Human rights

The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, Part I

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Bread and Roses

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Thu, 08/21/2008

Interviews with Nellie Wong and Laura Mannen on The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, the upcoming Radical Women Conference to be held October 3-6 in San Francisco.

Part I: Nellie Wong, a long time revolutionary feminist activist and poet, will be a keynote speaker at the conference. She talks about the critical need for this conference now and a how she came to revolutionary feminism. (30 min.)

29:54 minutes (27.38 MB)

Radiozine on 09/04/08

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Radiozine

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Thu, 09/04/2008 - 9:30am - 10:00am

Host Linda Olson Osterlund speaks with Jane Mayer, investigative journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker. They discuss her new book The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals.

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 1, 2008

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 08/31/2008

The Moles celebrate Labor Day by burrowing into issues surrounding several kinds of labor. Labor Historian Nathan Lichtenstein talks labor movement strategy and the SEIU with Bill Resnick. Mike Snedker and Jan Haaken consider the plight of sex workers in Portland. Frann Michel analyzes controversies about women's labor and women's sexuality. And Clayton Morgareidge reviews progressive takes on Barack Obama. Hear the whole show by hitting the arrow above, or separate pieces by following the links below:

1. Labor Strategy and the SEIU

2. Sex Work in Portland

51:32 minutes (23.59 MB)

Disappearing Rice Paddies

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Sun, 08/31/2008

Special Labor Day Documentary: Disappearing Rice Paddies

27:14 minutes (24.94 MB)

Alternative Radio on 09/03/08

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Alternative Radio

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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Tahira Abdullah on Pakistani Women

Prospects for Cuba

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 08/24/2008

Samuel Farber is a long-time socialist born and raised in Cuba. He is the author of numerous works on that country including The Origin of the Cuban Revolution Reconsidered published by University of North Carolina Press. The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with him about life in Cuba today as it makes the transition to the post-Fidel era, and about various scenarios for its future. You can read his thoughts on these issues here and here.