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Patricia Kullberg, Bill Resnick, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Larry Bowlden, 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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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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Old Mole Variety Hour on 11/07/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker, our Left and the Law duo, discuss the constitutional right to peaceful assembly in the context of the occupation movement and the question of enforcing local laws that limit it. They pay some special att... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 7th

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Joe Clement hosts this show and we hear: The Left and the Law talk about Right of Assembly and the Occupy movement. Bill Resnick interviews John Miller about intervening in debt-crises. Joe and Frann Michel review John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi cult-class "... Read more

Movie Moles: They Live

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Frann Michel turn to this film because of its obviously critical message about late capitalism, and the way some of its complaints, seemingly new and unprescedented at the time, resonate with the Occupy Wall Street movement today. But they have mixed feel... Read more

Well Read Red: What Occupiers Need To Understand About Homelessness

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge reads various responses to the concern some have expressed about the involvement of homeless people in the Occupy Wall Street movement. He offers a positive assessment that sees the movement benefiting from the homeless involvement. He suggests that l... Read more

Left & the Law: right of assembly in the occupy movement.

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker talk about the right of assembly and how it comes into play for the Occupy movement. They consider the role of elected leaders to make discretionary calls in managing assemblies and the importance of protecting First Amendment rights, but al... Read more

The People's Budget vs. The Congressional Super-Committee

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with John Miller about how the US and other countries have been handling the debt-crisis. They cover the congressional super-committee  formed in the US and the austerity measures they are considering. John describes the People's Budget , which calls f... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/31/11

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker is our host, and we will hear An interview about the prospects for a General Strike in Oakland, called by Occupy Oakland. It could be very dramatic, Oakland being a union town with very active ILWU and Teamsters on the scene. Tom fills us in on where ... Read more

Report from Occupy Oakland

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Occupy Oakland is calling for a city-wide strike for Wednesday.   Bill Balderston is a long-time teacher, activist, and writer in Oakland, and now working with Occupy Oakland.  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what's going on there and the prospects ... Read more

Totally Corrupt

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Host Tom Becker reads an indictment of the frauds perpetrated by the finance industry that brought on the this  long-lasting economic crisis.  It's by former Wall-streeter Paul Craig Roberts; it's called "Reckless Endangerment: Totally Corrupt America." Read more

Movie Moles: "Black Power Mixtapes"

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Constructed from footage and interviews done by Swedish filmmakers in the late 60s and early 70s, Black Power Mixtapes shows never-before seen sides of major players in the movement.  Our Movie Moles Denise Morris and Laurie Mercier discuss what it tells us.  The film is... Read more