Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks to Gwen Sullivan, President of the Portland Association of Teachers. They bring an update on the contract talks between the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public School district board, the possibility of a strike, and the fight for q... Read more

What is the best path towards climate justice?  Will market solutions work?  Can global warming be effectively halted as long as capital rules the world?  Author and environmental activist Brian Tokar talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about these issues.   Brian Tok... Read more

In his Playbook for Progressives, Eric Mann combines theory and action, with biography and autobiography, to bring alive, through real lives, what radical organizing means in the struggle against racism and class disparity in the United States and throughout the world. H... Read more

Captain Phillips tells the story of the attempt by Somali pirates to hijack a freighter, an attempt thwarted by the brave captain's heroic efforts and the timely arrival of the Navy Seals.  Movie Moles Joe Clement and Jan Haaken question some of the film's veracity, and ... Read more

Paul Buhle has produced a graphic /comic book version of the Gospels and the impact of Jesus in the world.  It's called Radical Jesus.  Buhle talks here with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the continuing importance of Jesus's message in progressive politics.   Read more

Iven Hale is our host for this show, and here is what we hear: 1.      Brian Tokar, author of several books on climate activism, talks with Bill Resnick about strategies for the left on climate.   2.      Alan Wieder reviews Eric Mann's Playbook for Progressives about th... Read more

Bill Resnick talks with KBOO Board Member Jen Davis about "The Yes Men Fix The World", playing Thursday the 14th at the Clinton Street Theater as part of the KBOO Monthly Movie Night. The Yes Men are an group of gonzo political activists who crash corporate events and pr... Read more

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Tom Becker reads George Monbiot's article, originally published in the Guardian, titled "A Full Frontal Assault on Democracy in Europe and the United States" Monbiot explores how international trade deals empower companies at the expense of laws, rights, and national sov... Read more

Frann Michel reports on Portland Public School and Portland Association of Teachers contract talks. Teachers are not fighting for wages, so much as work and ultimately learning conditions -- including class size, standardized testing, and prep-time during the day. She sh... Read more