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Yasmin Nair beyond Illegal vs. Undocumented

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris talks with Yasmin Nair about immigrants-rights rhetoric and how certain strategies meant to insulate them from stereotypes and "include" may shutter the actual situation of undocument workers. She argues that the "undocumented not afraid" movement started as a... Read more

Postal Workers' Action

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Old Mole's Iven Hale talks with postal worker Willie Groschelle of the Letter Carriers' Union about value of  the US Postal Service and the forces of privatization that are threatening to destroy it.   Read more

Roundtable Discussion on Electoral Politics

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick, Alan Wieder and Frann Michel talk about the political economy of electoral politics and what that means for left strategy. They keep coming back to popular mobilization and how electoral politics may or may not fit into that. Read more

Book Mole - Howard Zinn: a life on the left

Airs at: Tue, 11/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Alan Wieder reviews Martin Duberman's biography of Howard Zinn, subtitled "a life on the left". Read more

Book Mole: Days of Destruction Days of Revolt

Airs at: Wed, 10/31/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale reviews "Days of Destruction Days of Revolt", by journalist Chris Hedges and Portland graphic-novelist, Joe Sacco. Read more

Zombie: apocalypse or rebellion?

Airs at: Wed, 10/31/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The zombie apocalypse is not a new cultural craze for Americans, but its recent resurgence during the Great Recession deserves some scrutiny for the way it invokes the lost figure of the zombie-worker. That's what David McNally (mis-announced as Daniel) argues in an article... Read more

Portland Action Lab: brewing up anti-austerity actions for November 3rd 2012

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Gina of the Portland Action Lab about anti-austerity actions that're being planned for November 3rd 2012. She describes the way that PAL and the groups who work with it are resisting austerity as "the new normal" and underscoring the hugely neglected ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 29th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts this episode of the Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear:   Bill Resnick talk with Marxist scholar Leo Panich about resisting global capitalism Joe Clement talks with Gina of the Portland Action Lab about November 3rd's planned anti-austerity protests... Read more

Movie Moles review Maquilapolis

Airs at: Mon, 10/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary Maquilapolis (2006), its collaborative production and innovative style, and its presentation of the struggles and modest triumphs of Tijuana factory workers and community environmental activists in the years since NAFTA. Read more

NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DAY "A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: BEYOND ELECTORAL POLITICS"

7 am to 8 pm on Friday October 12th The best of KBOO’s news, talks and interviews: In this special day of programming KBOO presents authors, activists, analysts and idealists who look beyond the current political rhetoric to the real basics of what it will take to build... Read more