Economy

Oregon Nurses Association Stronger Together Slate

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Three candidates - for president, vice president, and treasurer - vying to lead the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), explain their vision, platform and experience. (For comparison, listen to the December 22nd Labor Radio show, which features another slate for the same l... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 5, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Criticizing Capitalism : Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political af... Read more

Looking Back at a Wretched Year yet Ahead with Hope

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

What a weird, wretched, gut-wrenching year 2025 has been. Probably even worse than many of us had feared at the end of last year. But despite worsening climate chaos and glimpses of the end of democracy, there are glimmers of hope ahead. On this episode of Locus Focus, ... Read more

The Noxious Spread of Data Centers, Part Two

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This program aired originally on November 3, 2025 The landscape of Washington County has been transformed from one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world into a maze of gargantuan data centers. On this episode of Locus Focus we continue the tale of how t... Read more

Crisis in Higher Ed

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What’s at stake for the city of Portland if its flagship university is strangled by budget cuts? Laurie Mercier speaks with Bill Knight, Associate Professor of English at Portland State University and president of the PSU American Association of University Professors (AA... Read more

Oregon Nurses Caucus for Powerful Reform

Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Labor Radio's guests, four rank-and-file caregivers, all from different units and employers, members of the Oregon Nurses Association, have helped form a new caucus within the ONA called the Caucus for Powerful Reform. These healthcare workers describe the challenges an... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Fighting Back on Campus and in the City: Frann Michel hosts this episode about fighting back against attacks on academic freedom and on grassroots democratic movements for a liveable city, featuring these segments (follow the links for more information on the segment... Read more

Taxing and Investing

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The Central City Task Force--packed with corporate interests and aligned with the Portland Metro Chamber (PMC, aka the Portland Business Association, PBA)--has continued arguing that taxes on the wealthy and corporations are bad, and continued attacking voter-approved... Read more

The Noxious Spread of Data Centers, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This Program aired originally on October 27, 2025 A high tech type of noxious weed is spreading across Oregon. For several years data centers have been popping up across the state, destroying farmland and habitat. Enticed by abundant water and energy and tax breaks f... Read more