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Of Ruth First and Joe Slovo: Let Us Now Remember Past Activists

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Weider discusses the work and legacy of Ruth First and Joe Slovo, lifelong activists who fought for an end to apartheid in South Africa, and for a democratic and socialist world. Read more

Mayoral Debate at Portland's Center for Intercultural Organizing

Airs at: Tue, 10/02/2012 at 12:00am
Jefferson Smith and Charlie Hales faced off before an audience assembled by representatives of the Portland immigrant community.  The issues discussed include diversity of the Portland Police Bureau.  KBOO reporter Don Merrill recaps the debate. Read more

If Sharks Were Men...

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
After an amusing reading of Bertolt Brecht's short-story "If Sharks Were Men", Joe Clement comments on the unfortunately enduring message it imparts about class-exploitation and imperial war. The original video from which the audio has been used can be found here. Read more

Eulogy for Alexander Saxton

Airs at: Mon, 09/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The death of historian and novelist Alexander Saxton led Old Mole Tom Becker to reflections on Saxton's long life as a radical activist and historian of race and labor.  Saxton is the author of The Indispensable Enemy: Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California a... Read more

Dr. David Imhotep discusses his book “The First Americans Were Africans”

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author and academic Dr. David Imhotep discusses his book, The First Americans Were Africans which asserts that Africans were the first Americans and that they arrived 51,000 years prior to the Mongolians. “Africans not only came before Columbus, but were in the Americas lon... Read more

Rachel Corrie's parents head to Israel for verdict

Airs at: Tue, 08/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
An Israeli court is expected to issue a verdict in the case of the late Rachel Corrie next week. Corrie was killed by a U-S-made Israeli armored bulldozer in 2003 when she stood in front of the bulldozer to protest the demolition of a Palestinian doctor’s home. Her parents,... Read more

Juvenile Justice: Issues, Trends, and Alternative Programs for Youth Facing Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Carlos Chavez speaks to Shay Bilchik, Research Professor and Center Director at Georgetown University Public Policy Institute and head of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform out of Georgetown University. Prior to these current positions, Shay Bilchik was an Assistant Sta... Read more

Author Veronica Faye, Gemini Jones: My Past Came Knocking-The Savannah Wooten Case

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2012 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Author Veronica Faye discusses her latest book, Gemini Jones: My Past Came Knocking – The Savannah Wooten Case.   The novel’s lead character, Gemini Jones, is a successful African-American attorney who manages a high-profile career while keeping her bipolar disorder in chec... Read more

Positively Revolting on 07-27-12 Author Michael Staudenmaier: Truth and Revolution

Airs at: Fri, 07/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Truth and Revolution-- an interview with author and historian Michael Staudenmaier Ani and Lyn talk with Michael Staudenmaier about his recent book, Truth and Revolution: A History of the Sojouner Truth Organization, 1969 - 1986. The Sojourner Truth Organization grew out o... Read more

Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Tanner Colby, author of "SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLACK: The Strange Story of Integration in America," one white man’s unflinching exploration of Jim Crow’s legacy and what it will take to see that legacy undone. In spite... Read more