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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for November 24, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/24/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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    Desiree Hellegers hosts this decolonial Thanksgiving week show, featuring an all Indigenous line up of musicians and the following segments:  “We need to dismantle settler colonialism in the United States. What Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza and the West... Read more

From the Freedom Flotilla

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Since 2007, Israel has blockaded the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip, and since 2008, activists have sought to break the illegal blockade by sailing through the blockade zone to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. Since 2010, repeated attempts b... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 17, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  War is not green, and sailing for an end to genocide: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:   War is Not Green Aaron Kirshenbaum and Laurie Mercier discuss  CodePink’s “War is Not Green” campaign, which is seeking to pressure mainstream environmen... Read more

War is Not Green

Airs at: Mon, 11/17/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Aaron Kirshenbaum and Laurie Mercier discuss  CodePink’s “War is Not Green” campaign, which is seeking to pressure mainstream environmental organizations to acknowledge the US war economy’s role in ecocide and genocide. Kirshenbaum’s work focuses on climate justice an... Read more

Defending Tom Alter

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse fired tenured Professor Tom Alter for engaging in protected political speech as a private citizen, in a move that the Committee to Defend Tom Alter has described as a direct assault on academic freedom and the First Am... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 10, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Defending Tom Alter: Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse fired tenured Professor Tom Alter for engaging in protected political speech as a private citizen, in a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 3, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 11/03/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Wealth, Inequality, and “The Great Gatsby” (an Against the Grain rebroadcast) F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about rich people. Does his work also offer a critique of wealth and inequality? According to John Marsh, we can learn a lot about class, power, privilege, and imp... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 27, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Left & the Law & the National Guard: Portland is again in the national news now that an Oregon U.S. District Judge has been asked to remove her second restraining order blocking federal control of any National Guard troops in Portland.  In a 2-1 ruling on October 20th... Read more

Left and the Law and the National Guard

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Portland is again in the national news now that an Oregon U.S. District Judge has been asked to remove her second restraining order blocking federal control of any National Guard troops in Portland.  In a 2-1 ruling on October 20th, a panel from the 9th Circuit Court ... Read more

DSA PDX BDS

Airs at: Mon, 10/27/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Laurie Mercier speaks with Olivia Katbi, co-chair of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, about the recent  action by six Portland city councilors to launch a nationwide pledge of city councilors to investigate whether within city limits there is any manufac... Read more