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The Life and Music of Victor Jara

Airs at: Sun, 09/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
An introduction to the life and music of the Chilean revolutionary singer-songwriter Victor Jara,  murdered in 1973 by the  right-wing coup against the democratic socialist government of Salvador Allende.  This  segment includes an interview with writer and film maker Saul ... Read more

Five reasons to be frightened of Sarah Palin

 1) She's a global warming denier.2)  She thinks that God likes pipelines,  (h/t Juan Cole)3) She has a whole lot in common with fundamentalists from other parts of the world.4) She's a liar.5) She believes the war in Iraq is God's work.And there's more, believe me. I didn'... Read more

The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, Part 2

Airs at: Wed, 09/03/2008 at 9:14am
Produced for Bread and Roses
Interviews with Nellie Wong and Laura Mannen on The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, the upcoming Radical Women Conference to be held October 3-6 in San Francisco.Part I:  Nellie Wong, a long time revolutionary feminist activist and poet, will be a keynote speaker at... Read more

The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, Part I

Airs at: Thu, 08/21/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Bread and Roses
Interviews with Nellie Wong and Laura Mannen on The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism, the upcoming Radical Women Conference to be held October 3-6 in San Francisco.Part I:  Nellie Wong, a long time revolutionary feminist activist and poet, will be a keynote speaker at... Read more

Disappearing Rice Paddies

Airs at: Sun, 08/31/2008 at 5:00pm
Special Labor Day Documentary: Disappearing Rice PaddiesHalf the world's population depends on rice for their staple food, and it is one of the most politically sensitive of agricultural commodities. In South-East Asia, where people have farmed rice paddies for thousands of... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 25, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Guided by Denise Morris, the Moles  vistit Cuba today.  Bill Resnick talks with Cuba expert Sam Farber about Cuba in transition and the possibilities for self-determination and socialist democracy.  The Movie Moles review the 1964 film Soy Cuba! made by Russian film makers ... Read more

Prospects for Cuba

Airs at: Sun, 08/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Samuel Farber is a long-time socialist born and raised in Cuba. He is the author of numerous works on that country including The Origin of the Cuban Revolution Reconsidered published by University of North Carolina Press.  The Old  Mole's Bill Resnick talks with him about l... Read more

Abe and Joe Talk Radio - August 26

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Host Joe Uris talks with listeners about proposed Liquified Natural Gas Pipelines in Oregon, the history and real meaning of the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Obama-Biden Democratic National Convention.  A No-Holds-Barred discussion of Real Stuff in Real Time. Interest... Read more

Get This! News for August 25, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/24/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Get This
 Host Chris Andreae brings us 30 minutes of outrageous news tid-bits circulating the globe today. Read more

DAVID CAY JOHNSTON PART 1

Airs at: Thu, 08/07/2008 at 5:00pm
Former New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston speaks on his book, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense." Read more