Immigration

Community Coalition Demands Minority Input on Superfund Cleanup

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

The Portland Harbor community coalition led by Groudworks, a local agency working for environmental social justice delivered a letter to the city government today. The Coalition wants more effort on the city’s part to include marginalized communities when they write their ... Read more

East Portland Kids Call for Bus Passes

Airs at: Fri, 04/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Students in East Portland are missing classes because they can’t afford the bus. That’s the conclusion of a study by the Youth Environmental Justice Alliance and OPAL looking at how young people’s access to public transportation affects their ability to succeed at school an... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 28, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick and Harvey Wasserman talk about America's Astounding Human Rights Hypocrisy in light of Obama's recent visit to Cuba. Jan Haaken talks with Abdul Fofanah and Issa Kamara about the politics of Kendrick Lamar's work as a hi... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 8, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this episode and we hear: Tod Sloan interviews Mary Watkins, liberation psychologist and co-author of Up Against the Wall: Re-imagining the US-Mexico Border. Bill Resnick talks to Maria Svart, national director of the Democratic Socialists of... Read more

Re-Imagining the US-Mexico Border

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tod Sloan interviews Mary Watkins, liberation psychologist and co-author of Up Against the Wall: Re-imagining the US-Mexico Border. Mary Watkins teaches at Pacific Graduate Institute. [Image Credit: www.wikipedia.org] Read more

Steve Phillips Interview

Airs at: Wed, 02/03/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Steve Phillips is the author of the new book, "Brown is the New White", a critical discussion on changes that are coming to the American body politic in advance of the population shift from majority white to "other than white" by 2044. He talks with Don Merrill about Berni... Read more

Making Local Progressive Reforms

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier speaks with Shena Elrington, Director of Immigrant Rights & Racial Justice at the Center for Popular Democracy. They discuss how communities, cities and states can lead progressive reforms on immigrant rights and create alternative and humane environments for ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 7, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this membership-drive show, which includes these segments: Bill talks with Brian Tokar about the limits of the Paris climate talks and the need for local actions Jan Haaken talks with faith community activists about us-vs-them fears manipulated by po... Read more

Migration and Climate in Paris Talks

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel discusses the relations between climate and migration crises, drawing mostly from Harsha Walia's recent comments on "Why Migration Should Be Central to Paris COP21 Climate Talks." Her comments highlight the ways that climate change causes displacement both dir... Read more