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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Jon Nelson Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: Vote! Bill Resnick interviews Max Elbaum, on the great set of organizations – including social, economic, and environmental groups, some unions, and many social movements -- who worked in the 2020 electi... Read more

Vote!

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Bill Resnick interviews Max Elbaum, on the great set of organizations – including social, economic, and environmental groups, some unions, and many social movements -- who worked in the 2020 election to elect progressives, Biden and enough Democrats to control the Congr... Read more

Climate and Divestment

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Climate and Divestment: For years, students around the country have organized campaigns at their universities to stop fossil fuel investments. Recent campaigns have scored a number of victories with the assistance of movement lawyers with the Climate Defense Project (CDP... Read more

Federal Recognition of NW Tribes

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Celilo Wyam activist Lana Jack and Chinook Vice Chair Sam Robinson speak about the Celilo Wyam and Chinook struggles for federal recognition at an Indigenous Peoples Day event moderated by Lakota-Cheyenne Mole Roben White. The panelists reflect on the stakes in the stru... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 31, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Jon Nelson Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Old mole 10/31 Emerging left programs for fighting climate change: Bill Resnick interviews with Jeremy Brecher in part 3 of a 3 part series on the climate crisis. As climate change denial dies, corporate and... Read more

Emerging left programs for fighting climate change

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Bill Resnick interviews with Jeremy Brecher in part 3 of a 3 part series on the climate crisis. As climate change denial dies, corporate and left programs are emerging with radically different ways for saving humanity from still accelerating global slow roasting. On Mond... Read more

Civil Suits against Big Oil

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker provide an update on civil suits against Big Oil and report on a Congressional hearing in September targeting the fossil fuel industry and its history of deception around climate change. They talk about what i... Read more

The life and legacy of Portland activist Yvonne Simmons

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Mole Desiree Hellegers and Dan Handelman of Portland Peace and Justice Works/Copwatch reflect on the remarkable life and legacy of Portland activist Yvonne Simmons, a teenage runaway and London street kid, who became a folksinger and international peace activist with the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 24, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Coverage in mainstream media of the in the so-called crisis of immigration at our southern border rarely mentions the history behind the latest surge of migrants from Central America. Historian Aviva Chomsky notes that with the passage of time, some things are remembe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 17, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Crypto-coin and the Remaking of Social Relations: Cryptocurrencies are often described as the new wild west of finance and speculative investments. Jan Haaken talks with Emaline Friedman about recent developments in the crypto world and how non-profit organizations are m... Read more