Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts this Martin Luther King Day edition of the Old Mole, and we hear 1.  Bill Resnick talks with educator Jesse Hagopian about teaching the radical MLK instead of the sanitized version celebrated in the mainstream. 2.  Joe Clement presents an audio-montage ... Read more

Bill Resnick talks with China scholar Richard Smith regarding China's economic and environmental problems. Smith's writing is available on Truthout , including his article on China's Communist-Capitalist Ecological Apocalypse. They discuss the recent crisis in China's ... Read more

Desiree Hellegers interviews John Linder on the history of Portland anti-war activism since the first Gulf War. Desiree mentions the Rally and March w/ Portland Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group and Portland Peaceful Response Coalition on Friday, January 15, 2... Read more

Jan Haaken and Tod Sloan discuss the occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. They consider the largely progressive history of occupation, often as a response to exhaustion of other attempts at redress, and usually entailing personal risk, as in occupations of... Read more

Tom hosts this episode, with music by Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and discussions of China, Malheur, and Portland. Like us on Facebook!  To listen to the whole show, use the play or download buttons below.  To hear individual segments and find out more, f... Read more

Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris review Carol, the latest feature from director Todd Haynes (perhaps best known for the Douglas Sirk homage Far From Heaven); Carol is  currently playing in Portland at the Hollywood Theatre.   Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, is ... Read more

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Joe Clement hosts this edition of the Old Mole. On it we hear  1.  Part Two of Bill Resnick's interview with Mike Houck and Kaitlin Lovell about Portland's Climate Action Plan; 2.  Medea Benjamin's list of ten really good things that happened in 2015 (read by Tom Becker)... Read more

This is Part 2 of Bill Resnick's interview with Mike Houck and Caitlin Lovell about the latest version of the Portland Climate Action Plan, approved earlier this year by the city council. The plan is very comprehensive, dealing with  the many sources of greenhouse gas po... Read more

Looking back at 2015, Medea Benjamin found ten good things to celebrate -- ten wins for the left. Tom Becker reads from her piece in Huffington Post.  Read more