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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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Corporations: Is Personhood the Problem?

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Is the problem with corporations that they are treated as persons -- or that they are run by and for the very wealthy?  Doug Henwood argues that the corporate form makes possible necessary social functions that ordinary persons could not perform.  Clayton Morgareidge comme... Read more

Movie Moles: "J. Edgar"

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What is left out of Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar, starring Leonardo diCaprio?  J. Edgar Hoover was the founder and long-time director of the FBI.    Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris discuss the film and some missing historical background.  For other critiques... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode in which the Moles look at the meaning and future of the Occupy Movement, the question of corporate personhood, and the new movie J. Edgar.  We also hear some topical music from Laurie Anderson and a letter about health care.  For in... Read more

Book Mole: "The Little Bride"

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews The Little Bride, a first novel by Anna Solomon about a mail order bride coming from Odessa to live in a sod house on the prairie in the 19th Century. Read more

Policing and the Occupy Movement

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The function of police in the U.S. has always been to protect the property and status of the ruling elite (aka the 1%), according to Kristian William's important book Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how ... Read more

What is Welfare?

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Host Denise Morris talks with Johnanna Brenner about welfare -- its history and meaning.  Is welfare something to be demeaned, as it is when we call the subsidies and tax breaks for corporations "welfare for the rich"? Doesn't that play into the right-wing idea that welfare... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise hosts this episode of the Old Mole in which she interviews Portland sociologist and activist Johanna Brenner about reclaiming the idea of welfare.   Also on the show: Bill Resnick talks with Portland writer Kristian Williams about the function of policing in class so... Read more

Reporting from Occupy PDX

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Kate Sherman was in on the Occupation from near the beginning, and here she talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about her experience of its intense participatory democracy and community solidarity.  This interview was recorded on Thursday, November 10, prior to the clos... Read more

Occupying Argentina: "The Take"

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Workers occupied and operated factories being closed by their owners in Argentina during a time of financial collapse.  Jan Haaken and Nancy Hollander discuss the documentary film about those events, The Take.  Read more

Occupy PDX: What Next?

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 After the eviction of the Occupy Portland encampments at Chapman and Lownsdale Squares, where does the movement go from here?  Bill Resnick talks with two occupiers, Kate Sherman and Jay, about what might be ahead.   Read more