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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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Surveying the Occupy Movement

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

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Nationally known journalist Arum Gupta has visited over 30 Occupy sites in more than 20 states around the country, and he reports here in conversation with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier where the movement stands and where it may be headed. Gupta is a founding editor of... Read more

Labor Action: US v UK

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

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A few weeks ago, British public employees mounted the biggest general strike since the 1920s. Why have we seen nothing like that from unions in the US? Joe Clement introduces and then comments on what labor journalist Mike Elk had to say about this question. Read more

Working in the Food Industry

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

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The system that puts food on our tables is broken and corrupt. The Food Chain Workers’ Alliance is a coalition of worker-based organizations whose members plant, harvest, process, pack, transport, prepare, serve, and sell food. In this conversation with director Joann ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Old Mole episode which surveys the Occupy movement; the differences between the US and the UK labor movements; workers' struggles in our broken food industry; and an implausible story about a poisoned husband. For information about our t... Read more

Book Mole: "A Reliable Wife"

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2011 at 12:00am

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Larry Bowlden warns us away from the best-selling novel by Robert Goolrick, A Reliable Wife, and corrects the mistaken idea that he never reviews books he doesn't like. You can read more of his reviews here. Read more

Why the Fear of Atheists?

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

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Atheists are among the least trusted groups in the US, according to a recent study, and in this essay "Why Are People Still Afraid of Atheism" Tom Jacobs explores the reasons why. The Old Mole's Tom Becker reads it for us. Read more

Phony Crisis of the US Postal Service

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

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Jim Cook is engaged in a struggle to save the U.S. Postal Service from a crisis that may bring it down and leave all our mail in the hands of private corporations. Here he talks with Bill Resnick about why the crisis is a fake and what needs to be done about it. Jim is... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick is our host today with live coverage of the West Coast port shutdowns. Bill talks with activists on the scene here in Portland and in Oakland. Also on the show, the Movie Moles take us back in time to the politics of It's A Wonderful Life, Tom Becker read... Read more

Live from the Oakland Port Action

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

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In the midst of the successful closures of the Ports of Oakland and Portland, Bill Resnick talks live with two activists on the scene -- Betty Olson Jones, an Oakland public school teacher, and Dustin Hawk in Portland. Read more

Why Shut Down the Ports?

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am

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On the eve of the Great Port Shutdown, Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with local activist and organizer Dustin Hawk about why the Occupy folks plan to close down the Port of Portland. Read more

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