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Haitians Hungry: Paid France 20 Billion Dollars

Airs at: Thu, 04/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
 The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it was working with donors to review Haiti's need for more aid to deal with soaring food prices.  The food crisis recently sparked food riots in the Caribbean country.But while the economists in the International Monetary Fund... Read more

Joe and Abe Talk Radio

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2008 at 5:00pm
Abe Proctor and Joe Uris lit up the phone lines with more of their irreverant views on politics, the election, and the world. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 21 2008

Airs at: Sun, 04/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Denise Morris, this program deals with the Global Food Crisis, Racism in and beyond the Presidential campaign, and the future of US Foreign Policy.  You can hear the whole show by clicking on the arrow above, or individual pieces by clicking on the links below.  ... Read more

How To Rule the World

Airs at: Sun, 04/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 What lies beyond the Clinton era "soft" imperialism and the Bush era "hard" imperialism?  Journalist, activist, and policy analyst Mark Engler  talks  with Bill Resnick.  Engler is the author  of How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy.  He  will b... Read more

The Global Food Crisis

Airs at: Sun, 04/20/2008 at 5:00pm
 There is lots of food in the world, but lots of people are starving.  Why are the neediest being priced out of the food market?  Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starving and an  activist with Food First, analyzes the situation in this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill... Read more

Antonia Juhasz interview

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2007 at 5:00pm
Interview with Antonia Juhasz, author of The Bush Agenda. We talk about oil and Iraq. Read more

Hot Air from Coca Cola's Dasani Water

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Evening News
In the leadup to it's annual meeting, Coca Cola, Incorporated has blocked a shareholders' resolution to publicly report test data on its bottled water brand, Dasani. KBOO's Ethan Scarl spoke about the reasons for Coke's action with Sara Joseph, of Corporate Accountability ... Read more

From Ludlow to Colombia

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Replaying the events  in Ludlow in 1914, the government of Colombia and its paramilitaries attack agricultural workers who try to organize for better pay and working conditions.  Dan Jaffee reads from an article by David Sirota. Read more

People Rise Up - News Wrap

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for People Rise Up

Joe Uris says "Things ARE Winnable!"

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Joe Uris hosts today. His topic is "Things Are Winnable." The issues include fighting the LNG terminals in Oregon, the many sins of John McNasty, and more.  Read more