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Decomposing Property

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Clayton Morgareidge--today's Well-read Red--discusses and summarizes a theme from Michael Hardt's and Antonio Negri's 2004 book Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire: A necessary element of capitalism--private property--is decomposing in an age when the dominant form of production is immaterial and infinitely reproducible.

10:24 minutes (4.77 MB)

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"Consequences"

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Penelope Lively's latest novel is called Consequences, and it's a meditation on the consequences of the choices and the accidents in life. Larry Bowlden reviews it for us.

8:14 minutes (3.77 MB)

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"Thirst"

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 01/20/2008

The Old Mole's Frann Michel discusses the documentary movie "Thirst". It deals with the privatization of water resources. You can read this review with links to further information here.

6:40 minutes (3.06 MB)

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Economic Crisis and the Left

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Bill Resnick talks with labor activist and writer Sam Gindin about what progressives need to do when the economy goes in the tank. Economic crises don't signal the end of capitalism or the rise of the working class. The answer: Organize! More about Sam Gindin here. Gindin's essay "Anti-Capitalism and the Terrain of Social Justice" won the Daniel Singer prize, and you can read it here.

16:29 minutes (7.55 MB)

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The Joy of Mindful Eating by Jan Bays plus Beans with Leah Kriewall

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Food Show

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Marliese and Miriam host a two part food show today. First up is Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, pediatrician, Zen teacher, and author of "The Joy of Mindful Eating" from Shambala Press Learn how mindful eating promotes better health. Next up, Leah Kriewall, a nutritionist with New Season's Market, will talk about beans. Find out how to prepare them so they're good, and why they're so good for you.

54:12 minutes (49.62 MB)

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01.21.08 am 'Get This' news

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Get This: The 2008 Rev. Dr. MLK Day celebrations: American media shows itself to be a circus of racism – both covert and overt…

Chris Andreae

01/21/08

9:41 minutes (8.87 MB)

Activist Report for 1/21/08

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Protest and action

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Sun, 01/20/2008

Martha Odom reports some of the events of last week and upcoming actions in the Cascadia region.

3:11 minutes (1.1 MB)

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Portlable Nuclear Weapons

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War & Peace

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Evening News

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Tue, 08/09/2005

Two national security experts assess the danger of portable nuclear weapons.

7:13 minutes (6.61 MB)

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Steelworkers Ask Senator to Work For Imports that Aren't Health Hazards

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Evening News

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Wed, 01/16/2008

Yesterday the local branch of the steelworkers union led a coalition of groups that marched on Senator Gordon Smith’s Portland office.

The protestors called on the Senator to take action on the problem of imports that are hazardous to our health.

Ethan Scarl has the story.

3:46 minutes (3.45 MB)

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Interview with UNITE HERE Member and Hilton Hotel Worker

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Evening News

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Wed, 01/16/2008

Workers at the Portland Hilton continue to urge local groups and companies to boycott the hotel until their union reaches a settlement with management.

KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Bruce Palamountain, a banquet server at the hotel and a member of the UNITE HERE Hotel workers union