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News, Views, Reviews, and Interviews

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, 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.

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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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 af... 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 up ... 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 goi... Read more

Sex Abuse and the Church

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

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In our continuing series The Left and the Law, attorney Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken ask why many are so surprised by this new round of sexual abuse cases when it's no longer news that it's people with moral authority, like priests and boy scout leaders, who abuse children... Read more

Obama's Disappointing Education Policy

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

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Educator and activist Stan Karp talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how the administration’s education policies are, in spite of Obama’s campaign promises, just a continuation of worst parts of the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind program -- a program of ... Read more

Book Mole: "Throws Like a Girl"

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

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Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Throws Like a Girl by Jean Thompson. It's a great collection of stories about urban characters who sometimes feel "as if there were a pinhole at the bottom of the world and all the best things were leaking out of it." For more of Larry's r... 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 research ... Read more

March 29 Old Mole Variety Hour

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

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Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program deals with the role of the peace movement in preventing nuclear war, the new wave of sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church, the Obama administration's version of No Child Left Behind; and Jean Thompson's short story collection ... Read more

March 22 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Denise Morris hosts this show about things moles, ordinary people, are doing to "root that mountain down"-- the mountain of oppression and exploitation. We hear about people in Portland getting ready to join in the US Social Forum; about a big conference in Vancouver, WA c... Read more

Creating Democacy, US Social Forum

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2010 at 12:00am

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The People's Movement Assembly is coming to Portland on May 8, leading up to the June US Social Forum in Detroit. The theme: Another Better World is Possible. The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with organizer Chris Borte about the many things that go on at these events an... Read more

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