Old Mole Variety Hour

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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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Book Mole: The Marriage Plot

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2012 at 12:00am

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Larry Bowlden reviews Jeffery Eugenides' "The Marriage Plot", which follows the trajectories of three college seniors. Larry explores how Eugenides expresses in the voices of his key characters the influence of Charles Dickens, Edith Warton, Henry James, Anthony Trollop... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/08/12

Airs at: Mon, 10/08/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Bill Resnick or Jan Haaken hosts this membership-drive special on DRUGS Bill Resnick interviews Sanho Tree about the costs of the war on drugs and already functional alternatives to the prohibitionist regeme we have in the United States. Iven Hale, who works i... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/01/12

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick discusses the NFL referee lockout. He considers their complaint over pensions, how unions promote high work standards, and why unions need to shed their bureacratic service-orientation for a rank-and-file so... Read more

Peter Rachleff, labor historian, on NFL Referee Lockout

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick and Peter Rachleff discuss the NFL referee lockout and dispute over pensions vs. 401K. Peter explains the difference between pensions and 401K plans, the missed opportunity to speak out the working-class, connecting workplace with consumer-activism. Peter ... Read more

Consumer Rage: this is your labor movement under capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement reads "Consumer Rage: this is your labor movement under capitalism", an essay from PruningShears.us by MadTownAnnie. They criticize the appeal to lost consumer value made by those critical of the NFL's recent dispute with and lockout of its referees over reti... Read more

Michael Zweig: US Labor Against The War

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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Laurie Mercier talks with Michael Zweig about US Labor Against The War, a reform-coalition of hundreds of unions, central labor councils and state federations who are united in opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are organizing workers to put pressure o... Read more

If Sharks Were Men...

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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After an amusing reading of Bertolt Brecht's short-story "If Sharks Were Men", Joe Clement comments on the unfortunately enduring message it imparts about class-exploitation and imperial war. The original video from which the audio has been used can be found here. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 1st 2012

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about the NFL referee lockout, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and organizing the working-class against imperial war. Bill Resnick talks with labor historian Peter Rachleff about the NFL referee lockout. Frann ... Read more

Well-read Red: Trans-Pacific Partnership

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 12:00am

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Well-read Red, Frann Michel, points out that there are a lot of things that won't get discussed in the presidential debates because both of the major candidates actually agree on them. After a litany of silent pacts, including Iran, campaign contributions, ignoring globa... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/24/12

Airs at: Mon, 09/24/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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