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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, 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.
 

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Activism, Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Labor, Legislation, Environment/Climate, Government/Politics, Energy/Natural Resources, Economy, Law/Court/Crime, LGBTQ, Arts/Culture, Fiction, Film, Movement for Racial Justice, Indigenous, Housing/Homelessness, Health, Disability, COVID19, Education, Community Building
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February 1, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Bill Resnick, this program features an on-the-ground report from Haiti.  In addition, we hear from Howie Hawkins, Green Party Candidate for Mayor of Syracuse about public, locally generated power; from PC Peri of Flying Focus Video about the 20th Annual Cascade F... Read more

Reporting Live from Haiti

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Live from Haiti, Kevin Pina talks by cell phone with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about the recent history of Haiti and US role in suppressing Aristide and popular democratic movements, as well as about the US militarization of current aid efforts and its cost in human li... Read more

Making Local Energy

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Howie Hawkins as the Green Party candidate took 41% of the vote for mayor of Syracuse, New York last November.  One of his main issues is public utilities and generating green energy locally, and he talks about the politics of that in this conversation with the Old Mole's ... Read more

Obama After Massachussetts

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Why did Ted Kennedy's Senate seat go to a Republican?  What does this mean for Obama and his agenda?  Massachussetts political scientist John Berg talks with our Bill Resnick about it all. Read more

Movie Moles: About Haiti

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Two documentary films made in recent years about Haiti help us to understand the current crisis following the earthquake.   Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel discuss what can be learned from Aristide and the Endless Revolution and The Agronomist.  The second of these... Read more

SCOTUS on Corporate Campaign Financing

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Does last week's Supreme Court decision permitting corporations to promote candidates for office, on the grounds of their right to "free speech," hand over our government to corporations?  Clayton Morgareidge reviews some of what the left press has to say on the topic.  Yo... Read more

January 25, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program reviews recent documentaries on Haiti that throw light on Haiti's current situation after this month's earthquake.   We also hear about why the Democrats lost the Senate race in Massachussetts and what it means for the Obama admi... Read more

January 18, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Bill Resnick, this show features music of the Great Depression, a discussion of what Obama has and has not done to create jobs, putting Haitian poverty in historical context, a conversation about how to save journalism (and what it needs to be saved from); and a ... Read more

Great Depression Protest Songs

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 In times like these -- times like the 1930s and 40s -- a tradition of protest music emerges that sings from the viewpoint of working people and people who can't find work.  Last week's show was about contemporary rap music.  This week, we feature music from the Great Depre... Read more

What to Do About Unemployment?

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What is the unemployment situation today, and what can and should be done about it?  Dedrick Muhammad, researcher and writer at the Institute for Policy Studies talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about jobs and the performance of the Obama adminstration  in creating th... Read more