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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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The Old Mole Variety Hour for Labor Day 2015

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear:   Bill Resnick talks with Mark Jacobson about scaling up renewable forms of energy production to meet existing demand. A Movie Mole double-feature! Denise Morris and Frann Michel review two documentary films about women... Read more

Movie Moles: Amy

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 12:00am
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In the first of two film reviews for this Labor Day Mole 2015, movie moles Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss "Amy", directed by Asif Kapadia, about British singer and guitarist Amy Winehouse.  The film explores the exploitation and commodification of art and the art... Read more

Labor Day's Radical Roots

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 12:00am
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Joe Clement reflects on Labor Day's radical roots. All too often pitted against celebrations of International Workers Day, Labor Day was born of the same international-tending workers movement that also gave birth to May Day. To help tell this story, Joe reads from Eugen... Read more

Movie Moles: What Happened Miss Simone?

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 12:00am
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In the second of two reviews this episode, movie moles Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss What Happened Miss Simone?, directed by Liz Garbus, about African American pianist and singer Nina Simone.  Like Amy, the film draws on a rich archive of materials, including Si... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 7, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2015 at 12:00am
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Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: The Movie Moles review two documentaries about female musicians. The first is about Amy Winehouse, the second is about Nina Simone. Bill Resnick talks with Mark Jacobson about scaling up renewable energies to meet real-w... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/31/15

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 31, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with historian Anne Kornhauser about left and right takes on bureacracy at the time of the New Deal. 2.  Tom Becker reads from Colin Todhunter's piece in Counterpunch about capitalism and t... Read more

Liberal Anxieties

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
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The modern bureaucratic state was built during the New Deal and World War II by liberals who had doubts about a big state with a big bureaucracy. Anne Kornhauser tells the story in her book Debating the American State: Liberal Anxieties and the New Leviathan, 1930-1970. ... Read more

Does Too Much Choice Paralyze Us?

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2015 at 12:00am
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Jan Haaken and Tod Sloan examine psychologist Barry Schwartz' thesis in The Paradox of Choice - that having so many choices in consumer society makes us miserable.  They offer more compelling angles on the psychology of choice and economic behavior drawing on Marx and Ma... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/24/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Jeremy Beclher, author of "Strike" on his latest book "Climate Insurgency: A Battle for Survival."  Clayton Morgareidge shares an article by Alex Gourevitch entitled "Our Forgotten Labor Revolution."   Joe Clement and Denis Morris continue their dis... Read more