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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective

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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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Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/05/13

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear:Bill Resnick talks with Peter Bratsis about how capitalist social relations have given rise to "economic man" and speciously individualistic conceptions of self-interest. They debate the possibility of and challenges for a cultu... Read more

Peter Bratsis on consumerism, liberal individualism and democracy

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick talks with Peter Bratsis about human nature and the challenge of forging a democratic ethos in a climate of consumerism and triumphant individualism. Peter Bratsis teaches political science at City University of New York and is the author of Everyday Life an... Read more

The Personal is Political and The Political gets Personal

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 12:00am

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Iven Hale discusses the radical feminist roots of the phrase "the personal is political" and examines other the ways that the political and personal intersect and inform one another. Read more

Jeff Shantz on Especifismo and Anarchist Organizing

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement talks with Jeff Shantz about anarchist organizing, particularly Especifismo in South America. He explains the origins of anarchist organizing and "platformism", relating those to innovations brought by the especifista, namely social insertion. Jeff Shantz is ... Read more

South African politics and the legacy of the war against apartheid

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 12:00am

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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

Old Mole Variety Hour August 5th 2013

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2013 at 12:00am

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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

Old Mole Variety Hour on 07/29/13

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2013 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Israel and Palestine: New Talks

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2013 at 12:00am

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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

The New Jim Crow

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2013 at 12:00am

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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

Power of Community Radio

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2013 at 12:00am

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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

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