Economy

California's Prop 49 Aims to Overturn Citizen's United

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: News In Depth

KBOO's Robin Ryan speaks with Common Cause's California Director Kathy Feng about her state's Proposition 49, which aims to send a message to Congress to pass a Constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court's Citizen's United ruling from 2010. Citizen's United ... Read more

Deregulatory Bills Pass House of Representatives

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2016 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Two anti-regulatory bills were approved in House yesterday and today along strongly bipartisan lines. The HB 1155, known as the SCRUB Act, and HB 712, known as the Sunshine for Deregulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, were approved by the Republican majority en-route to a ... Read more

Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Takes Effect Tomorrow

Airs at: Tue, 12/22/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

On January first a law will go into place assigning certain protections and benefits to domestic workers in the State of Oregon, called the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. For more KBOO reporter Jared Dancler spoke with Tom Breedlove, an expert on household labor and taxe... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 21, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes Christmas songs by Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as segments on the climate impacts of the TPP, the politics of the Peanuts' Christmas cartoon, and the impacts of the women's movement on family life... Read more

Climate Impacts of the TPP

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers hosts a round table discussion on the climate impacts of the Transpacific Partnership, featuring Miya Reback, development and campaign coordinator for 350.org Portland, Kristen Sheeran, Oregon Director for Climate Solutions, and Michael Shannon, Executive ... 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

The false "victory" of the KXL pipeline and other green illusions

Airs at: Wed, 11/11/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

“It is time to stop celebrating the individual battles when we are losing the war by any unbiased opinion. And for those who are concerned with the truth, it is time to start talking about winning the war and not be satisfied with useless, facile individual battles and thei... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 30, 2015

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

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments: 1. Laurence Shoup and Bill Resnick discuss debates about US foreign policy towards China. 2. Mass shootings in Colorado and in Paris are discussed by Jan Haaken and Kathryn Farr. 3. Frann Mi... Read more

US Worries About China

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

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

How does the US foreign policy establishment see China in relation to US interests? What are their differences about climate dhange? Historian and activist Laurence Shoup talks with the Old Mole’s Bill Resnick. Shoup is the author of Wall Street’s Think Tank: The Council on... Read more