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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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Radical Environmental Organizing

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2016 at 12:00am
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Desiree Hellegers interviews sociologist Rik Scarce, author of the landmark study "Eco-Warriors: Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement" about the history and future of radical environmental organizing, and about his new book on "Creating Sustainable Communitie... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for April 4, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2016 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes music by Diamanda Galas, Tuneyards, and these segments on environmental justice, sustainable communities, and the need for intersectional organizing to save the planet and each other: Bill Resnick interview... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 28, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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 ... Read more

Bill Resnick and Harvey Wasserman on American's Astounding Human Rights Hipocrisy

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am
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Following President Obama’s lectures to the Cuban government on human rights, Harvey Wasserman talks with Bill Resnick about human rights in the US with emphasis on the size of the US prison population and the war on drugs. Harvey Wasserman wrote on this subject for Trut... Read more

The Social and Political Significance of Kendrick Lamar's Music

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am
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Jan Haaken talks with Abdul Fofanah and Issa Kamara about the politics of Kendrick Lamar's work as a hip-hop artist and the power of his music in the Black Lives Matter movement.  Fofanah is co-director of the documentary, "Moving to the Beat"--a documentary about hip-ho... Read more

Well-read Red: Black Study, Black Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am
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Frann Michel points listeners to a forum in Boston Review on "Black Study, Black Struggle," featuring statements by Robin D.G. Kelley and responses by Keeanga Yamatta-Taylor and others. She recommends the conversation to anyone interested in student Black Lives Matter  a... Read more

James Connolly's Revolutionary Socialism and the 1916 Easter Uprising

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2016 at 12:00am
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  Joe Clement recalls the 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland, noting the class as well as national struggles that led up to it. To that end, he reads an excerpt from an article* on the revolutionary socialist aspirations of James Connolly, one of the Uprising's still revere... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 28, 2016

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

Old Mole Variety Hour March 21st 2016

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews with Jack Metzgar about his latest article "Misrepresenting the White Working Class: What the Narrating Class Gets Wrong." Jack Metzgar teaches and writes. In this piece he explores the politics of the working class. The Trump vote today is attrib... Read more

Who Really Supports Trump?

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2016 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks to Jack Metsgar about who voted for Hitler and who is now supporting Donald Trump. Turns out it wasn't working people but conservatives, business, the religious mostly Protestants, and the right.  Jack Metsgar is the author of a personal memoir and histo... Read more