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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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Socialism's Successes

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2012 at 12:00am
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 Historian James Livingston has recently argued that the left has actually won a great deal in the US.  He talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the many ways in which the US can be regarded as "socialist".   Read more

Book Mole: "Dear Life"

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2012 at 12:00am
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 Our Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Alice Munro's latest collection of short stories Dear Life about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.  Munro, Larry says, is not merely the greatest living author of short stories, but simply the best living writer.  More of La... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2012 at 12:00am
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 Joe Clement hosts this last show closing out 2012.  We hear an upbeat assessment of socialism's unheralded (by the left)  successes over the long haul; a review of the great short story writer Alice Munro's latest collection; and a discussion of two movies about frackin... Read more

Movie Moles: "Promised Land" and "Gasland"

Airs at: Mon, 12/31/2012 at 12:00am
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 Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Joe Clement discuss two movies about fracking.  One is the new Gus Van Sant film starring Matt Damon "Promised Land."  The other is a documentary Gasland by Josh Fox. You can watch "Gasland" on line.    Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 12/24/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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School Massacres and Drones

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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 Alan Wieder comments on connection between the Sandy Hook shootings and drone-warfare. He considers the lamentations Americans and its leaders especially offer when certain American children are murdered in the context of drone-warfare and their otherwise disregard for ... Read more

Well-read Red: pathological consumption

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Tom Becker reads George Monbiot's essay, republished on Alternet, about the insanity of waste hidden in consumerism and the political barriers to questioning it. Monbiot considers how so many trinkets, disposable goods, planned and perceived obsolesence, are forced upon ... Read more

Portland Solidarity Network

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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Joe Clement interviews Brandon and Alex, organizers with the Portland Solidarity Network. PDXSol, as it's sometimes referred to, is an all volunteer organization that helps workers and tenants and other people resist abuse, demand what people are owed, and bridge the gap... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 24th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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           Tom Becker hosts today's Christmas Eve episode. We hear about the Chinese labor movement, the hypocrisy of Obama's mourning at Newtown, the Portland Solidarity Network, and the limits of consumer culture.   Bill Resnick interviews Eli Friedman about the Ch... Read more

Eli Friedman on the Chinese Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am
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 Bill Resnick talks with Eli Friedman about the Chinese labor movement. He challenges the idea that they are "stealing our jobs" and in conscious comeptition with American workers. They talk about the strike-waves that the Chinese State refer to as "mass incidents". Ther... Read more