History

Slavery, Property, and Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The abolition of slavery was seen as an assault on property rights, and so it was, as millions of enslaved people valued in the billions of dollars ceased to be property on June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth). This constituted a radical change that points the way towards aboli... Read more

Noam Chomsky on Neoliberalism: An Accounting

Airs at: Tue, 06/20/2017 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

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 19, 2017

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick will host this edition of the Old Mole and we will hear about -- Climate justice: why we can only save ourselves if we save the planet How the Richmond Progressive Alliance won political power in that California city Reflections on U.S. history and prospects... Read more

Full Audio--Forum on Outcomes of Portland Police-DOJ Settlement

Produced for: Evening News

This is the full audio from the June 14, 2017 Community Forum on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL) Outcomes Report, which evaluated the effects of PPB's compliance with the 2012 Department of Justice-City of Portland settlement agreement. DOJ found that PPB sh... Read more

Community Forum on Outcomes of Police-DoJ Settlement

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Last night, June 14, 2017, community stakeholders met at Maranatha Church in NE Portland for a forum on the Outcomes Report issued by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL). The report, available here, is the third of its kind since a settlement was reached between... Read more

White Nationalists and their Agenda Infiltrate the Mainstream

Airs at: Fri, 06/16/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes the Southern Poverty Law Center's Ryan Lenz to continue the conversation on the rise in hate crimes across the nation. Ryan Lenz is the Senior Writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project and editor of its H... Read more

Former Army and Air Force Veteran Speaks about Drone Warfare Program

Airs at: Fri, 06/16/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Veteran's Voice Radio Show

Marvin and Angie interview Army and Air Force veteran Lisa Ling, who worked within the US's drone program. She was featured in the new documentary "National Bird," a film by Sonia Kennebeck. The documentary is available now on Netflix. http://nationalbirdfilm.com Read more

Good in the Hood

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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Shawn Penney, the Board President of Good in the Hood, joins Cecil and Celeste to discuss the history of neighborhood festival and where it's headed in a fast changing city. Good in the Hood (GITH) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990. Their purpose is to be a ... Read more

Lessons from Kenya: Healing and Rebuilding our Communities

Airs at: Thu, 06/15/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Getry Agizah is a Kenyan peace activist and social change agent. She is the Director of Transforming Communities for Social Change and Coordinator of Friends Church Peace Teams in Kenya. She will discuss work underway at the Mt. Elgon Community Peace Center working to he... Read more

Violent Inequality

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge asks why we are living in a society that requires so much violence to maintain, and traces it to inequality, and in particular, the inequality between those who own most of the world and those who must work, if they can, for those owners. Read more