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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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Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/23/15

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Craig Morris on Germany's Green Energy

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with Craig Morris about Renewables International and the example of Germany. They discuss the Energiewende--Germany's aim to transition to a renewable energy economy and leave nuclear and fossil energy behind--as well as the problems of subsidies for ... Read more

Green Economy in a black and white world

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Joe Clement reads from Black, White, and Green: Farmers Markets, Race, and the Green Economy by Alison Hope Alkon, and plays a song from the Lorax. Read more

Don't Kill a Trans Woman Week

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Iven Hale reads the names of the transwomen killed in the US so far this year, and calls attention to Worldwide Don't Kill a Trans Woman Week, which has a page on facebook. See also HRC report on AntiTransgender Violence TransGriot on Anti-Trans Hate Speech Planet TransG... Read more

Movie Moles: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2015 at 12:00am
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Denise Morris and Frann Michel touch on the history of the Oscars and critiques of the awards, before discussing the first feature written and directed by Iranian-American Ana Liliy Amirpour, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, a Farsi-language black-and-white Vampire West... Read more

A Techno-fix for Climate Change?

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker reads from Zoë Carpenter's article in The Nation, "We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis." Carpenter argues that attempts by humans to change the climate (such as shooting a huge amount of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere to deflect sunl... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 16, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker hosts this episode dealing with climate change, the movement for polyamory, and legal maneuvers by anti-abortionists. To hear the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual segments, follow these links: 1.Christian Parenti and Bill Resnick discu... Read more

Beyond Monogamy to Polyamory

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
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As a special post-Valentine's Day segment, Jan Haaken talks with Mimi Schippers, associate professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Tulane University, about polyandrous sexual practices and the conservative side of monogamous pair bonding. Schippers has a forthcoming... Read more

Climate Change and Social Dislocation

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
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Christian Parenti talks with Bill Resnick about his latest book Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence.  It traces ·       the collapse of many countries under the pressures of neo-colonialism and neo-liberalism that extract resources and   keep... Read more

Left and the Law: New Anti-Abortion Rhetoric

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
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The Left and the Law today focuses on recent court decisions in Texas that restrict access to abortion, and a decision by a judge in the 5th Circuit court that threw out some of the claims about the risks of abortion. Psychologist Jan Haaken and attorney Mike Snedeker ta... Read more