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Movie Moles: The Glass Shield

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 12:00am
Movie Moles, Joe Clement and Frann Michel, review the 1994 Charles Burnett film The Glass Shield. Jonny Johnson, played by Michael Boatman, is an idealistic rookie assigned to an all white LA County Sheriff's office as its first black officer. JJ, as he's called, befriends ... Read more

KBOO Certifies the first group from the Morpheus Youth Project

Morpheus Youth Project is a project that began in 2010 by Carlos Chavez and Phil Stockton at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon. Carlos and Phil began to conduct workshops in radio journalism and improvisational theater as volunteers under the supe... Read more

Left and the Law: racism, perceptions of crime, and the punitive state

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss a recent research report by The Sentencing Project, titled "Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Polices."  The report describes how deeply embedded racism is in the... Read more

Eric Holder's terrible tenure

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement reads Dave Lindorf's biting critique of Eric Holder's role in serving the ruling elite as Attorney General, a post which he is resigning from to go back to serving as a corporate lawyer. Read more

Kristian Williams on Our Enemies in Ferguson

Airs at: Tue, 08/26/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Kristian Williams about policing in Ferguson. Williams is the author of several books on state violence, including Our Enemies in Blue , which argues that the role of the police is to enforce social inequality. Noting that Michael Brown's killing by... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 21, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear -- 1.  Bill Resnick talks with two members of PAT (the Portland Association of Teachers) about their recent victory in contract talks and how it will help teachers do a better job.   2. Joe Clement and Karen Carr expla... Read more

Left and The Law: Death Penalty

Airs at: Mon, 07/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Old Mole's Left and the Law team of Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken discuss the recent court ruling that California's death penalty is unconstitutional.  They look at the grounds for the decision, how widely it might apply, and what it means for the future of the anti-capi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 14 July 2014

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This episode is hosted by Frann Michel, and explores debates over left strategies. The show includes some musical selections from Bitch Magazine's mixtape of American Protest Music, and the individual segments linked below: Bill Resnick and Norm Diamond discuss left perspec... Read more

Storming the Bastille

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In recognition of 14 July, Frann Michel comments on Bastille Day, the holiday commemorating the French Revolution of 1789. You can read her comments, with links, here.   Read more

Benjamin Chavis Interview

Airs at: Mon, 06/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Dr. Benjamin Chavis is a civil rights pioneer. He led the NAACP in the early 90s and he was the director of the Million Man March. He is involved in a number of self empowerment initiatives including a collaboration with media mogul Russell Simmons to use hip hop as a way... Read more