Labor

Stagnant Wages, Rising Productivity, and Unemployment as Ideological Problem

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker reads a CounterPunch article by Geoffrey MacDonald, "The Revolving Door of Unemployment". MacDonald argues against the fallicious logic that tries to solve problems created by economic growth, like stagnating wages and unemployment, with MORE economic growth. ... Read more

High Stakes Testing As Class War Strategy

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with local education activist Hyung Nam about high stakes testing in US schools. Hyung talks about how he was threatened with firing from Wilson High School for asking critical questions about high stakes testing, but also for raising other critical qu... Read more

March1014finalforair

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

Interviews with students and teachers at Portland State University, fighting for a fair contract. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 3 March 2014

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear about recent events in Venezuela, a 2009 documentary about pharmeceutical profits and female sexual dissatisfaction, a discussion of the meanings of work beyond waged labor, and an upcoming performance about young women negotiat... Read more

Peter Frase on Redefining Work

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement talks with Peter Frase of Jacobin magazine about his recent article on Redefining Work, on the desirability of eliminating waged work. This version contains additional discussion not included in the broadcast for reasons of time. Read more

Ted Ferrioli Interview

Airs at: Tue, 03/04/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Ted Ferrioli is the Republican Minority Leader in the Oregon Senate. He talked with Don Merrill about collegiality in Salem, the importance of doing what's best for his constituency and his opinion on the effect of the American Legislative Exchange Council on lawmaking. Read more

PSU Students Walk Out of Classes to Support AAUP Teachers Rally

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The teachers at Portland State University face a possible strike by early April, after declaring impasse in their negotiations with the university administration last week. Thursday Feb. 27, over 600 P.S.U. students walked out of their classes to sup... Read more

US Job Growth Subsidies Favor Corporate Tax Breaks Over Small Businesses

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

A new report on job growth in the U-S suggests that the bulk of subsidies being granted to business to spur job growth go to large corporate tax breaks, rather than small, local businesses. Leigh McIlvane is a research analyst with Good Jobs First, who issued the report.... Read more

Tim Carr Interview

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Tim Carr is a Republican who is running against incumbent Governor John Kitzhaber. He talked with Don Merrill about Oregon's Public Employee Retirement System, the Columbia River Crossing, same sex marriage and why he thinks a gubenatorial candidate can only win if they... Read more

PSU Student Union members interviewed about impending PSU teacher strike

Airs at: Wed, 02/26/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

PSU Student Union members interviewed about the possibility of the PSU professors strike, and the walkout to support faculty Thursday Feb 27th. Read more