Government/Politics

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Old Mole Variety Hour for July 12, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: Empire: A few months ago, after Pres. Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer,” Putin responded, “it takes one to know one,” which the international press applauded, ... Read more

Elections and the International Right

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick speaks with Jo-Marie Burt of the Washington Office on Latin America about the ominous situation in Peru, where a right- wing party has refused to accept a national election defeat. After a bitter campaign, they adopted Trump's strategy and rhetoric, that the... Read more

John McAfee in Portland - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  John McAfee was a computer programmer and businessman who created the first commercial anti-virus software in the 1980’s.  A few years later, he stepped down from his own company, a multi-millionaire.  In the decades that followed, his adventures — and misadventures —... Read more

Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign succeeds in Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Over the weekend, the Oregon Legislature concluded its 2021 session, as much of the state saw triple digit temperatures. At the end of the session, a suite of three bills backed by the Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign passed, and are on their way to the Governor's de... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 5th 2021

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris host this episode of the Old Mole and includes   Portland Committee on Community Based Policing. Bill Resnick talks to Elliott Young, co-chair of the Portland Committee on Community Based Policing (PCCEP). They Discuss the PCCEP Report to the City Coun... Read more

Police Accountability and Criminal Legal Reform: a Legislative Recap

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Juan Chavez, attorney with Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Civil Rights Project.  The Oregon legislature has ended its 2021 session and while there were some disappointing defeats, legislation was passed transforming Oregon’s criminal legal syste... Read more

An evening with Brian Granse: Radio Premiere of "Broken Glass", dedicated to George Floyd.

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2021 at 10:00pm - Sat, 06/26/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
We will review some of Brian Granse's singer, sonwriter's career, from his American Nobody era to his most recent single releases from 2020 and his most recent, Broken Glass, radio premiere of this composition dedicated to George Floyd. Join us and enjoy this selection o... Read more

Racist Laws and Bail System in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Terrance Hayes with Portland Freedom Fund, Liberation Literacy and Still in Prison.  Discussion focuses on Oregon's racist laws and heinous bail system.   For more information: wwwportlandfreedomfund.org; www.liberationliteracy.org Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 28, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the follwing segments: The Coming Battle over Climate Chaos: In part two of a two part interview, Bill Resnick speaks with Richard A. Smith about the looming climate disaster. In part one Bill and Ri... Read more

Abolish the Senate

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
It has been called the most undemocratic governing institution in the world. While this may be hyperbolic, this institution may hold that position among the so-called Western democracies. And that institution would be the U.S. Senate. Many say it should be abolished. Whi... Read more