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Occupy Foreclosed Home Action in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Deb and Ron Austin raised their two kids in a modest home in northeast Portland.  Now, after a bankruptcy resulting from unforeseen medical bills, the family is facing foreclosure and a possible eviction in March.   Around a hundred people gathered at the Austin family h... Read more

The Gang Life

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
What is it about the structure of gangs that draws youth into it's hands and what kind of support can we as parents and community members provide to help our youth realize their real potential? Join host Carlos Chavez on Monday December 5th on KBOO's Prison Pipeline ... Read more

Welcome to the machine. Abe and Joe discuss the Defense Authorization Bill of 2011.

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2011 at 12:00am
 Welcome to the machine. Abe and Joe discuss the Defense Authorization Bill of 2012.               Read more

GETTING CONGRESS TO WORK FOR THE NINETY NINE PERCENT

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Fifty four Oregonians are on their way to Washington, DC this week to "Take Back the Capitol" for Good Jobs, Not Cuts.  A coalition of groups from We Are Oregon, Oregon Action, Service Employees International Union, and Jobs with Justice have organized the Oregon Delegat... Read more

US china Solar panel trade war

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Friday, a U.S trade panel ruled that solar imports from China were harming the U.S. domestic solar industry. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is deeply concerned that the decision shows a strong inclination to trade protectionsism, and was reached withou... Read more

Occupy Portland protestersto occupy foreclosed home

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Occupy Wall Street movement has announced a national day of action tomorrow to Occupy Foreclosed homes.In northeast Portland tomorrow, activists will join with a family facing foreclosure to stand in solidarity and try to prevent their eviction. The action is support... Read more

WRR: Capitalism without Capitalists? Is It Possible or Desirable?

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe reads two two inter-related blog-posts - "Are CEOs workers, and should we care?" and "Capitalism without Capitalists" - by Peter Frase. Joe mistakenly says Frase teachs at CUNY, where he is only a doctoral student in sociology. Frase writes his own blog, but is an ed... Read more

WRR: Occupy Production!

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reads an essay (edited for radio) by marxist economist Richard Wolff, published in Monthly Review and Truth-Out. Wolff makes a quick, but potent case for workplace democracy as the next phase for Occupy. Read more

COP-17 & International Climate Change Action

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with Chris Williams, Physics/Chemistry professor at Pace University and author of "Ecology and Socialism", about the COP-17 international climate change conferences. The 17 stands for the number of years the conference has occured. They talk about rep... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour Dec. 5th

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts today's old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick talk with Chris Williams about the COP-17 international climate change conference. Clayton Morgareidge reads an essay by Richard Wolff about workplace democracy and the occupy movement. Laurie... Read more