Economy

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Movie Moles review Maquilapolis

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary Maquilapolis (2006), its collaborative production and innovative style, and its presentation of the struggles and modest triumphs of Tijuana factory workers and community environmental activists in the years since NAFTA. Read more

Open Reservoirs: Rochester receives reprieve while Portland plows ahead.

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 The city of Rochester, New York recently received a ten-year reprieve from compliance with federal regulations requiring the covering of their open reservoirs.  Rochester requested the delay from the EPA based on economic hardship, citing a forty four percent in... Read more

Oh Noes! Stephanie Coontz on "the end of men hypothesis"

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick talks with Stephanie Coontz about the "end of men hypothesis" that she argues conflates two trends: greater equality  and opportunity for women, on the one hand, and the all-around explosion of inequality in the USA that hits men particularly hard because of t... Read more

NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAY "A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: BEYOND ELECTORAL POLITICS"

7 am to 8 pm on Friday October 12th The best of KBOO’s news, talks and interviews: In this special day of programming KBOO presents authors, activists, analysts and idealists who look beyond the current political rhetoric to the real basics of what it will take to build... Read more

WRR: Trans-Pacific Partnership

For the Old Mole Variety Hour,  October 1, 2012 Oppose the TPP: http://stopthetrap.net/ http://www.publicknowledge.org/Tell-White-House-Ensure-OpennessTPP-IP-Chapter   With the Presidential debates coming up, there are a few things we can remember are not going to be discus... Read more

If Sharks Were Men...

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
After an amusing reading of Bertolt Brecht's short-story "If Sharks Were Men", Joe Clement comments on the unfortunately enduring message it imparts about class-exploitation and imperial war. The original video from which the audio has been used can be found here. Read more

Michael Zweig: US Labor Against The War

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier talks with Michael Zweig about US Labor Against The War, a reform-coalition of hundreds of unions, central labor councils and state federations who are united in opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are organizing  workers to put pressure on t... Read more

Consumer Rage: this is your labor movement under capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement reads "Consumer Rage: this is your labor movement under capitalism", an essay from PruningShears.us by MadTownAnnie. They criticize the appeal to lost consumer value made by those critical of the NFL's recent dispute with and lockout of its referees over retirem... Read more

Well-read Red: Trans-Pacific Partnership

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read Red, Frann Michel, points out that there are a lot of things that won't get discussed in the presidential debates because both of the major candidates actually agree on them. After a litany of silent pacts, including Iran, campaign contributions, ignoring global w... Read more

Peter Rachleff, labor historian, on NFL Referee Lockout

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and Peter Rachleff discuss the NFL referee lockout and dispute over pensions vs. 401K. Peter explains the difference between pensions and 401K plans, the missed opportunity to speak out the working-class, connecting workplace with consumer-activism.   Peter Rac... Read more