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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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Woman, Life, Liberty

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Johanna Brenner speaks with Catherine Sameh about the current uprising in Iran following the death of a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa (also known by her Kurdish name, Jina) Amini, at the hands of the morality police. Catherine Sameh is Associate Professor of Gender and Sexu... 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

Crypto-coin and the Remaking of Social Relations

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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 making use of some of the same digital technologies... Read more

Free the Snake

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Nimiipuu Mole Julian Ankney speaks with Julian Matthews, founder of Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, coordinator of the Nimiipuu Canoe Project, and an advocate for freeing the Snake River about how the damming of the Snake continues to impact Nimiipuu tribal sovereig... Read more

Tribal Recognition

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Lakota-Cheyenne Mole Roben White speaks with Chinook tribal council member Rachel Cushman about the devastating impact of the 2002 decision under George W. Bush to rescind the Chinook tribe's federal recognition and about the tribe's long struggle for justice. Flag of C... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 10, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Flag of Chinookan People, via Wikimedia Commons. Roben White hosts this episode of the Old Mole, in recognition of Indigenous People’s Day. Free the Snake: Nimiipuu Mole Julian Ankney speaks with Julian Matthews, founder of Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, coordin... Read more

Against Doom

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick and Jeremy Brecher discuss the future of human life on this planet in an age of constantly increasing global warming. Bill offers a vision of that future and also contends that two programs, one from our corporate friends, one from the left, are now competin... Read more

Rural Organizing Project

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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To commemorate ROP’s 30 years of outstanding political work in rural Oregon, Norm Diamond talks with Sidra Pierson of the ROP staff. They discuss ROP’s history and underlying vision, the range of issues it takes up, and the impact it has. They talk, too, about an exhibit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 3, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Norm Diamond hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Rural Organizing Project: To commemorate ROP’s 30 years of outstanding political work in rural Oregon, Norm Diamond talks with Sidra Pierson of the ROP staff. They discuss ROP’s h... Read more

Zinn Centennial

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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We play selections from the recent celebration of the 100th anniversary of Howard Zinn’s birth. First a humorous clip from Zinn himself on the US government’s advice for how to spot a communist. Then Martin Espada offers a poem based on his friendship with Zinn.  Howard... Read more