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Kayse Jama on Xenophobia and the Backlash against Refugees

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In a November 19 interview conducted in the offices of the Portland-based Center for Intercultural Organizing (CIO), Desiree Hellegers speaks with Kayse Jama, founder and executive director of the CIO, about the xenophobic backlash in the wake of the Paris attacks.  Read more

Interview with Romeo Sosa

Airs at: Thu, 07/09/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
0709 OR ROMEO SOSA   THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2015   CDRW# __   RUNS   5:36   NO LOCKOUT        KILL DATE/TIME __________________   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   AND NOW FOR AN UPDATE ON FRANCISCO AGUI... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts the show and we learn about how agroecology can help save the planet and feed the people; about the life of early Chinese immigrants to Canada; why socialism, far from being boring, will unleash human creativity; and about the history and politics of parole... Read more

"China Dog and Other Stories..."

Airs at: Mon, 07/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews China Dog and Other stories from a Chinese Laundry, by Judy Fong Bates. As in her perceptive and wise debut novel Midnight at the Dragon Cafe,  Bates describes what it was like to grow up between two cultures. Her Chinese parents want ver... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This week's episode discusses life inside the constraining boundaries of Portland city government, the US prison system, the militarized national borders of the United States, and the finite resources of the global environment. Host Frann Michel plays music by Tom Lehrer,... Read more

Sophie Smith on Border Community Actions

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On May 27th, a coalition of rural community groups on the U.S.-Mexico border held a joint day of action. Border residents held teach-ins, vigils, marches, and took direct action to protest border militarization. Sophie Smith from the community group People Helping People t... Read more

Anti-Islam Rally Planned in Phoenix

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A rally in front of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Arizona, has been scheduled for tomorrow night at 6:15, during Friday prayers. the organizers say it is in response to the attack on a "draw the prophet" event in Garland, Texas earlier this month, in which two gu... Read more

0512ImmigrantDetentionCenters

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
          Undocumented families seeking asylum in the United States are now being detained in so-called Family Detention Centers.  These are privately run facilities designed to house women and children.  Some have built-in courtrooms and are staffed by Corrections Corps of... Read more

Health Disparities for Pacific Islanders in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A new report by Multnomah County reveals a staggering health disparity for Pacific Islanders in Oregon. Oregon has the fifth largest population of Pacific Islanders in the country, but some are barred from receiving Medicaid. And those who are eligible often still can’t aff... Read more

Interview with Chris Gunness of UNRWA about Yarmouk refugees

Airs at: Fri, 04/17/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
The Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, in Syria, remains under the control of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’, known by its Arabic acronym Da’esh for the second straight week. Aid groups have been unable to gain access to the camp, and are concerned that ... Read more