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Views and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

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Patricia Kullberg, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour

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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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Gwen Sullivan on high-stakes testing

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan, president of the Portland Association of Teachers, about high-stakes testing. She speaks about the resistance to it we see organizing around the country, and argues this is a fight for and not against education. Read more

The End of San Francisco

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris talks with past Old Mole guest Matilda Bernstein Sycamore about her new book, The End of San Francisco. Described as part memoir, part social history, part elegy - The End of San Francisco explores the dream of a radical queer community and the mythical cit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 1st 2013

Airs at: Mon, 04/01/2013 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement hosts this membership-drive special and we hear: Joe interview Daniel Gross, co-author of "Labor Law for the Rank and Filer"Bill Resnick talks with Gwen Sullivan of the Portland Association of Teachers about high-stakes testingDenise Morris talks with Matilda... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 03/25/13

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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On this special membership drive edition, the Old Mole features media scholar and critic Robert McChesney, talking with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about McChesney's new book Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy. You can get a fre... Read more

A Place at the Table: movie moles review

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary A Place at the Table, currently playing in Portland at the Hollywood Theatre, about the serious problem of food insecurity. The film makes vivid the struggles of some of the 50 million Americans who are food insecure... Read more

Black Power and Soul Music

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge talks with radical musicologist Brad Duncan about Black Power as the radicalizing of what had been the more integrationist civil rights movement, and about the roots of soul music in gospel and R&B. They discuss the role of music in preserving cultura... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 25 March 2013

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge hosts and talks with Radical Musicologist Brad Duncan about Black Power and Soul music; Bill Resnick talks with media analyst Robert McChesney about the dangers corporate internet monopolies pose for democracy; and movie moles Denise Morris and Frann ... Read more

Resnick and McChesney on Digital Disconnect

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2013 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick talks with Robert McChesney about his recent book Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy and the issues it addresses. They discuss how media that began with great possibilities for democratization have been taken over by... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 03/18/13

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Iven Hale hosts this episode and we hear:Bill Resnick talks about the dueling federal budget proposals.Clayton Morgareidge offers a commentary about drones and the government targetting of its own citizensTom Becker reads an essay by Noam Chomsky. Read more

Washington Budget Proposals

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2013 at 12:00am

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Three budgets for the Federal Government are being proposed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Ellen Frank, a University of Massachussetts economist who writes for Dollars and Sense, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the values behind each of them and ... Read more