Desiree Hellegers covers the Portland Homeless Persons Memorial Day Vigil on
December 21st and the very real life and death stakes in the upcoming City
Council vote on a 22.5 million dollar five year contract to sweep the city's
houseless encampments.
Joshua Rainey Phot...
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In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker take up a few
of 2019's high profile sexual harassment cases against powerful men. They
discuss differing legal strategies and their political implications, and
comment on "Bombshell," the Hollywood film based ...
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Frann Michel hosts the last Old Mole Variety Hour of 2019, and we hear these
pieces:
Public Power: Bill Resnick talks with Mari Rose Taruc of the Utility Justice
Campaign of Oakland, CA, which is seeking a publicly-accountable takeover
of the investor-owned utility PG&...
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Bill Resnick talks with Mari Rose Taruc of the Utility Justice
Campaign. For 25 years she has organized environmental justice (EJ)
campaigns for clean air, affordable housing, renewable energy and climate
solutions in local, state, national, and international arenas. Today...
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Joe Clement and Denise Morris were at another inspirational Labor
Notes Union Troublemakers School earlier this year. Denise recorded Barbara
Madeloni in one session talking about successful strikes in recent years and
why they worked: collective action in the workplace, or...
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Joe Clement and Frann Michel review John Carpenter’s cult-classic sci-fi
social commentary film, "They Live." Joe and Frann turn to this film because
of its obviously critical message about late capitalism and the way some of
its complaints, seemingly new and unprecedented ...
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Frann Michel hosts this Labor Day episode of the Old Mole, in which
Joe Clement talks with Marianne Garneau about strikes and politics of
worker-power.
Bill Resnick talks with Emma Lierley from Rainforest Action about forest
destruction in Brazil, Indonesia, and elsewh...
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Frann Michel hosts this episode in which
Bill Resnick continues his conversation with Dr. Stephen Zunes about Iran and
US-Iran relations.
The Left and the Law consider the role of District Attorneys including Kamala
Harris.
Desiree Hellegers hosts a roundtable on the C...
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Frann Michel hosts.
Bill Resnick interviews Bhaskar Sunkara about his Socialist Manifesto
We hear excerpts from testimony at the May 9 Portland city budget forum.
Dan Jaffee interviews Michael Mehaffy about Finance and the Housing Crisis.
Please also note the event T...
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Selections from some of the public testimony at the May 9 hearing on the City
of Portland Proposed Budget.
The City Council will take further testimony and vote on approving the budget
on May 22, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:30pm, at Portland City Hall, ...
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