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A Program of News and Views from a socialist, feminist, anti-colonial perspective

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Patricia Kullberg, Bill Resnick, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Larry Bowlden, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour

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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

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, Frann Michel, Denise Morris, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, Sophie Smith, Mike Snedecker, Roben White, Matt Witt

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The American Dream: Worth Saving?

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

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Well-read Red Frann Michel reflects on "The American Dream" which progressives are being asked to rally around, in opposition to the attack on the working class coming from the right these days. But what do we dream when we dream The American Dream? Is it a way of eva... Read more

Movie Moles: "The Adjustment Bureau"

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

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Movie Moles Joe Clement and Jan Haaken discuss the new film starring Matt Damon, The Adjustment Bureau, based (very loosely) on a short story by Philip K. Dick. What is this satirical movie really satirizing, and what Hollywood movie assumptions does it leave solidly i... Read more

Wisconsin: What's Ahead?

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

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Old Moles Bill Resnick and Norm Diamond discuss organizing efforts in Wisconsin and other states where masses of people have turned out in opposition to drastic budgit cuts. What has to happen if this energy is to lead to a real challenge to the power of the moneyed el... Read more

March 14 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris hosts this show featuring a review of the Matt Damon movie (based on a Philip K. Dick story) The Adjustment Bureau; a discussion of the ideological ambiguities thrown up by the struggle for the recognition of domestic violence; some questions and about the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 03/07/11

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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On the next Old Mole, Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick speaks with Gwen Sullivan, Vice-President of the Portland Teachers Association, about the denigration of teachers nation-wide. Well Read Red, Fran Michel, pulls together perspectives from across t... Read more

Neoliberalism and the War on Women

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Frann Michel reviews recent attacks on reproductive rights considers how "the neoconservative movement to enforce gender conformity and women's subordination dovetails with the neoliberal agenda of cutting social programs." The full-text version with media-links can b... Read more

Bring Single Payer Healthcare to Oregon!

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Peter talks about Single Payer, which is being proposed to the House Healthcare Committee March the 11th in Salem: how it improves access, creates medical jobs, saves everyone $4 billion in overhead, and saves lives by making preventative care available. Experts from ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 7th

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Today's show, hosted by Joe Clement, features interviews about teachers struggling against the businessizing of education, single-payer healthcare in Oregon, neoliberalism and gay marriage, and a Well Read Red about the connection between the war against women and labor... Read more

Marriage Equality as Neoliberal Project

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Denise and Yasmin connect the struggle for LBGT rights with struggles against privatization and criticize how marriage equality obfuscates the fact that essential services like healthcare are not available to all, or in the case of education are under attack. Yasmin Nair... Read more

How Organizing Teachers Is Essential to Education Reform

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Bill and Gwen talk about the business model that groups like Stand up for Children are pushing as educational reform, and how teachers unions are under attack because of their resistance. Gwen Sullivan is the vice-president of the Portland Teachers Association and an e... Read more