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TRUMP! "The Donald" will be the President

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Join host Per Fagereng as he envisions what the future holds with Trump at the helm.  The new commander in chief will lead the world's largest military force into an uncharted US-Russian relationship.  Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Vladimir Putin and has made calls... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 14, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this election special edition of the Old Mole, and we hear: 1. A conversation about how to understand the white working class Trump supporter 2. Bill Resnick interviews Joseph Schwartz about what the Left can and must do in response to the Trump ... Read more

The Left and Social Transformation

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Guest contributor Jack Johnson and Old Mole Clayton Morgareidge take up the question of the Left's responsibility to defend the basic norms of civility and democratic politics at a time when these norms are threatened by the incoming administration and many of its supporter... Read more

Movie Review: "The Manchurian Candidate"

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Denise Morris revisit the 2004 remake of the 1962 movie, The Manchurian Candidate to talk about presidential elections and political paranoia in Hollywood films cinema. The two versions of the film, based on the novel by Richard Condon, each register periods ... Read more

Flashpoints on 11/15/16

Airs at: Tue, 11/15/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
Today on Flashpoints, eye witnesses give updates on the struggle at Standing Rock, and Cheryl Angel of the Rosebud Nation explains the role women are playing in the resistance. Read more

Left Action in the Trump Era

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What are the issues facing political activists on the Left during the Trump presidency? What can be done to hold the line on what has been done, and if possible, to keep alive the vision of a more egalitarian society? Bill Resnick talks with professor, writer, and political... Read more

Understanding the White Male Trump Voter

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Guest contributor Jack Johnson reports on his three-hour conversation with two men who voted for Trump and finds a deep-seated sense of injured white privilege at the bottom of their thinking. Clayton Morgareidge tries to put this group of voters (white working class men) i... Read more

Alternative Radio - The Never Ending Occupation: Palestine

Airs at: Tue, 11/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Gideon Levy was born and lives in Tel Aviv. He is a columnist and member of the editorial board of Ha’aretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper, where he has covered the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza for more than 30 years. The author of The Punishment of Gaz... Read more

Radiozine: Building Bridges

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Well Mourn, Then We'll Analyze and then We'll Organize: An Election Post-Mortem with Gerald Horne, Chair of the History and African-American Studies Department at the University of Houston and prolific author of more than 30 books and 100 scholarly papers on struggles ag... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 14

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge will host as the Moles review the election and discuss the work ahead for the Left. Contributor Jack Johnson offers a look at the reasoning of some Trump supporters. Clayton considers where Trump voters were coming from and how the Left might improve... Read more