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Positively Revolting on 06-08-12 Democracy? ...what would that look like?

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Lyn is joined by guest host Grace Marion and guest David Delk of the Portland Alliance for Democracy ....democracy? ...what would that look like? Read more

Cameron Whitten Continues Hunger Strike For Housing Rights

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Occupy Portland activist and former mayoral candidate Cameron Whitten continued his hunger strike in front of City Hall today. Whitten, who began his strike on Saturday, is demanding a withdrawal of the fines against the Right to Dream Too Rest Area downtown. H... Read more

The 2nd Revolution: Dismantling Corporate Rule

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
We live "drenched in corporate culture," with our planet, our democracy, and all of us "real people" under assault. But, according to Paul Cienfuegos, "We the people are more powerful than we dare to believe," and the corporate power structure CAN be dismantled. A long-time... Read more

Angola 3: Albert Woodfox Back in Federal Court! The Time For Justice is Now!

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Angola 3: Albert Woodfox: After 40 years in Solitary, The Time For Justice is Now! Guests: Law professor Angela A. Allen-Bell & Everett R. H. Thompson of Amnesty International Tuesday May 29th, Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 begins a three day hearing to overturn his convi... Read more

Abe and Joe ponder the recent preponderance of religious misbehavior.

Airs at: Tue, 05/29/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Some three centuries into the Age of Reason, there still seem to be an inordinate number of public clashes between the secular and the sacred. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is using the two-week runup to the 4th of July to ... Read more

John Miller on Finance Capitalism and Private Equity Firms

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with John Miller about the financialization of the economy. John summarizes the transformation in the economy that was going on when Mitt Romney co-founded private equity firm, Bain Capital, in the 1980. Bill asks John to summarize and speak to the argum... Read more

Book Mole: later novels of Wallace Stegner

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews the signifance of Wallace Stegner's wide-ranging vocation as a writer and teacher. Stegner wrote short-stories, biographies, novels, literary and environmental criticism. Stegner was a creative writing teacher to many powerful writers, such as Ken Kese... Read more

Obama's Change Of Heart & How Marriage Equality Re-Affirms The Status Quo

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Well-read Red, Denise Morris, challenges the way that marriage (not to mention participation in the military) has become the center-piece of the LGBT movement and what it means for how we think of equality for all groups. She argues that whether proponents of gay marriage ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 28th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick talks with economics professor John Miller about predatory capitalism. Larry Bowlden reviews the later work of Wallace Stegner Denise Morris comments on gay marriage and inequality Joe and Brad D... Read more

Police Arrest 12 at Post Office Rally

Airs at: Fri, 05/25/2012 at 12:00am
Normal 0 Police arrested 12 people at the University Station Post Office in downtown portland, yesterday. Nearly a hundred people were at the demonstration, protesting cuts to the United States Postal Service and calling for Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s resignati... Read more