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Labor Strife at OSPIRG

Airs at: Thu, 12/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Labor Radio
Two progressive advocacy groups, OSPIRG, the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, and Environment Oregon, are experiencing labor strife. Today, outside the call center for the Fund for the Public Interest, at the Portland Telephone Outreach Project, where teleph... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick is our host today with live coverage of the West Coast port shutdowns.  Bill talks with activists on the scene here in Portland and in Oakland.  Also on the show, the Movie Moles take us back in time to the politics of It's A Wonderful Life, Tom Becker reads a... Read more

Phony Crisis of the US Postal Service

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Jim Cook is engaged in a struggle to save the U.S. Postal Service from a crisis that may bring it down and leave all our mail in the hands of private corporations.  Here he talks with Bill Resnick about why the crisis is a fake and what needs to be done about it.  Jim is Pr... Read more

Why Shut Down the Ports?

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
On the eve of the Great Port Shutdown, Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with local activist and organizer Dustin Hawk about why the Occupy folks plan to close down the Port of Portland.   Read more

Occupy Eugene

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Tonight, Eugene’s city council will vote on the future of the Occupy Eugene movement. KBOO reporter Zoe Carpenter got details from Michael Carrigan, a community organizer with the Community Alliance of Eugene, a peace and justice group that has been involved with Occupy Eug... Read more

10 Years that Shook San Francisco 1968-1978

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-78 is A collection of first-person and historical essays spans the people’s history of San Francisco in the tumultuous decade from 1968, the year of the San Francisco State College strike, to 1978 and the twin traumas of the... Read more

Longshore Workers in the Fight, from Longview, Washington to Buenaventura, Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Labor Radio
Tonight's show features the current struggles of workers in two ports.  First we speak with Dan Coffman, President of ILWU Local 21, about the Longview workers' courageous fight against the transnational corporation EGT, and how their community has mobilized and braved poli... Read more

Presswatch for 12/08/2011

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Presswatch
Hosted by: Theresa Mitchell News You're Not Supposed to Know   The latest news from the Occupation Movement, protests at the white house, Newt Gingrich, problems with oysters, mysterious bruises and other injuries in Japan, global warming and the occupation, housing issues, ... Read more

Take Back the Capitol with Kimberly Bacon

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Labor Radio
Fifty Oregonians joined thousands of activists from across the country to Take Back the Capitol this week in a campaign sponsored by the OCCUPY movement, Jobs with Justice, and the Service Employees International Union. Under the banner of "Good Jobs, Not Cuts. Extend U... Read more

GETTING CONGRESS TO WORK FOR THE NINETY NINE PERCENT

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Fifty four Oregonians are on their way to Washington, DC this week to "Take Back the Capitol" for Good Jobs, Not Cuts.  A coalition of groups from We Are Oregon, Oregon Action, Service Employees International Union, and Jobs with Justice have organized the Oregon Delegation... Read more