Economy

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 29th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole Greenwashing and Global Climate Justice: Bill Resnick talks to John Foran about corporate greenwashing and what must and can be done to save the planet. John Foran is professor of sociology at the University of Cal... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 22, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and here is what was covered; 1. PCUN founder Larry Kleinman talks with Bill Resnick about threats to immigrants including "Dreamers". 2.. Left and the Law: Jan and Mike discuss legal obstacles to canceling DACA 3. Tom Becker... Read more

Killing the Middleclass

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Thom Becker reads a piece by Jim Hightower arguing pointing out that the middleclass in the US came to be only in the 1930s through the '60s, mostly due to working class struggles. Now Republicans are busy trying to return most of us to poverty. Photo Credit: Common Dre... Read more

Financial Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Douglas Tsoi of Portland Underground Graduate School (PUGS) joins us to discuss the on-line course on Financial Freedom that he will offer. The course's description states,"Live the life that you want by taking control of your financial life. In this online course, we'll... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 15, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Bill Resnick hosts this Martin Luther King day. In addition to the songs of Woody Guthrie and Bill's comments about them, we hear: California fires, floods, mudslides, loss of life. But California will recover. Probably not Puerto Rico and many undeveloped countries. B... Read more

The Roots of Racism and Martin Luther King on working class solidarity

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge comments on the roots of racism and white supremacy. "This account should help us see that Capitalism and White Supremacy grew up together and are facets of a single system. Political movements to end the exploitation of everyone by Capital must at th... Read more

Climate Change, Disaster Capitalism, Recovery and Inequality

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2018 at 8:45am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with John Foran about how inequality shapes climate change and the fall-out of natural disasters, from Santa Barbara to Puerto Rico and beyond. Read more

Reclaiming Gotham: The Battle for U.S. Cities

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

Journalist Juan Gonzlez discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in Americas cities- from redlining and racial covenants in the early 20th century, to land grabs and privatization in the 21st - and the rise of progre... Read more

Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income

Airs at: Tue, 01/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United states, the wealth gap between rich and poor was already very wide. The top 10% of families -- those who had at least $942,000 -- held 76% of total wealth. The average amount of wealth in this group wa... Read more

Marijuana Reform Rolls Onward

Airs at: Sun, 01/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century: Committees of the New York State Assembly hear about marijuana legalization from panels of experts, and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks on the House floor about marijuana law reform. Read more