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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

Every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

The Old Mole burrows down to the roots of the great issues of our time – the struggles of ordinary people for democratic and sustainable ways of life.  The Mole goes where corporate media fear to tread, supporting grassroots challenges to top-down authority and giving voice to movements that shake the foundations of an unjust society.  The Moles' perspective is democratic, anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist.  We count Karl Marx as a friend but are open to other voices from the left. The show includes analyses of global politics and economics, local grassroots activism, segments on the Left & the Law, and reviews of films, books, music, and theater. 

Contributors include: Julian Ankney, Larry Bowlden, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

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Our theme song is the traditional "Mole in the Ground," sometimes performed by Clayton & Ernie, sometimes by Joe Clement,  and sometimes blended with other versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren on the album Special Gunpowder, or Blind Boy Paxton  

Our graphic lettering is by Charlie Ertola. Host portraits by Clayton Morgareidge.
 

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Birth Control History

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Laurie Mercier speaks to Michael Helquist about the upcoming June 29 Birth Control Brigade in downtown Portland. Michael Helquist is the author of  MARIE EQUI Radical Politics & Outlaw Passions. The event will commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the arrests of nu... Read more

Documenting the O.J. Simpson Case

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about two television series produced this year on the O. J. Simpson murder case--the drama The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and the documentary mini-series O.J.: Made in America. Jan and Mike take up the question of ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 27, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes these segments: Desiree Hellegers speaks with activists from the recent Vancouver, WA oil train blockade Denise reads commentary on Brexit as Global Rebellion Laurie Mercier talks with an historian and a... Read more

What's Next for the Left?

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Robert Caldwell and Michael Weisdorf about new systems for the economy. Read more

Brian Wilson on US Militarism in Vietnam

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  In the second of a two-part interview, Desiree Hellegers speaks with peace activist, attorney, and writer S. Brian Willson about the protracted railroad blockade that forced the closure of the California-based Concord Naval Weapons Station. Author of the book Blood on... Read more

Reading on neoliberalism and inequality

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Tom Becker reads from "Wrong All Along: Neoliberal IMF Admits Neoliberalism Fuels Inequality and Hurts Growth"*, by Ben Norton of Salon Magazine. *http://www.salon.com/2016/05/31/wrong_all_along_neoliberal_imf_admits_neoliberalism_fuels_inequality_and_hurts_growth/ Read more

Reading: "Pathways of Transition to Agro-Ecological Food Systems"

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick reads from and adds additional commentary to "Pathways of Transition to Agroecological Food Systems", by Adam Parsons via CounterPunch: http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/17/pathways-of-transition-to-agroecological-food-systems/ Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 20, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole Variety Hour, and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Robert Caldwell and Michael Weisdorf about new systems for the economy Desiree Hellegers continues her conversation with Brian Wilson about US imperialism and militarism in Vietnam Tom B... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 13

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Bill Resnick talks with Pete Dolack about his new book, It's Not Over: Learning From the Socialist Experiment. The book analyzes the history of attempts to transcend capitalism, not only the Soviet Union but also the failed German revolution, the Sandinista Revoluti... Read more

It's Not Over: learning from the socialist experiment

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Pete Dolack about his new book, "It's Not Over: Learning From the Socialist Experiment". The book analyzes the history of attempts to transcend capitalism, not only the Soviet Union but also the failed German revolution, the Sandinista Revolution ... Read more