March 21 Old Mole Variety Hour

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Program::

Air date:

Mon, 03/21/2011 - 12:00am

From Nuclear power to solar power, Hedges on our future, capitalism and jobs, and a movie.

Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show which features anti-nuke activist Harvey Wasserman, a movie about Palestinian immigrants, a dark vision of our civilization's decline, and a discussion of why our current economic system cares little about creating jobs.

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1. Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with Harvey Wasserman about the nuclear disaster in Japan, about nuclear power, and the ready availability of alternatives.

2. Tom Becker reads from Chris Hedges piece "This Time We're Taking the Whole Planet With Us."

3. Well-read Red Clayton Morgareidge draws on Michal Kalecki to explain why our government will not do what it could to create enough jobs.

4. Movie Moles Wendy Webb and Jan Haaken discuss the politics of Amreeka.