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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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The Meaning and Future of Occupy

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

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What has the Occupy Movement around the country and the world accomplished? Should it have definite goals, and if so, what should they be? Joseph Oresco teaches philosophy and is head of the Peace Studies program at Oregon State University, and he talks here with the ... Read more

Corporations: Is Personhood the Problem?

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

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Is the problem with corporations that they are treated as persons -- or that they are run by and for the very wealthy? Doug Henwood argues that the corporate form makes possible necessary social functions that ordinary persons could not perform. Clayton Morgareidge co... Read more

Movie Moles: "J. Edgar"

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am

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What is left out of Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar, starring Leonardo diCaprio? J. Edgar Hoover was the founder and long-time director of the FBI. Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris discuss the film and some missing historical background. For other critiq... Read more

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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode in which the Moles look at the meaning and future of the Occupy Movement, the question of corporate personhood, and the new movie J. Edgar. We also hear some topical music from Laurie Anderson and a letter about health care. For... Read more

Policing and the Occupy Movement

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am

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The function of police in the U.S. has always been to protect the property and status of the ruling elite (aka the 1%), according to Kristian William's important book Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about h... Read more

What is Welfare?

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am

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Host Denise Morris talks with Johnanna Brenner about welfare -- its history and meaning. Is welfare something to be demeaned, as it is when we call the subsidies and tax breaks for corporations "welfare for the rich"? Doesn't that play into the right-wing idea that welf... Read more

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Denise hosts this episode of the Old Mole in which she interviews Portland sociologist and activist Johanna Brenner about reclaiming the idea of welfare. Also on the show: Bill Resnick talks with Portland writer Kristian Williams about the function of policing in class... Read more

Book Mole: "The Little Bride"

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am

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Larry Bowlden reviews The Little Bride, a first novel by Anna Solomon about a mail order bride coming from Odessa to live in a sod house on the prairie in the 19th Century. Read more

Occupy PDX: What Next?

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am

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After the eviction of the Occupy Portland encampments at Chapman and Lownsdale Squares, where does the movement go from here? Bill Resnick talks with two occupiers, Kate Sherman and Jay, about what might be ahead. Read more

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Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am

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Tom Becker hosts this show focusing on Occupations, especially here in Portland. We hear extensive interviews with participants in the local Occupation, an indictment of the "Party of Wall Street," and aboutfactory occupations in Argentina. For information about our the... Read more

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