Old Mole Variety Hour October 17th, 2016

Denise Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes

• Bill Resnick talks Jason Kafoury a leader in the Portland group, Honest-elections.com who are promoting the virtues of Multnomah County Ballot Initiative 26-184 that sets strict donation limits for Multnomah County elections. They will also discuss event with Ralph Nader, Getting Money Out of Politics, at the First Unitarian Church, this coming Saturday, 7-9pm, $3 minimum no one turned away.
• Book Mole Larry Bowlden Reviews The 2012 Novel The Light Between Oceans by author M.L. Stedman. Stedman’s debut novel Is an Australian War fiction. "The miraculous arrival of a child in the life of a barren couple delivers profound love but also the seeds of destruction. Moral dilemmas don't come more exquisite than the one around which Australian novelist Stedman constructs her debut."--
• Bill Resnick returns to talk with Walt McRee of the Public Banking Institute and David Delk of Portland  based group The Public Banking Alliance. Walt will be speaking Thursday at the First Unitarian, 7-9pm, $5 minimum but no one turned away. The talk is "Affording the Portland We Want."  And the growing movement for public banking and investing in what we need, like affordable housing, local renewable energy and energy conservation, transit improvements.
• Clayton Morgareidge reads from the CJ werleman article Homegrown Terrorism is Rooted in US Actions, Not Islam. Just Ask the FBI.“Like climate change, the debate surrounding radicalization is over. It’s now time for action, and that means we must first fix ourselves.” Werleman’s artlicle was published by Middle East Eye on October 15^th. It can also be found on CommonDreams. Org