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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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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Native People and Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Zoltán Grossman, Professor of Geography and Native Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, discusses some ongoing alliances between Native Americans and rural whites in organizing on behalf of the environment to halt mining companies, the XL pipeline, and deve... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 12, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
October 12 is Indigenous People's Day -- formerly known as "Columbus Day." The show, hosted this week by Tom Becker, features an interview about native Americans joining forces with white ranchers to deal with climate change issues that affect them all. We also hear othe... Read more

Kansas Evironmentalism

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Bob Dixson, the mayor of Greensberg, Kansas,  a small, white, Republican-voting farming town.  After a tornado devastated 95% of the city, they decided to rebuild to be a carbon free city using only renewable energy -- a small wind farm that fed i... Read more

Learning from History

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tod Sloan interviews Sandy Polishuk, oral historian and long-time activist, on the importance of historical memory in social movements, both for inspiration and for the lessons that can be learned. Polishuk is divestment lead coordinator for 350PDX. Read more

Learning from History

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Tod Sloan interviews Sandy Polishuk, oral historian and long-time activist, on the importance of historical memory in social movements, both for inspiration and for the lessons that can be learned. Polishuk is divestment lead coordinator for 350PDX. Read more

Welcome To the New Planet

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker reads from "Welcome to a New Planet: Climate Change ‘Tipping Points’ and the Fate of the Earth" by Michael T. Klare. Klare dismisses the belief that climate change will proceed in a slow, linear progression but rather is likely to proceed by sudden catastroph... Read more

Latest Death Penalty Challenges

Airs at: Tue, 10/06/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On The Left and the Law: Richard Glossip was scheduled to be put to death on October 3rd in Oklahoma but his execution was stayed because the state got  the wrong cocktail of drugs to kill him. Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the importance of this case, includi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 5, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick will be our host and we will hear --    an interview with Joe Uehlein (pronounced U-line) on building a labor-environmental movement to curb global warming and save the planet; challenges to the death penalty; A remembrance of the l... Read more

Remembering Pornographer Candida Royalle

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel remembers the work of filmmaker, free-speech advocate, and sex-positive feminist Candida Royalle. Best known as the pioneering founder of Femme Productions, the first successful production company for feminist and couples-oriented erotic films, Royalle should be r... Read more

What Can Be Done About Mass Killings

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In the wake of the shootings in Roseburg, Oregon, Bill Resnick considers various reactions from pundits and how the left should understand these events. Read more