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The Assault on Labor and ALL of America's Working Class

Airs at: Tue, 04/12/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor What if the labor movement never happened? What if we never gained weekends or sick leave? Or lunch hours, paid vacation, health insurance? The 40-hour work week? With hundreds of union-busting bills pending across the nation, Abe and Joe... Read more

A special hour-long Presswatch

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." A special hour-long Presswatch with call-ins and a focus on Libya, Fukushima and the potential for a general strike. Your chance to dialogue with Theresa about what's happening in the world. Image of César Estra... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/07/11

Airs at: Thu, 04/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
\ Harming poor kids: a look at Gov. Kitzhaber's proposed "reform" of TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, better known as TANF, provides poor families with cash assistance for basic necessities while also offering parents job training to get them into the workforce... Read more

Labor rights, economic justice, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod lead a discussion of how the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. relates to current labor issues in the U.S. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4th in 1968. Their guest is Isaiah Poole, whose current article is "From Memphis to Madison... Read more

Recent GOP Attacks on Women's Rights

Airs at: Tue, 04/05/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   They're as predictable as the tides. Back in control of the U.S. House and statehouses across the land, the Republicans have returned to their age-old crusade -- smacking down uppity women everywhere. Abe and Joe look at the landslide... Read more

A Primer In Class Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Hasn't Marx been proven wrong countless times by ALL the economists? Isn't it the Europeans who are held back by class, while Americans transcend class? Michael Schwalbe, a sociology professor at University of North Carolina, begs to differ and explains how class-struggle ST... Read more

Movie Moles: Mildred Pierce (2011)

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mildred Pierce was a 1941 novel by James M Cain set in 1930 America and follows Mildred Pierce's struggle to support her family when she kicks out her cheating, unemployed husband. The 1945 movie-version adds a noir murder-mystery to the story, while this newer one, direct... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-31-11 Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  How do we solve Oregon's sex-trafficking problem? Portland holds the dubious distinction of being considered a regional and national sex-trafficking hub. Although Oregon does not track the number of youth involved in prostitution, law enforcement and social service age... Read more

Political Upheavals in the Middle East, Our Economy, and the situation for working people

Airs at: Tue, 03/29/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris.  Abe is Sick, sick, sick...  Or, maybe just playing Hooky. Joe goes solo today with a look at the political upheavals in the Middle East, the economy of the U.S. and the situation of working people across the country. Read more

Radical Music: Christy Moore

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
 Today's show was peppered with selections of Christy Moore's music, including a fairly complete cut of Ordinary Man. Joe talked with Brad at the end of the show, and due to an engineering error we experienced almost 40-seconds of dead-air. It's been edited out of the onlin... Read more