Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick concludes his 3-part interview with author and activist Kristian Williams. Today they tackle the question of what the Left can do to prevent the police from joining with fascists to declare martial law and do what fascists do with those who resist. Can the poli... Read more

What if much of what we now call ‘neo-liberalism’ – deregulation, inequality, and massive transfers of wealth to the wealthy—is  really the result of the corporate elites having fully accepted the reality of catastrophic climate decades ago? Clayton Morgareidge explores thi... Read more

Denise Morris talks with Benjamin Donlon and Sandra Curtis Comstock about the Central Eastside Industrial Council and the pending vote on a new proposal to create an Enhanced Services District (EUD) in the central eastside, and how Compassionate Change Districts, can improv... Read more

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick and Kristian Williams conclude their three-part discussion of how to keep the police from joining with fascists in times of climate catastrophe and other disasters. 2. Clayton Morgareidge ... Read more

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode of the Old Mole and it includes these segments: Bill Resnick concludes his three-part interview with Kristian Williams on what the Left can do to prevent police from aligning with fascists. Denise Morris and her guest consider a contr... Read more

Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole and we hear about: Dismantling the Police: Bill Resnick and Kristian Williams continue their discussion of the militarization of police and the rise of the antifas and alt right. Community Celebrates Swearing-in of JoAnn... Read more

In the second of a three part interview, Bill Resnick and Kristian Williams continue their discussion about how to relate to the police, neo-fascists, and the antifas, particularly how to confront the police, limit their authority, and dismantle them. Most importantly they ... Read more

Laurie Mercier speaks to James Phillips about what the mainstream corporate media has been missing in its narrative about Central America by examining the U.S. role behind protests in Nicaragua and migrants fleeing Honduras. Phillips recently retired as Affiliate Professor ... Read more

Field mole Desiree Hellegers talks with activists and brings audio excerpts from Wednesday night's celebration of JoAnn Hardesty's swearing in to the Portland City Council. Photo by Kendall Kendall Read more

  Frann Michel hosts this New Year's Eve episode. Bill Resnick offers the first part of a three-part interview with Kristian Williams about how to keep police from supporting the far right. Part One focuses on the modern history of police strategies to suppress left insurg... Read more