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Left & the Law: Death Penalty Politics

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the state of death penalty politics in the US, and the current case before the Supreme Court on the use of a "cocktail" of drugs in executions. Mike and Jan take up some of the history of medicalizin... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Wieder hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: Jan Haaken and Todd Sloan talk about psychology and perceptions of class and inequality. Bill Resnick finishes his conversation Michael Armstrong of Portland' Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with a... Read more

Towards a Third American Revolution

  Towards the Third American Revolution   The guiding star of political action, from the Old Mole’s point of view, is the democratic control and ownership of the wealth and resources required to produce our lives – everything that falls under the heading of capital. Pretty ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 13, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which features discusssion of climate crisis, crummy jobs, Studs Terkel's anti-racism, and the psychology of police violence. To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the separate segments, follow the links b... Read more

Studs Terkel and the Hurts of American Racism

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Weider discusses Studs Terkel and the hurts of American racism, with sounds of Terkel from transom.org and Mahalia Jackson from WFMT Chicago. Read more

Mariann Hyland Interview

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mariann Hyland, a Portland Oregon attorney, along with a partner and a programmer, created the controversial "DWB" or "Driving While Black" app. She talks with Don Merrill about the app and its implication in light of the April 2015 police shooting of an unarmed motorist in... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 16, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole dealing with the "Islamic State," the history of lynchings, climate change, and "House of Cards".  To hear the whole show, use the play button below. For individual segments, follow the numbered links.  You can become th... Read more

Left & the Law: Lynching

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken talk about a new report by the Equal Justice Initiative-- Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror. The report, available online, documents EJI’s multi-year investigation into lynching in twelve Southern states during the pe... Read more

Ferguson Is Everywhere forum PART 2 (raw audio)

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2015 at 12:00am
Ferguson Is Everywhere forum PART 2 (raw audio) March 1st 2015. Speakers included Ahjamu Umi of the All African People's Revolutionary Party - Portland, Oregon, Adrienne Cabouet of Black Lives Matter Portland, Sekai Edwards of the Jefferson High School Black Student Union, ... Read more

Ferguson is Everywhere part 1 (raw audio)

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2015 at 12:00am
Ferguson Is Everywhere forum PART 1 March 1st 2015. Speakers included Ahjamu Umi of the All African People's Revolutionary Party - Portland, Oregon, Adrienne Cabouet of Black Lives Matter Portland, Sekai Edwards of the Jefferson High School Black Student Union, Mic Crenshaw... Read more