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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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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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A Brief Commentary on Paid and Unpaid Work

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am

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Joe briefly remarks on the biases we have for paid work and against unpaid work. He suggests we overlook the possibility for useful and needed contributions when our solutions to unemployment assume wage-labor as the only legitimate form of work we can do while still mak... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour Labor Day 2011

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement hosts this labor day special and we hear: Bill Resnick Morristalks with Daniel Randall about building an independent working-class environmental movement. Joe comments on paid and unpaid work. The Left and the Law tackle the "West Memphis Three"... Read more

Verizon Strike and Beyond

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am

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Speaking with Denise Morris, Mark Brenner of Director of Labor Notes talks a bit about what Labor Notes is and how it involves itself in the labor movement. They spend most of the interview talking about the relevance of 45,000 verizon workers going on strike. Mark expla... Read more

Building a Working-Class Environmental Movement

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2011 at 12:00am

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Daniel Randall, a supporter of the Workers Climate Action Network and a writer for the journal "Solidarity" in England, talks with Bill Resnick about how the environment (and not just jobs or wages) is a working-class issue. Daniel starts out by offering a few examples o... Read more

Movie Moles: "The Help"

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken find some things to like but much to criticize in the very popular current film about black maids in the civil rights era South, The Help. Among the critques they consider is this, from the Association of Black Women Historians: ... Read more

Who Teaches What About Coal?

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am

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Scholastic Magazine was forced by activists led by our guest Bill Bigelow to take down its 4th grade curriculum created by the coal industry -- but this just the tip of the iceberg of corporate influence over what kids learn in school. Old Mole Laurie Mercier talks with... Read more

What Cities Can Do About Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am

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Cities have an enormous carbon footprint: what are they doing about it? What is Portland doing? Michael Armstrong is Policy and Research manager for the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability responsible for implementation for the Portland and Multnomah County... Read more

August 29 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/29/2011 at 12:00am

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Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show deals with corporate messaging in the classroom, reducing the carbon footprints of cities, and the current movie The Help. For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow us on Fac... Read more

August 22 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2011 at 12:00am

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Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show about controlling problem children with psychoactive drugs, controlling our attitudes towards rich folks with an art museum, and the struggle of Verizon workers against the control of their lives by the company. For information about... Read more

Controlling Kids with Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2011 at 12:00am

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Increasingly pharmaceutical companies are making big money sellling psychoactive drugs to people who care for children as a management tool, turning human problems into chemical ones. Jeb Bickman is an investigative journalist who has been writing about this issue... Read more