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The Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/03/18

Airs at: Mon, 09/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In this Labor Day special, erstwhile mole and guest host Norm Diamond talks with three young labor historians who integrate environmental and gender concerns into their writing and their activism. Heather Mayer is the author of the just-published book, Beyond the Rebel G... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 19

Airs at: Wed, 09/05/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The Politics of Living
September 5, 2018  The Politics of Living – September 5, 2018 - 30 minute show (NOTE: this is the last month that TPOL's length will be 30 minutes.  In October, the show goes back to an hour format).    Content Contributors: Vicky Mazzone (interview with Kate Lavender) K... Read more

Ralph Nader: One Person Can Make A Difference

Airs at: Wed, 08/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this week's program, we hear a speech by the legedary political activist and consumer-rights advocate Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans, including exorbitant military spending, out-of-control corporations, and thousands of... Read more

KairosPDX on KBOO

Airs at: Wed, 08/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  KairosPDX is the only school in Oregon that has shown success in educating African American kids -- now Portland Public Schools is pushing the charter school out of their building even though the district admits it has no immediate plans to use it. Join Lisa Loving and o... Read more

Stopping Fascism: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
​ One dictionary defines fascism as, “A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism.” The first fascist party was founded by Mussolini in Ital... Read more

Peace, Sovereignty, Reconciliation and Reunification of Korea: Christine Hong

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Professor Christine Hong joins Linda Olson-Osterlund on More Talk Radio to discuss the latest events around the peace movement on the Korean Peninsula.  Call (503)231-8187 to join the conversation. from peoplesworld.org Family separation was one theme for Christine Hong... Read more

Sojourner Truth Radio

Airs at: Thu, 08/23/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss new developments in the court battle surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline, the election of Mia Mottley in Barbados and the tragic killing of Frederick Taft, a Black man who was murdered in a Long Beach public park by a white man. On ... Read more

Moral Imperatives: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  What are individuals to do when faced with a moral imperative? And society at large? Philosophers since ancient times have been wrestling with this question as it involves issues of ethics and conscience. When we see an injustice do we remain passive and silent or do we ... Read more

White Kids

Airs at: Mon, 08/20/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  A sociologist examines how affluent white children think about race. Join Linda Olson-Osterlund in a discussion with author and sociologist Margaret Hagerman examining how affluent white children think about race.  Call (503) 231-8187 with your comments. from kirkusrevi... Read more

50th Anniversary of 1968

Airs at: Fri, 08/17/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this edition of From The Vault, we Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Pacifica Radio Archives recordings from 1968. As part of our ongoing preservation and access program, The Pacifica Radio Archives identified some 100 of our most outstanding recordings from 1968.... Read more