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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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Media Spin on the War

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Jeff Cohen comparing U. S. media coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. For example, the suffering and deaths of Ukrainians are shown in heartbreaking detail, while in Iraq, as Cohen witnessed himself as a war re... Read more

Nuclear De-escalation Now

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Well-read red Bill Resnick reads from an article by Norman Solomon titled “Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation” first published on the website Truthout on March 3, 2022. Norman warns that the two imperial powers, the U.S. and Russia, are... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 21, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Turning Red: The new animated film, Turning Red, is the first film in decades of Pixar productions that was created by a female director, as well as by a primarily female art... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 14, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: War and Resistance: Bill Resnick talks to Alice Slater, Chair of the Board of Directors of World Beyond War about Russia’s attack on Ukraine, why it happened, how it might be res... Read more

War and Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick talks to Alice Slater, Chair of the Board of Directors of World Beyond War about Russia’s attack on Ukraine, why it happened, how it might be resolved, and the role of a neutral Ukraine in the struggle over a unipolar versus and multipolar world. Bill and Al... Read more

Labor and the Environment

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On Sunday, March 20th, the locally produced documentary, "Necessity: Climate Justice & the Thin Green Line" will have its theatrical premiere at Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver, Washington. This is the second film in a two-part series on climate activism directed b... Read more

Update Brazil

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Luisa Martinez interviews activist and scholar, Jana Silverman, who holds a Ph.D. in Labor and Development Economics from the State University of Campinas (Brazil) and is currently a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Center for Global Workers Rights at Penn State University. ... Read more

Indigenous Futurisms

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In recognition of Women's History Month, Jan Haaken talks with Grace Dillon about history and emancipatory visions of the future.  Dillon is Professor of Indigenous Nations at Portland State University and coined the term Indigenous Futurisms, paying homage to Afrofuturi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 7, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The New Cold War: Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the U.S. led NATO has been advancing toward Russia by adding new countries, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turke... Read more

The New Cold War

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the U.S. led NATO has been advancing toward Russia by adding new countries, including Hungary, Poland, Romania, Turkey and placing military bases armed with nuclear weapons in some. NATO's overture to the Ukraine terrified an... Read more