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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective

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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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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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The Capitalist Ecological Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am

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Physicist and environmental activist Chris Williams talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the disasters that await our planet if nothing is done to stop global warming. He also has good news: the technology already exists to solve the problem. Williams is the au... Read more

Not Enough Jobs?

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am

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Jobs are not coming back with the so-called "economic recovery" -- and will be a long time coming. If there's not encough work, why not spread it around? Clayton Morgareidge looks at some ways to do this. You can read his remarks here. Read more

Book Mole: "Half-Broke Horses"

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am

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Jeanette Walls' novel Half-Broke Horses is the story of a frontier woman, “a spirited heroine, fiercely outspoken against hypocrisy and prejudice, a rodeo rider and fearless breaker of horses, and a ruthless poker player.” Larry Bowlden reviews this "true-life novel". ... Read more

April 12 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am

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Three crises of capitalism: energy and climate change, economic inequality and our tax system, the ten-million job deficit for our work force. and a review of a novel about a spirited frontier woman, a breaker of horses. Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show. ... Read more

Real Education Reform

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am

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There is much to criticize in the Bush administration's education program "No Child Left Behind," a program what has been continued under Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. But what would a truly progressive education policy be like? What would be the goa... Read more

An Anti-war Easter Message

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am

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What's wrong with Easter as celebrated in the US? "Easter… for most Christians, is about individual salvation not interpersonal solidarity. It is about personal resurrection from the dead not community restoration for the living. It is about an “open” tomb that is re... Read more

Defending Academic Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am

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What undermines academic freedom and intellectual inquiry in the University today and what can be done to defend them? Professor Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about untenured faculty... Read more

After the Cuckoo's Nest: OR State Hospital Now

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am

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Psychologist, Film Maker, and Old Mole Jan Haaken talks with Tom Becker about the Oregon State Hospital where she has been making a film, "Guilty Except for Insanity". How has the institution changed since "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed there? Who winds ... Read more

April 5 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am

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What should policies and goals should replace the test-and-punish approach of "No Child Left Behind"? How can academic freedom in the University be defended from what threatens it today? What does the story of Easter mean for the US at war in the Middle East? What's ... Read more

Power of the Peace Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am

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Activism has consequences. The peace and anti-nukes movements of the '50s and beyond were the major reason nuclear weapons were never used in war after 1945, according to historian Lawrence Wittner. In this interview, he talks with Clayton Morgareidge about his resear... Read more

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