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carl joseph walker hoover, jaheem harrera and the unnecessary cycle of hate

this is about carl joseph walker hoover and jaheem harrera, two 11 year olds who committed suicide after a barrage of homophobic abuse from students at their schools, and the schools' refusal to intervene with all of their power. peace, jamilah -----------------------... Read more

Walt Curtis Fire Fund

KBOO's own Walt Curtis, one of the hosts of Talking Earth, needs your help and support. Walt is an amazing part of the KBOO Community and Portland, OR. Walt lost nearly everything, including writings and artwork in a recent fire at the Great Northwest Bookstore in Lair ... Read more

British Invasion IPA

KBOO is proud to partner with Hopworks Urban Brewery to introduce the British Invasion IPA, on tap now at both locations! $.50 of every pint sold will be donated to the station. 2944 SE Powell & 3947 N. Williams In addition to brewing up this special fundrai... Read more

Eyjafjallajokull

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

For the Old Mole Variety Hour May 3, 2010 I've been thinking about volcanoes and air travel. Last month, I was scheduled to attend a conference in London, and stopped on the way to visit an old friend now living in Ireland. Of course I never made it to the conference, ... Read more

Grandma Aggie

Well, my feet are just about back on the ground after having Grandmother Aggie on Osiyo. She is WONDERFUL and I hope we can get interest up in supporting her and the Council of Indigneous Grandmothers... It costs 250K for the Grandmothers to meet every six months and our o... Read more

Old Mole July 20 2009 playlist & links

Tracks played on the Old Mole Variety Hour July 20, 2009 "Free Palestine" by s.o.n. from the album blood and fire http://www.sonofnun.net/npr-writeup.shtml "Tax the Rich" by Carl Gunther http://sfsc.home.mindspring.com/lyrics.htm#TaxTheRich "Corporate Elite" by Los Hermanos... Read more

Life During Wartime's Top Ten of 2010!!

So many great punk/hardcore platters and cassettes have been spit out this past year. Here's some of our Top Ten favorite new releases from 2010: Erin- EDDY CURRENT SUPRESSION RING -Rush to Relax FROZEN TEENS - Gas Money Demo KING LOUIE'S MISSING MONUMENTS – Black... Read more

militarized policing in Ferguson and beyond

For the 18 August 2014 Old Mole Variety Hour. There's been much attention of late to what's described as the militarization of the police. As Tamara K. Nopper & Mariame Kaba note in Jacobin, "discussions about America’s militarized police forces" seem to have suddenly b... Read more

Judy Cooke

This month brings Judy Cooke to the Elizabeth Leach Gallery. This particular show, called In Touch, examines the ideas of the Russian Constructivists and explores the space between painting and sculpture. She's my guest on June 1st. Listen to the interview here. Read more

ALEC helps corporations write state laws

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

[For the 21 May 12 Old Mole, posted 5/20/2012] We all know money in politics is a problem. As Marx noted, "The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie." One of the strongest links between capital and th... Read more