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John Miller on Finance Capitalism and Private Equity Firms

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with John Miller about the financialization of the economy. John summarizes the transformation in the economy that was going on when Mitt Romney co-founded private equity firm, Bain Capital, in the 1980. Bill asks John to summarize and speak to the ar... Read more

Book Mole: later novels of Wallace Stegner

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews the signifance of Wallace Stegner's wide-ranging vocation as a writer and teacher. Stegner wrote short-stories, biographies, novels, literary and environmental criticism. Stegner was a creative writing teacher to many powerful writers, such as Ken K... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 28th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick talks with economics professor John Miller about predatory capitalism. Larry Bowlden reviews the later work of Wallace Stegner Denise Morris comments on gay marriage and inequality Joe and Brad ... Read more

Police Arrest 12 at Post Office Rally

Airs at: Fri, 05/25/2012 at 12:00am
Normal 0 Police arrested 12 people at the University Station Post Office in downtown portland, yesterday. Nearly a hundred people were at the demonstration, protesting cuts to the United States Postal Service and calling for Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s resign... Read more

Day 5 East County teachers strike

Airs at: Fri, 05/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Day five of the Reynolds teachers strike was calm compared with earlier in the week.  Teachers rallied for a few hours in the morning and waited for the results of a mediation/ negotiation session.  Despite union agreement to the district's economic demands earlier in th... Read more

Day 3 East County teachers strike

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Reynolds teachers walk the picketline for the third day as the school district refuses to negotiate a fair contract.  Labor Radio reporter Jamie Partridge talks with picket captains Nicole Anderson, Rob La Raus, and Paul Switalla in front of Reynolds Middle School and... Read more

Colombian GM Worker Leader Visits Detroit to Seek Solidarity from the UAW

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Jorge Parra, president of ASOTRECOL, the Association of Sick Workers and Ex-Workers of GM Colombia, talks with UAW staff at Solidarity House in Detroit.  GM kicked these workers to the curb after they were hurt on the job, and they then occupied the curb - the one across... Read more

Day 2 East County teachers strike

Airs at: Tue, 05/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
On the picketline in front of H B Lee Middle School, Labor Radio host Jamie Partridge talks with striking Reynolds teachers Micah Howard, Connor Colbrick, and Rosemary Elisa. Read more

On Strike! East County Teachers

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
On the picketline Monday morning, KBOO labor reporter Jamie Partridge interviews Reynolds High School teachers on strike -- Tom Beeman, Doug Beardsley, and Evan Selby. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Many thanks to all you listeners who contributed to KBOO during the Spring Membership Drive!  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole which deals with austerity policies in Greece and around the world, how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) w... Read more