Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

Drawing on words from Yasmin Nair and Groucho Marx, Old Mole Denise Morris responds to the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage with a healthy dose of skepticism. Read more

Bill Resnick interviews Leo Panitich on Greece, the EU and austerity.  Larry Boulden reviews a novel that asks deep philosophical questions about the objectivity of science entitled "Euphoria" by Lily King.   Read more

Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Lily King's novel Euphoria, a fictional account inspired by events in the lives of anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. You can find more of Larry's reviews here on his blog: http://oldmolelist.blogspot.com/ Read more

Frann Michel discusses the film Pride (2014) and the value of visionary fiction. For the text of her remarks with links to more information, go here. Read more

Bill Resnick talks with Leo Panitch about the current situation in Greece, betrayals by the German social democratic parties, the Eurozone as a free-trade area, problems faced and tactics tried by Syriza, the origins of Stalinism, and the need for the global left to find... Read more

Tom Becker reads from Pete Dolack about why Keynesianism will not save the world. Image at left by Edwardx. Read more

Tom Becker hosts this episode, which reflects on the value of history, the limits of old views, and the need for new visions. Bill Resnick talks with Leo Panitch about the situation of Greece's Syriza and the Eurozone. Tom Becker reads from Pete Dolack about why Keynesia... Read more

Bill Resnick hosts this episode of the Old Mole. Here is what's on tap:   About 50% of the kids of Oregon live in poverty. What do you think our business leaders think should be done about that? Stay tuned. Our Movie Moles review the film “Let the Fire Burn” in mem... Read more

Bill Resnick hosts this episode and it includes the following, together with music about being poor. 1.  Bill Resnick talks with Tyler Macguiness of the Oregon Center for Public Policy about the extent of child poverty in Oregon and what business leaders are willing, ... Read more

Bill Resnick and Tyler MacGuiness of the Oregon Center for Public Policy explore Child poverty in Oregon. Twenty-five percent of Oregon kids live in destitution, 50% are in ordinary poverty, and 75% of those are in working families. The "business community" has become co... Read more