Naomi Klein in conversation with Jo Ann Hardesty

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Naomi Klein joins Jo Ann Hardesty in a wide ranging and engaging discussion. Recorded in Beaverton at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing. “This is one attempt to uncover how we got to this surreal political moment. It is also an attempt to predict how, under cover o... Read more

THE F-WORD: Neo-Fascism in Benton Harbor

Airs at: Wed, 07/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

This show is all about confronting attacks on healthcare, free speech, voting and the Second Amendment rights for people of color. And this is the third Friday of the month so it's time for the F-Word, our discussion of fascism. This month's guest is the human rights act... Read more

Rethinking Collateral Consequences

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The Justice Reinvestment Summit and What Works in Public Safety Conference were held jointly in February 2017 in Salem, Oregon. One event presenter, Judge Frederick Block, US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, discussed the profusion of collateral c... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 24, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear -- 1. Bill Smaldone and Bill Resnick discuss the role of violence in the growth of fascism. 2. Joe Lowndes on the rise of the populist right 3. Tom Becker reads a piece by Walden Bello on the possibility of a ... Read more

Outlawing the Boycott

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier alerts us to the alarming “bipartisan” Senate bill, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S. 720), which has support from Democrats like Maria Cantwell of WA and Ron Wyden of OR. The law would make it a felony for Americans to support the international boycott against... Read more