Labor

Understanding the Great Recession

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What are the most fundamental causes of the current economic crisis? Radical anthropologist David Harvey provides a lucid account of how this crisis and others are the result of capitalism’s inevitable compulsion to expand itself into a state of collapse, and argues t... Read more

Toy Story 3

Jan Haaken and I reviewed Toy Story 3 on the Old Mole Variety Hour July 5, 2010: a story of job loss and collective solidarity. Most of Andy's toys from the first two films are back, including Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and cowgirl Jesse, but some have been lost to yard sal... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/01/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and Oreg... Read more

Privatizing the Post Office

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Services that we used to count on from the US Postal Service have been increasingly taken over by private companies such as UPS and FedEx. Jim Cook, a long time postal worker and President of the Portland branch of the Letter Carriers Union, discusses what we lose as a... Read more

Labor questions County Commission, Dist. 2 candidates

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Labor Radio host Jamie Partridge questions Loretta Smith and Karol Collymore, candidates for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/24/2010

Airs at: Sat, 06/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy Many Americans feel political discourse has been hijacked by pundits, bloggers and other members of the 24/7 media machine more interested in ratings and revenue than me... Read more

Domestic workers win a Bill of Rights...and...Oregon students join with university staff to fight privatization

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

This month brought exciting news for New York State's 200,000 domestic workers: After years of struggle, they have passed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights through both houses of the state legislature. For the first time ever in the United States, domestic workers will... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/17/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/17/2010 at 12:00am

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About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a pla... Read more

French School teachers struggle for union recognition

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Massene Mboup, teacher and union activist at the Portland French School is interviewed by host Jamie Partridge. Mboup, with a background of union leadership in his native Senegal, details management intimidation tactics, including deportation threats to this largely imm... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/10/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

"A Conversation with The Fire Frashour Campaign" Should Portland Police officers Ronald Frashour, Chris Humphreys and others involved in the death of Portland residents in recent years be fired immediately? Should mandatory arbitration be removed from the Portland Police ... Read more