Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

 Singer Tony Bennett recently got flack from the Right for some remarks about the attacks of 9/11.  Was his response an affirmation of what he'd said -- or did he cave in?  Bill Resnick discusses in this commentary read here by host Joe Clement.   Read more

Joe Clement hosts this show, pinch hitting for Bill Resnick who was detained by a medical emergency.  The show includes Tony Bennett's rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," a song expressing a deep desire for a better, happier world.  At the end of the show, Joe rea... Read more

The Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is asking the UN to recognize Palestine as an independent state.  Middle-eastern expert  Chris Toensing talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about why this is happening now and what lies ahead for  Palestine.  Toensing w... Read more

 Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews a collection of wonderful short stories by Beverly Jensen about two sisters, covering seventy years of their lives -- The Sisters From Hardscrabble Bay.  More of  Larry's Reviews. Read more

Denise Morris is our host, and we hear -- Bill Resnick and energy expert John Farrell in Part Two of their conversation about producing green  energy locally and democratically.  Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker exploring the future of the death penalty in light of ... Read more

 Two organizers of  the upcoming Climate Action Festival, Tamara Staton and Barbara Ford,  talk with Old Mole Bill Resnick about the family-friendly festival coming to the Portland  Colliseum this Saturday, September  24. For details, check out Moving Planet Portland's F... Read more

 How can we break down the monopoly power of big energy companies and encourage the development of  locally produced wind and sun electical power?  Bill Resnick continues his discussion, begun last week,  with energy expert John Farrell.   Read more

 Joe Clement reads an article by David Groves from The Stand explaining the issues between the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers Union (ILWU) and the corporation that was supposed to provide good local jobs but isn't.  The mainstream press has misrepresented ... Read more

Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear:   Bill Resnick speaks with John Farrell about decentralized energy production. Clayton Morgareidge reads Doug Hendwood's essay "Headless Chickens" Joe Clement and Jan Haaken review "On The Waterfront". ... Read more

Bill Resnick and John Farrell talk about the importance of decentralization to realizing the potential and sustainability of alternative energy sources like wind and solar. Read more