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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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US Worries About China

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

Kayse Jama on Xenophobia and the Backlash against Refugees

Airs at: Wed, 11/25/2015 at 12:00am
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In a November 19 interview conducted in the offices of the Portland-based Center for Intercultural Organizing (CIO), Desiree Hellegers speaks with Kayse Jama, founder and executive director of the CIO, about the xenophobic backlash in the wake of the Paris attacks.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 23rd 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Bill Resnick and Stephen Zunes discuss Syria and the Clash of Barbarisms, now intensifying, and how it can be avoided. Stephen Zunes Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at t... Read more

Stephen Zunes on the Clash of Barbarisms

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Stephen Zunes about the war in Syria and how it could provoke a far larger war. Stephen Zunes (from his website) is "Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he serves as coordinator of the program... Read more

Reading: We Are Living In Pitiliess Times

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker reads an article about the Paris attacks called "We Are Living In Pitiliess Times", by Vajay Prashad through Open Democracy. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 23, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick talks about war in Syria and the clash of barbarisms, with Stephen Zunes Desiree Hellegers talks about the xenophobic backlash against refugees, with Kayse Jama Denise Morris reads some media commen... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 16, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On the Old Mole today at 9:00, it’s the hundredth centennial of the great Wobbly, Joe Hill, his assassination by the state of Utah. Portland will have several tributes to Joe Hill this Thursday and Friday. The Mole will offer some of Hill’s songs and poetry, assess his ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 2nd 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which will include Bill Resnick interviews Rebecca Gordon on the negotiations  -- including Russia and Iran  -- to find a path toward stopping the killing in Syria. Will this be a model for reconstructing the middle eas... Read more

Sanders, Socialism, and Skeptics

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris and Bill Resnick explore the Bernie Sanders phenomena and question the conclusions drawn by Emma Caterine in her Truthout.org op ed "Is Bernie Sanders Dangerous to Socialism?" [image from wikipedia] Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 2, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris hosts and we hear these segments:  Bill Resnick interviews philosopher Rebecca Gordon about Syria peace talks. Tom Becker reads about Capitalism and Sustainable Development Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss Prison Reform Denise Morris and Bill Resnick expl... Read more