Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Earlier this year, as discussed on a previous episode of the Old Mole, the Welcome Home Coalition, in partnership with Sisters of the Road, released their report, Finding Home: Lasting Solutions Rooted in Community Expertise, which surveyed and consulted those with lived... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole which features the following segments: Crisis in Higher Ed: What’s at stake for the city of Portland if its flagship university is strangled by budget cuts? Laurie Mercier speaks with Bill Knight, Associate Profess... Read more

Desiree Hellegers reflects on the links between immigrant detention, mass incarceration, endless war, and death on the streets. Universal housing, they argue, is no pie in the sky dream, and would go a long way toward ending the cycle of colonial violence in the U.S. Par... Read more

  In the run up to Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on December 21, Desiree Hellegers brings holiday reflections on the links between mass in immigrant detention, mass incarceration, endless war and death on the street. Universal housing, they argue, is no pie in the sky ... Read more

  The Left and the Law on ICE:  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more

  Since returning to office this year, the Trump regime has mobilized the military, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice in carrying out mass deportations.  Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate on the frontlin... Read more

  Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted research from 2023 until 2025 to learn from people who are currently homeless, or have been homeless in the past five years, what they want and need to stay housed. The study applied participatory action res... Read more

Our Well Read Red reads excerpts from an article by Middle East scholar Soumaya Ghannoushi, who argues that the Jeffrey Epstein story provides a behind the scenes look at global elites and their machinations. The article, “Epstein Saga Exposes Israel’s Iron Grip on US Po... Read more

Our guest Poetry Mole, Catherine Bax, shares the poem by Joy Harjo, “For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet.” Joy Harjo was the United States poet laureate in 2019. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951, Harjo is a member of the Muscogee (Creek... Read more

  Photo of Wall Art in Cypress: Image licensed for public use: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/809719 Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Finding Home: Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted re... Read more