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Fighting Back in the City and on Campus: Views and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonial point of view

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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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Confronting the Climate Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 12:00am

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What could be done to bring energy production into line with the survival of life on this planet? This is both a political and a technology question, and both are discussed here by Janet Redman and the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Redman is with the Institute for Policy S... Read more

Movie Moles: "Capitalism Is the Crisis"

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 12:00am

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Featuring Chris Hedges and many others, the new film Capitalism Is the Crisis argues forcefully that the current financial crisis is not just a temporary glitch in capitalism, but is part of the way the system works. Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken lay out the ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/23/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Denise Morris hosts the show today, featuring Discussion of a new documentary film The Freedom Riders, to be shown at In Other Words Bookstore next Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:00; Jan Haaken commenting on the psychology of the anti-abortion movement; An interview ... Read more

The New Debate About Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Accusations of "vulture capitalism" and corporate lobbying are flying among the Republican candidates for president. The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with economist Arthur MacEwan about what this new moment in public discourse might mean. MacEwan is the co-author of ... Read more

Sybil Exposed

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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The book Sybil, published in 1973, purported to be the true story of a woman with multiple personalities acting independently of one another. It was later exposed as a hoax. In Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case, Debbie ... Read more

Beyond Roe V Wade

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Roe v. Wade established a woman's right to an abortion, but did nothing to ensure that the service was available. Jan Haaken reviews the history of abortion and abortion law and argues for more access. Read more

Remembering the Freedom Riders

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Faye Powell lived in Georgia in the 1960s and participated in picketting and sit-ins against segregation. She talks here with Denise Morris about her experiences, and they discuss the film Freedom Riders which will be shown at In Other Words Women's Bookstore on Tuesda... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2012 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris is our host on a show about the Republican battle over capitalism, a made-up story about multiple personalities that passed for reality, the history and future of the abortion issue, and remembering civil disobedience against segregation in the 1960s. Fo... Read more

Movie Moles: The Iron Lady

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am

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Movie Moles, Joe Clement and Jan Haaken, talk about the new drama-documentary "The Iron Lady", which looks at the life and political career of Margaret Thatcher (played by Meryl Streep) through her own nostalgic memories. They talk about her status as a powerful women ag... Read more

State of the Dream 2012

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am

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Tom Becker reads the State of the Dream 2012 report from United For a Fair Economy: "The report examines trends across a variety of indicators including income, wealth, education, employment, health and incarceration. It finds that when the U.S. becomes a minority-majori... Read more