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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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Old Mole Variety Hour for January 6, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast from Against the Grain. How should we understand the relationship between capitalists, big and small, and the Republican and Democratic parties — especially in the wake of Trump’s return to power? Sa... Read more

War and Climate Crisis in the Middle East

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Laurie Mercier  speaks with Dr. Zeinab Shuker, who is an assistant professor of sociology at Sam Houston State University and a fellow at the Century Foundation. Her research focuses on comparative global political economy and climate change, with special emphasis on the Mi... Read more

Global Warming and the Crisis of Imagination

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In his 2016 collection of three essays, novelist Amitav Ghosh takes up a question of immense importance: what explains humanity’s collective failure to avert the existential threat posed by climate change? Capitalism and colonialism are the great structural forces that keep... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 30, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts the final Old Mole broadcast of 2024, which includes the following segments: War and Climate Crisis in the Middle East: Laurie Mercier  speaks with Dr. Zeinab Shuker, who is an assistant professor of sociology at Sam Houston State University and ... Read more

Climate Change and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On December 18th, Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a landmark ruling from a lower court last year. In the Held v Montana case, the Montana justices agreed that the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal proje... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 23, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  This episode is hosted by Frann Michel and features these segments: Black Futures Farm This segment is produced by Tim Rice of the Municipal Eco-Resiliency Project (MERP), which is working with Portland households to ramp up food production and advance food sovereignty ... Read more

Black Futures Farm

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  This segment is produced by Tim Rice of the Municipal Eco-Resiliency Project (MERP), which is working with Portland households to ramp up food production and advance food sovereignty and climate justice by developing a neighborhood-level network of urban farm cooperative... Read more

Making Solidarity and Making Community

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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With the looming prospect of a new Trump administration, left activists face a perilous political moment. Today we look back at the Central America solidarity movement of the 1980’s to discover what lessons can be learned from a movement that succeeded in blunting US milita... Read more

Climate and Justice

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the history of the International Court of Justice began this month with testimony from Pacific Islanders about the threats of cl... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 16, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Climate and Justice: Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the histor... Read more