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Tribute to John Lennon

Airs at: Sun, 12/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
December 8 was the 28th anniversary of John Lennon's murder in New York.  Dina Dickerson pays tribute to his music and politics in these segments from the Old Mole Variety Hour. Because of copyright restrictions only small parts of the songs are available here, but you can ... Read more

Ethnic Media, plus Agent Orange Justice campaign

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  APA Compass
This month APA Compass will look at the impact of ethnic media with Abhay Prasad from Trikone, Alex Sonbalee from Siam Chronicle and Sandip Roy from New America Media. Also a talk with delegates from the Agent Orange Justice Speaking Tour - Dang Hong Nhut, Tran Thi Hoan and... Read more

Iraqi Child Returns Home

Airs at: Tue, 12/02/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Mustafa Abed, a boy from Fallujah, returned to Iraq today after a tearful goodbye at the Portland airport. Mustafa's father, Ahmed, expressed his gratitude to the group No More Victims and the people of Portland for their help.  Last month, Ahmed spoke at the Portland Winte... Read more

Civil Liberties Watch: Portland; A Sanctuary City for GI Resisters?

Airs at: Tue, 12/02/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Pdx Peace Coalition has called on the Portlland City Council to consider declaring Portland a Sanctuary City for GI resisters. If passed the resolution would prevent Portland Police from executing Federal warrants for soldiers absent without leave from the Military. The ... Read more

Converting the economy to Peace

Airs at: Sun, 11/30/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The government  is about to spend billions to stimulate the economy.   What should they spend it on?  What can be learned from the post-coldwar period of the 1990s about that?  The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with economist Ann Markusen. Read more

School of the Americas Protest

Airs at: Tue, 11/18/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Thousands of people will gather this weekend at the gates of Fort Benning, in Georgia for a yearly protest against the School of the Americas, now known as WHINSEC. The military school is a well known combat training center for Latin American soldiers. Over its 59 years, th... Read more

Voices from the Edge

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2008 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Mumbai, South Asian Nuclear Tensions and Obama: An Interview with Jacqueline Cabasso Last week's terrorist attack in Mumbai, India is only the latest eruption in potentially explosive South Asia. What will the new Obama administration do as the conflict in Afghanistan spre... Read more

Burning Mustard Gas WMD in Umatilla

Airs at: Sun, 11/30/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Kathleen Stephenson invites guests Karyn Jones of G.A.S.P. and Richard Condit, Senior Counsel for the Government Accountability Project (GAP) to talk about burning American Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction stockpiled in Umatilla, Washington.   Last month, attorneys... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 24, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 11/23/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program has discussions of the collapsing economy, the politics of humor and irony in popular entertainment, and the situation in Afghanistan. To hear the whole show, click on the arrow above.  To hear individual pieces, follow the links ... Read more

Afghanistan & Obama

Airs at: Sun, 11/23/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge  reads from several sources about how difficult it would be for the Obama administration to control Afghanistan.   See especially "The Coming Catastrophe: the American War in Afghanistan and Pakistan" by Richard Tanter.   Read more