Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

 In anticipation of the release next month of the drama "Welcome to Marwen,"  movie moles Frann and Jan  revisit the 2010 documentary "Marwencol," directed by Jeff Malmberg.  “Marwencol” is available  as a DVD at the Multnomah County Library.  Unable to afford therapy a... Read more

 Thom Becker reads from an article entitled “Climate Change Is Increasing Regional Conflict and Creating Millions of Refugees Across the Globe” By Steve Trent  for the online news page, AlterNet. Photo: Syrian refugee camp in Suruc, Turkey (September 7, 2017) Photo Credit... Read more

 Denise Morris previews for us a 2014 film called “Pride” that will be featured at an upcoming DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) event. It’s the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-base... Read more

Thom Becker hosts this episode of the Mole, bringing us these segments: 1. Bill Resnick and labor activist Diane Feeney discuss the future of the labor movement and the job of building a green economy. 2. Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken review the 2014 film "Marwen... Read more

  Frann Michel hosts this episode, which features these segments: Zoe Leonard reads “I Want a President” Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about post-election prospects Tom Becker reads from an article about why the US constitution... Read more

  Bill Resnick talks with Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies about the elections: whatever happens, the issues will remain the same.   Read more

    Zoe Leonard reads and comments on “I Want a President”     Read more

  Tom Becker reads from an articleby J.M. Opal, “Here's Why America's Constitution Won't Save Us from Trump”; Opal, an Associate Professor of History, McGill University, argues that both 18th century Britain and present day America were/are plutocracies hidden beneath a... Read more

  Dan Jaffee talks with Russell Lum about Trump's recent renegotiation of NAFTA--the 24-year old North American Free Trade Agreement--and what it means for capital, labor, and the environment. Russell Lum is Trade Justice Coordinator of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, a... Read more

Joe Clement hosts this episode, which includes: Steve Early on Police Reform: Bill Resnick talks with union activist Steve Early about reforming the police in Richmond, California. Hope, the Gender-variant Chicken: music from Bicycle Face's album, "Wonders of Female St... Read more