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Sex4Sale: Episode 1, Introduction

Airs at: Tue, 11/07/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the first episode of Sex4Sale, a 10-part series about the business of sex in Portland, OR--what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know. In this episode, we'll take an overhead view of the project--future episodes will zoom in on more specific topi... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 6, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First about agriculture and the climate. 2. Reyna G and Denise Morris explain the organizing drive of workers at New Seasons Markets. 3. Film Director Jan H... Read more

Labor History Month

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Since November is Labor History Month in Oregon, Joe Clement interviews Jim Cook of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association about local events and about the importance of the labor moverment. Read more

Organizing at New Seasons

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris talks with UFCW local 555 organizer Reyna G about the New Seasons Market unionization campaign, New Seasons Workers United Statement of Principles and the importance of Unions and workplace Democracy. Read the Statement of Principles. Read more

Poor People's Campaign REBORN

Airs at: Wed, 11/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Nearly half a century ago, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King called for a poor peoples campaign. He was assassinated before he was able to full implement it.  In May 2017, four months after the inauguration of Trump, the Reverend Dr. William Barber introduced the n... Read more

Early Childhood Activism

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Steve Early about childrearing and democratic practice in unions.  Early is the author of several books, including Save Our Unions,  and articles including "Room to Grow."  Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 6, 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick talks wiht Eric Holt-Giménez, author of "A Foodie's Guide to Capitalism", about the politics and economics of food: where it comes from, how it's distributed, and who gets to eat. In recognition of Veterans Day this week, Denis... Read more

What Trump/Pence Regime Has Already Done…

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  What they have done to Women & LGBTQ: Promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion; appointed Neil Gorsuch. Signed a law giving states the option to deny funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizat... Read more

Decriminalization of Sex Work

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Drug Policy Alliance held its 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference recently in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s policy conference was not dominated by white middle class male Libertarians -- thankfully -- and instead emphasized harm reduction, identity polit... Read more

Citizens Respond to Latest COCL Report on Police Reform

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Compliance Officer and Community Liaison (COCL) is the body tasked with independently assessing the city's compliance with a 2012 Settlement with the US Department of Justice. The settlement (pdf) was reached after years of community agitation over excessive force by... Read more