Tom Becker reads from David Graeber's "Work it Out, Slow it Down," exerpted from his Practical Utopians Guide to the Coming Collapse, on the dangers of overproduction and the need to respond differently to economic and environmental crisis.

On this special Earth Day Old Mole Variety Hour, Joe Clement hosts, and we hear

- Joe talks with Jeff Shantz about Green Syndicalism: An Alternative Red / Green Vision

- Bill Resnick talks with Robert Dietz about Advancing a Steady State Economy

- Tom Becker reads from David Graeber's Practical Utopians Guide to the Coming Collapse

Portlander Natalie Marie, local LGBT advocacy and service non-profit Q Center's "Volunteer of the Year," has been dismissed after failing a state-mandated criminal background check. 

In her past, Natalie's struggle with addiction landed her in prison for seven years, and then in a halfway house, where she was targeted for her gender identity and denied medical care. 

She argues that her involvement with Q Center has been essential in facilitating her transition out of incarceration. 

But in recent months, she learned of a state statute, ORS 443.004, that says public funds cannot support the employment in any capacity of individuals in "certain positions" if they have "specific convictions." 

Host Joe Uris lays out his case against Measure 26-151, which would fluoridate Portland's water supply.