Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement brings us news of strikes, protests, rallies and marches from across the Atlantic -- in Spain and Greece especially -- all in opposition to austerity programs that cut jobs and social services.    Read more

Jan Haaken and Joe Clement, Movie Moles, discuss the documentary "Detropia" about the history and current situation in Detroit in light of the decline of the US auto industry. Read more

 Alan Wieder reviews Martin Duberman's biography of Howard Zinn, subtitled "a life on the left". Read more

  Joe Clement hosts this pre-Election Day Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Kathleen Tierney, a sociologist and the director of the UC Boulder Natural Hazards Center. They discuss Hurricane Sandy's long term political impacts. Book Mole, Alan Weider,... Read more

Bill Resnick, Alan Wieder and Frann Michel talk about the political economy of electoral politics and what that means for left strategy. They keep coming back to popular mobilization and how electoral politics may or may not fit into that. Read more

  Joe Clement hosts this pre-election day Old Mole. We hear:   Bill resnick talk with Kathleen Tierney about social inequalities and natural disaster. Alan Wieder Reviews "Howard Zinn: a life on the left" Bill, Alan and Frann Michel have a roundtable on elect... Read more

Bill Resnick talks with Kathleen Tierney of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Natural Hazard's Center. They discuss how inequalities become apparent under conditions of natural disaster. The interview is cut short and Bill wraps up the last couple minutes. Read more

The zombie apocalypse is not a new cultural craze for Americans, but its recent resurgence during the Great Recession deserves some scrutiny for the way it invokes the lost figure of the zombie-worker. That's what David McNally (mis-announced as Daniel) argues in an arti... Read more

Iven Hale reviews "Days of Destruction Days of Revolt", by journalist Chris Hedges and Portland graphic-novelist, Joe Sacco. Read more

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