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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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Justice for Janitors

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks Maggie Long and Renato Quientaro about struggles in the janitorial industry. They discuss about fighting for decent workplace conditions, living wages and benefits. They describe the negotiation process a bit and who they bargain with for employee bene... Read more

Movie Moles: Prometheus

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am
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 Movie Moles Joe Clement and Frann Michel discuss Ridley Scott's "Prometheus", which is the third prequel in the Alien movies he inagurated in 1979. Joe and Frann are a bit critical of this film, finding it lacking in coherent character development or plot, but still are... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 06/04/12

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Our host on this episode of the Mole is Frann Michel, and the show will include What do libertarians really think about work and liberty? Joe Clement reads a commentary provoked by the coming take over of the libertarian Cato Institute by the Koch Brothers; We... Read more

Accumulation of Fat & Capital

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am
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Is capitalism's latest fix for the problems of overproduction and overaccumulation to put the excess into our poor bodies?  The new HBO series "The Weight of the Nation" explores the "epidemic" of obesity in the US without making some important connections.  They are mad... Read more

Libertarian Contradictions

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am
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 Does it make sense for a libertarian writer to complain about having to conform to a narrow editorial line laid down by his or her publication?  Blogger and political scientist Corey Robin explores the hidden contradictions in libertarian thinking about individual freed... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am
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 Frann Michele hosts this edition of the Old Mole, featuring discussions of Wisconsin's recall election, the legend of Robin Hood and its continuing resonance today, the so-called "obesity epidemic," and what happens when libertarians think about (their own) working cond... Read more

Robin Hood: Myth, History, Politics

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am
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What does the story of Robin Hood from medieval England have to do with American politics today?  Quite a lot, as we learn from historian Paul Buhle in this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Buhle has written a graphic novel about Robin Hood and is co-editor... Read more

At Stake in Wisconsin

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am
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On the eve of the recall election in Wisconsin, Old Mole Denise Morris talks with Wisconsin baker, activist, and journalist Andrew Sernatinger about the struggles between Governor Scott Walker and public service workers that have led up to this event. Sernatinger has wri... Read more

John Miller on Finance Capitalism and Private Equity Firms

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
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 Bill Resnick talks with John Miller about the financialization of the economy. John summarizes the transformation in the economy that was going on when Mitt Romney co-founded private equity firm, Bain Capital, in the 1980. Bill asks John to summarize and speak to the ar... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 28th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am
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Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick talks with economics professor John Miller about predatory capitalism. Larry Bowlden reviews the later work of Wallace Stegner Denise Morris comments on gay marriage and inequality Joe and Brad ... Read more