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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 Meaning of May Day in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
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Frann Michel and Hyung Nam discuss the origins of May Day in the Chicago Riot of 1886, its enduring if transformed significance today, and local actions taking place on May Day  (May 1st) 2015. Read more

PDX vs. Climate Change: Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick continues his conversation with Michael Armstrong of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability about City-wide action on climate change, making Portland more sustainable, and the importance of collective as well as individual initiative. Image Credit... Read more

Leftist Psychology: emotion, envy, and inequality

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Tod talk about the emotional work of social movements, and different ways of thinking about the psychology of class and envy. They start with a discussion of Snowpiercer*-- a 2013 South Korean science fiction film about the revolt of passengers on a continuously ... Read more

Abolish Slavery, Abolish Property, Abolish Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
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Drawing from Edward Baptist's book The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (available as a book or ebook at the Multnomah County Library), Clayton Morgareidge argues that the Civil War and the 14th Amendment abolishing slavery constitu... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
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Alan Wieder hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear: Jan Haaken and Todd Sloan talk about psychology and perceptions of class and inequality. Bill Resnick finishes his conversation Michael Armstrong of Portland' Bureau of Planning and Sustainability with... Read more

PDX v Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Michael Armstrong, who leads the Sustainability section of the Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The Bureau just released a draft of the 2015 Portland/Multnomah County Climate Action Plan. Armstrong talks about what he would do if ... Read more

PDX Renters v Fox Mgmt Co.

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement interviews an organizer with The Portland Solidarity Network about their work and a recent tenant-led campaign against Fox Property Management. They discuss some of the barriers to conventional legal recourse faced by  low-income renters and the frightening p... Read more

Drought: Death by a Thousand Cuts

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker reads Robert Hunziker's article from Counterpunch dealing with the imminence of serious drought due to climate change.  Keller Fountain dry" by Tedder - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.">Photo Credit: Tedder Read more

Another Politics For the Left

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
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Tod Sloan reads from the introduction to Chris Dixon's Another Politics, a book assessing the trends among grassroots groups on the anti-authoritarian left, based on interviews with over 200 North American activists. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 20

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Mole and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Portland city sustainable official Michael Armstrong about what Portland is doing about climate change. 2.  Tom Becker reads an article about the imminent dangers of serious water shortages... Read more