Abe and Joe look back on a good couple of weeks for women. Also -- pledge drive!
It's been a good couple of weeks for women. First, there was the ruling that nonprofits must cover contraception in their employees' health plans, even if doing so runs counter to church doctrine. Then there was the stunning betrayal -- and equally stunning reversal -- by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Both were victories for the notion of women as full human beings, and, crucially, both were won in the court of public opinion.
Also, it's fund-raising time. Open yer wallets in the name of our fair sisters, y'all.
Driven by the economic crisis, states all across the country are re-thinking their tough-on-crime policies.Last year Oregon’s Governor Kitzhaber formed a Commission on Public Safety to take a strategic look at Oregon’s sentencing laws and to find a more cost effective way to ensure the public’s safety.
Laurie Mercier talks with Margaret Butler, director and co-founder of the Portland-area labor coalition, Jobs with Justice, which just turned 20 years old. Butler talks a little about what JwJ does in general and recent actions, advocacy and campaigns they've done.
Bill Resnick talks with writer and Portland-area teacher, Bill Bigelow, about how his book "Rethinking Columbus" was removed from Tuscon-area schools because it violates Arizona Law concerning teaching ethnic studies in Public Schools.
Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole, which because of membership drive breaks shows up as being about30% shorter than normal. We hear about the crack-down on ethnic studies in Arizona, about what's going on in Jobs with Justice, and a review of The Intuitionist. In the middle of the show, we heard Pete Seeger's rendition of Ralph Chaplin's "Commonwealth of Toil" from the Wobbly Little Red Songbook.
Fear! Key to A War-Possesed Economy; Interview; Tom Engelhardt
Fear! If it’s strong enough We’ll do almost anything to stop it. Successive US administrations have counted on it as they’ve turned Fear into profit for a war economy. Join host Linda Olson-Osterlund for A Deeper Look Membership Drive special. Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch will be on Live to talk about his new book The United States of Fear - How we became a possessed nation.
Gary Okhiro is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and receipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Studies Association. He is known for his writing, teaching, and institution building in Asian American Studies. In this interview with APA Compass' Andrew Yeh, Professor Okihiro speaks about the post September 11th environment, the bullying of APAs, and the unexpected influence of Hawaiians on the mainland.
In this weeks episode host Grace E Reed talks with the former host of Prison Pipeline, Ruth Kovacs. The talk centers around Prison Pipeline and it's positive affect it has had with listeners. Both Ruth and Grace share their experiences with the prison community and social outreach programs. Grace also talks a bit about her latest book, "Negotiating Shadows".
