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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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Evicted

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Ever get evicted? A lot of people have, especially in a period of rents skyrocketing and people clamoring for apartments, especially in Portland because landlords have had the upper hand. But housing justice movements are responding. Cities across the U.S. have passed in... Read more

Youth versus ODOT

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On May 20, 2022 thousands of Portland students walked out of school to demand bold action to address the climate crisis. The student strike targeted three local "climate villains": Northwest Natural, the Portland Business Alliance, Zenith Energy, and the Oregon Departmen... Read more

¡Venceremos!

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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July 26 is the Cuban national holiday. This July also marks the one-year anniversary of protests in Cuba against the government and its policies. On this segment of Another World Is Possible, Norm Diamond looks critically at contemporary Cuba. Can we be supportive withou... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 25, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: Inflation and its Cures: Inflation is rising. What’s the cause? What should be done? The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates, exactly the wrong cure for this inflation. Bill ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 18th 2022

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole This week on the Old Mole we launch the first re-broadcast of alternative radio from Against the Grain hosted by Sasha Lilley and C.S Soong on KPFA Pacifica Radio in Berkley, California. ATG is a program of ideas, in-dep... Read more

Jan 6 and the Left

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the January 6th Committee's investigation of Trump and his cronies and the implications of the Committee hearings for the Left, including in assessing the impact of riveting televised January 6th hea... Read more

US Marine Corps Takes on Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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A landmark study, sure to be examined by our nation’s leaders, was just published by the Marine Corps Press, that fine organization that has been keeping order around the world, from the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. The study, written by military insider ... Read more

Land and Language in Indian Country

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Nimiipuu/Nez Perce Mole Julian Ankney, coming to you from Lapwai, Idaho reads a poem by C. Marie Fuhrman about land acknowledgments and speaks with Kellen Trenal, Nimiipuu and Black visual artist, performer, and podcast host, about the 4th of July in Indian Country, lang... Read more

No More Gun Violence

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Want to reduce gun violence to stop mass shootings? Things can be done. Cesar Chelala offers a list of actions to reduce gun violence, but concludes with the observation: We need to move from a culture of violence to a culture of peace. Stranger things have happened. Che... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 11, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Artwork by Kellen Trenal. Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes the following segments: Land and Language in Indian Country: Nimiipuu/Nez Perce Mole Julian Ankney, coming to you from Lapwai, Idaho reads a poem by C. Marie Fuhrman on land ... Read more