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The Understimulating Stimulus Package

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

There is no way the stimulus package now being negotiated in congress is going to plug the leaks in the rapidly sinking economy. Economist Michael Perlman explains why in this coversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Perlman is the author of many books, most recently ... Read more

Seattle's General Strike, 1919

Airs at: Sun, 02/01/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This is the 90th Anniversary of the Seattle General Strike in which workers closed down the city -- except for essential services which they ran themselves with no help from management. Labor Historians (and Old Moles)Laurie Mercier and Norm Diamond discuss those events ... Read more

Holding Obama's Feet to the Fire

Airs at: Tue, 01/20/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

The day after Barack Obama's historic inauguration as president of the United States we'll look at how much has changed in the United States and what still needs to change in the days, months and years ahead. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein is joined by guests John Cavana... Read more

MLK Tribute Day

Airs at: Sun, 01/18/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

A preview of today's 24th Annual Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "Keep Alive the Dream." The celebration airs live until 7:00pm when Hard Knock Radio will provide more coverage. Listen to the live audio stream here Also Yugen Rashad speaks with local people who ... Read more

The Permitted Coup

It is the Season to review. Review the past year and the almost past Bush administration, that is.. The media and many people I know seem eager to believe that the new Obama Administraion will bring a fundamental change to the functioning of the Federal government an... Read more

Wages in the Economic Crisis

Airs at: Sun, 01/11/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2010! That's the proposal of well-known author and activist Holly Sklar and Let Justice Roll. Holly talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the gap between the minimum wage and a living wage, and why raising the minimum is goo... Read more

LNG Protest in Salem

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Air Cascadia

Madeline Martinez of Oregon NORML

Airs at: Thu, 01/08/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Hosts Melodie Silverwolf and Crystal Leighty speak with Madeline Martinez of Oregon NORML about the upcoming Oregon legislative session, what to expect and how to express your views to your representatives. Read more

Shockin n Rollin

Once again, Digby nails it. The fundamental purpose of the shock doctrine is to use crisis to push through unpopular and unjust "solutions" that favor the wealthy. We are seeing this battle take shape on several fronts. The right is working feverishly to discredit the New ... Read more

Index of leading asshattery indicators

I love Harper's Index. For those of you not familiar with it, Harper's Index appears near the front of every edition of Harper's magazine. It presents a sort of snapshot of current affairs by way of assembling a bunch of seemingly obscure, but ultimately telling, statistic... Read more