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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, 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.
 

You can leave comments for the Moles at  oldmolevarietyhour @ gmail.com or by clicking on the comment section for any of our audio pieces.  

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Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/13/12

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Clayton Morgareidge will host this show, which includes -- Bill Resnick talks with Gar Alperowitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism, about the emerging democratic institutions, like worker-owned businesses, that could point the way to a more democratic and egalitari... Read more

Privatizing Public Space

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
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 Politicians have been turning more public services over to profit-making corporations.  In this conversation with Joe Clement, journalist Mike Konczal goes into the dangers of privatization for democracy.  Konczal is the author of "The Privatization Trap" recently publishe... Read more

Komen, Cancer, and Reproductive Rights

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
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Well-read Red Frann Michel locates the recent news about the Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood in the "larger wave of neoliberalism."  You can read her comments with links to her soures here.     Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
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  Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show has good news and bad news from the economic justice front.  The good news: according to Gar Alperowitz, more people than ever are working for and being served by non-capitalistic enterprises, from worker-owned coops to publically ... Read more

Beyond Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
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 Noam Chomsky said of America Beyond Capitalism by Gar Alperowitz that it provides "concrete and feasible ways to reverse the ominous course of the past several decades and to open the way to a vibrant democracy with a sustainable economy that can satisfy human needs, not l... Read more

Bill Bigelow on banning Rethinking Columbus and critical pedagogy in Arizona

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
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Bill Resnick talks with writer and Portland-area teacher, Bill Bigelow, about how his book "Rethinking Columbus" was removed from Tuscon-area schools because it violates Arizona Law concerning teaching ethnic studies in Public Schools. Bill Bigelow explains how the crack-do... Read more

Jobs with Justice Update

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
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 Laurie Mercier talks with Margaret Butler, director and co-founder of the Portland-area labor coalition, Jobs with Justice, which just turned 20 years old. Butler talks a little about what JwJ does in general and recent actions, advocacy and campaigns they've done. Read more

Book Mole: The Intuitionist

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
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Iven Hale reviews Colson Whitehead's 1999 novel, "The Intuitionist." Set in a big city during a period of racial integration,Whitehead and Iven both explore the racial implications of the elevator as a metaphor for "social-uplift", the black female protagonist who is the fi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 6th

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
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  Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole, which because of membership drive breaks shows up as being about30% shorter than normal. We hear about the crack-down on ethnic studies in Arizona, about what's going on in Jobs with Justice, and a review of The Intuitionist. In the middle... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 01/30/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Hosted by Laurie Mercier, this episode features Bill Resnick talks with Janet Redman of the Institute for Policy Studies about how to spread knowledge and concern about climate change at the local level. What's being done in Portland to confront global warming? ... Read more