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Views and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

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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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Robin Hood: Myth, History, Politics

Airs at: Mon, 06/04/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

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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

Obama's Change Of Heart & How Marriage Equality Re-Affirms The Status Quo

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am

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Well-read Red, Denise Morris, challenges the way that marriage (not to mention participation in the military) has become the center-piece of the LGBT movement and what it means for how we think of equality for all groups. She argues that whether proponents of gay marria... Read more

Book Mole: later novels of Wallace Stegner

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am

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Larry Bowlden reviews the signifance of Wallace Stegner's wide-ranging vocation as a writer and teacher. Stegner wrote short-stories, biographies, novels, literary and environmental criticism. Stegner was a creative writing teacher to many powerful writers, such as Ken K... 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

Radical Musicology: afrocentric 1960s avant-garde jazz and Black Radicalism

Airs at: Mon, 05/28/2012 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement talks with Old Mole radical musicologist, Brad Duncan, about music heard through out the May 28th Old Mole. We hear from Amiri Baraka ("Come Back Pharoah"), Joe McPhee ("Nation Time"), Sun Ra ("Astro Black"), and Artie Shepp ("Blues For Brother George Jackso... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 05/21/12

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge will host this show and the topics include-- Portlanders working together to improve their neighborhoods: an interview with Mark Lakeman of City Repair; The Greek economic meltdown: Bill Resnick talks with Costas Panayotakis about the battl... Read more

Alternatives to Austerity

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am

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Costas Panayotakis is an economist, sociologist, ecologist, writer, activist, playwright and actor. He is the author of Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy, and he talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how austerity policie... Read more

ALEC and Government by Corporation

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am

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Here is all you need to know about ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council -- the corporate funded and corporate-run group that writes bills for right-wing legislators to take home and enact into law. Well-read Red Frann Michel makes it all crystal clear. You ... Read more