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Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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, Sarah Chivers, Norm Diamond, Sharon Grant, Desiree Hellegers, Luisa Martinez, Chelsea Ratzlaff, Victoria Saucedo, Mike Snedecker, Roben White

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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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Crisis in Palestine

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick speaks with Wael Elsady, an activist and leader in the Palestinian human rights and liberation movements in Portland. They discuss the long term origins and recent trigger for the Palestinian uprising within the green line, the occupied territories, and Gaza. T... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 24, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Image by Fred Murphy Patricia Kullberg hosts today's episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Tipping Points: Bill Resnick interviews Shannon Osaka, an environmental journalist with the web magazine Grist, and coauthor of "Points of No Return." This... Read more

Tipping Points

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Shannon Osaka, an environmental journalist with the web magazine Grist, and coauthor of "Points of No Return." This e-book focuses on “climate tipping points, elements of the Earth system in which small changes in global temperature can kick off rein... Read more

Heterodox Economics

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The second of a three-part interview by Luisa Martinez with heterodox economist Mitch Green, PhD. In the first segment they discussed the idea that money is not scarce, because it is a social relationship and an institution. They reviewed an element of heterodox economic th... Read more

The Cold Millions

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews the novel, The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter, son of a union organizer and meticulous historian of the IWW in the northwest U.S. during the late 1800s and early 1900s. specifically of Spokane, WA, gives us a  glimpse of the terrible campaigns... Read more

American Jobs Plan

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick and Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for President in the last election, discuss the Biden administration’s proposed American Jobs Plan. Announced with great fanfare at a cost of $2 trillion plus, the annual outlay would actually represent less than one... Read more

Coronavirus Crisis in India

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Swati Birla about how Primer Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJT party set the stage for the coronavirus catastrophe currently unfolding in India and how radical right-wing and anti-Muslim forces in India are attempting to take advant... Read more

Blindness and Alternative Visions

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On Another World is Possible we look today at alternative visions of public healthcare and the insights that great fiction can provide. Host Norm Diamond talks with Barbara Simons, who recently published an essay on the premises that underlie different approaches to public ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 17, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Norm Diamond hosts today’s episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Coronavirus Crisis in India: Patricia Kullberg speaks with Dr. Swati Birla about how Primer Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJT party set the stage for the coronavirus catas... Read more

Community Energy Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Bill Resnick interviews Paul Fenn in the second part of a 2 part interview on Community Energy. In the part 1 last week they discussed the origins of the Community Energy movement and why it is so popular in the cities and counties that have established them. In the comi... Read more