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Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Patricia Kullberg, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour
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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

Every Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

The Old Mole burrows down to the roots of the great issues of our time – the struggles of ordinary people for democratic and sustainable ways of life.  The Mole goes where corporate media fear to tread, supporting grassroots challenges to top-down authority and giving voice to movements that shake the foundations of an unjust society.  The Moles' perspective is democratic, anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist.  We count Karl Marx as a friend but are open to other voices from the left. The show includes analyses of global politics and economics, local grassroots activism, segments on the Left & the Law, and reviews of films, books, music, and theater. 

Contributors include: Julian Ankney, Larry Bowlden, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Kevin Foster, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

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Our theme song is the traditional "Mole in the Ground," sometimes performed by Clayton & Ernie, sometimes by Joe Clement,  and sometimes blended with other versions, like the one by dj/rupture, sung by Sindhu Zagoren on the album Special Gunpowder, or Blind Boy Paxton  

Our graphic lettering is by Charlie Ertola. Host portraits by Clayton Morgareidge.
 

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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Old Mole Variety Hour January 20 2014

Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2014 at 12:00am
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  Bill Resnick hosts this episode and we hear: Bill talk with Richard Smith about Chinese pollution and the challenges for their environmental movement Joe Clement talks with Jesse Myerson about five radical reforms he proposed this month in Rollingstone Magazine... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 13

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Clayton Morgareidge will host this episode of the Mole, and it will be about What happened to Detroit and what could save it  Socialist gains and Capitalist panic  A review of a soon-to-be-published novel by a Portland writer about working with men on death row ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 13, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode of the Mole dealing with Detroit, the increasing respect for socialism in the US, why Portland public workers may strike, a new novel about death row, and why appealing to the constitution is not the way to support whistle blowers l... Read more

Detroit: Past, Present, Future

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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Detroit's "blight" was caused by the forces in finance, government, and bussinesses that are now planning to fix it in ways that will only make matters worse.  Writer, activist, and retired auto-worker Dianne Feeley talks with Bill Resnick about what her city needs to ma... Read more

Socialism rising, Capitalism falling

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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The election of a Sociaist to the Seattle City Council and Jesse Myerson's recent article in Rolling Stone is evidence that discontent with the morass of neo-liberal capitalism is giving new life to socialist alternatives.  In this commentary, Clayton Morgareidge examine... Read more

Meeting to Support Portland Workers

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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Aggressive Portland employers are pushing several local unions toward a strike in the coming weeks. This is no accident. Unions nationwide are facing Wisconsin-style attacks targeting public employees, teachers, students and everyone who benefits from public services. Jo... Read more

Kshama Sawant

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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Kshama Sawant has just been inaugurated as Seattle's first socialist city council member in a century.  This is her inauguration speech.   Read more

Book Mole: "The Enchanted"

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden previews a soon-to-be-published novel by Portland writer Rene Denfeld.  It's called The Enchanted, and it takes place on death row.  It's a sad, yet courageous book, full of superb writing.   More of Larry's reviews are here.   Read more

Snowden and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2014 at 12:00am
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What is the problem with the national security state and its secret surveillance of everyone?  Is it that it is unconstitutional?  Or illegal?  What if the courts declare it legal?  In this essay published in Jacobin Magaze, read here by Clayton Morgareidge, Chase Madar ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/06/14

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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