Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken and Alan Wieder talk about South African politics and his recent tour there promoting his book "Ruth First and Joe Slovo: the war against apartheid". Jan asks Alan how he took it upon himself to tell the story of a contested history of political struggle. He t... Read more

Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and hear:Bill Resnick talks with Peter Bratsis about human nature caught between self-interest and democracyIven Hale reflects on the origins and legacy of political slogan "the personal is political."Joe talks with Jeff Shantz about Espec... Read more

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The US is again promoting peace talks between the Israeli government and Palestinian leaders.  Is there a way beyond the current impasse?  Roane Carey is the author of The New Intifada and The Other Israel: Voices of Refusal and Dissent, and he talks here with the Old Mo... Read more

What can we in Portland do to end the continuing forms of racism identified by Michele Alexander in her book The New Jim Crow?  Cara Dugas reports on last week's meeting  sponsored by the Portland International Socialist Organization and The Portland Campaign to End the ... Read more

The history of community radio in the US has a long history going back to the late 1940s, and is woven into the political context of its changing times -- from the Cold War and McCarthyism to Berkeley Free Speech Movement,  the anti-nuke movement of the 1970s and the Occ... Read more

Iven Hale hosts this episode of the Mole, dealing with the upcoming US sponsored Israeli-Palistinian talks, what's happening in Portland to confront "the new Jim Crow," and some history of community radio including KBOO.To hear the whole show, use the play button below. ... Read more

Frann Michel hosts the July 22, 2013 episode of the Mole, and we hear fromBill Resnick talking with an expert on Egypt and left responsesBook mole Larry Bowlden reviewing Susanna Moore's novel, The Life of Objects (first published in 2012)Joe Clement interviewing wobblie... Read more

Chris Toensing of the Middle East Report talks with Bill Resnick about the recent overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government elected a year ago in Egypt. Arguing that Morsi's government continued a number of Mubarak's neoliberal economic policies that are repressive ... Read more

Joe Clement discusses a movie mole review of the documentary Shift Change on worker-owned cooperatives, and talks with Adam and Daisy about their plans for a collectively-owned and -run pub in Portland.For more information or to make suggestions, attend a potluck in Laur... Read more