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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, Sarah Chivers, Joe Clement, Norm Diamond, Sharon Grant, Jan Haaken, Desiree Hellegers, Patricia Kullberg, Luisa Martinez, Laurie Mercier, Chelsea Ratzlaff, Bill Resnick, Victoria Saucedo, 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.
 

You can leave comments for the Moles at  oldmolevarietyhour @ gmail.com or by clicking on the comment section for any of our audio pieces.  

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An Illusion About Taxes

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm
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The rich claim their private wealth is under assault in proposals to increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for improved healthcare.  But do they really own their wealth?    Clayton Morgareidge explains why they don't and how taxes and justice are related.  To read his remark... Read more

What's Really Wrong With the Democrats

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm
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 In this illuminating commentary, Bill Resnick explains the real reasons why the Democrats won't legislate real reform.  Case in point: their failure to include the card-check provision in the Employee Free Choice Act.  The problem is much deeper than  campaign contribution... Read more

Movie Moles: "Sleep Dealer"

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm
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   A world in which people are divided by walls but their labor and imaginations are globally linked -- that's the dark vision of Alex Rivera's film Sleep Dealer,  opening on Friday, 7/24 at the Hollywood Theater in Portland.  Movie Moles Denise Morris and Frann Michel tel... Read more

The July 20 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm
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  Hosted by Frann Michel (pictured here), this program deals with Israel-Palestine, a better way to think about taxes, a movie about walled-in globalization, and why the Democrats are not doing what we elected them to do.     For information about our theme music and our gr... Read more

Bad Press on the Honduras Coup

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
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 The Old Mole's  Laurie Mercier exposes the lies and half-truths that have been passing for news coverage on the military coup in Honduras.  She cites this article by Stephen Zunes, as well as this report by Sandra Cuffe, the website of School of the Americas Watch, and rep... Read more

The July 13 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
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  Hosted by Laurie Mercier (pictured here) and featuring music by activist folk-singer Anne Feeney, this program discusses what Obama's experience as a community organizer  might mean for him as President; the role of science in the law; Hurt Locker, the movie about defusin... Read more

The President as Community Organizer

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
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 Barack Obama is the first US president to have been a community organizer.  What does this suggest about how he tries to govern and how successful he might be?   Geoffrey Kurtz has written about this, and here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about his observation... Read more

Movie Moles: "The Hurt Locker"

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
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 The Hurt Locker follows a US military bomb squad in Iraq as they face harrowing situations.  Our Movie Moles Frann Michel and Jan Haaken discuss how the film works to position its viewers on the side of the US occupation, and they ask Can there really be an anti-war film? ... Read more

Bad Science, Bad Law

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 12:00am
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 What is the role of science in sending people to prison?  What if the science is bunk? Attorney Mike Snedeker talks with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about how science can lead to justice and injustice in the wake of the recent Supreme Court Decision calling for the cross-exa... Read more

A History of Gangs

Airs at: Sun, 07/05/2009 at 5:00pm
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 The origins and development of gangs is more complex than the stereotypes of them.  John Hagedorn has studied and hung out with gangs all over the world and written several books about them.  Here he talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about why there are gangs and how ... Read more