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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view

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Patricia Kullberg, Bill Resnick, Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Laurie Mercier, Joe Clement, Jan Haaken, Larry Bowlden, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour

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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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September 14 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

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Hosted by Tom Becker, this show deals with the connection between healthcare and democracy,zombie Nazis in the snow, and the massacre of miners Pennsylvania back in 1897. For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can follow us on Tw... Read more

Democracy and Healthcare

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

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Bill Resnick explains why democracy is at the heart of every progressive reform, and how the right reform of healthcare would increase democratic possibilities everywhere. Read more

The Healthcare Debate

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

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Dr. Mary O'Brien is co-editor of Ten Excellent Reasons for National Health Care. Here she talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what's wrong, from a doctor's point of view, with our current system of private, for-profit medicine and insurance, and how a good health... Read more

Move Moles: "Dead Snow"

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

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Zombie Nazis! How much more evil can you imagine in one movie? Our Movie Moles, Frann Michel and Denise Morris tell us what there is to like in this beautiful, bloody, comedic slasher movie, "Dead Snow," now playing at the Hollywood Theater in Portland. Read more

Massacre at Lattimer

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am

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Tom Becker reviews the Lattimer Massacre of 1897 in which 25 striking miners were killed by a sherrif’s posse, and reflects on what it means today for the labor movement. Read more

Old Mole on Labor Day

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2009 at 12:00am

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Old Mole Bill Resnick offers a Labor Day message in honor of those who do the work. Read more

Cooperating Co-ops in Cleveland

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am

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Building on the model of the Mondragón region of Spain, a movement for a system of worker-owned co-ops is growing in Cleveland, Ohio. Ted Howard, director of the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the democ... Read more

Music of Guardabarranco

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am

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The duo Guardabarranco, consisting of sister and brother Katia Cardenal and Salvador Cardenal Barquero, emerged with the Sandanista revolution in Nicraguq. Norm Diamond plays part of "Casa Abierta" ("Open House") and translates its message hope, peace and justice. They ... Read more

Policing Gender Boundaries

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am

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What qualifies an athlete to compete as a woman or a man? What makes any of us a man or a woman? It's not as obvious as you might have thought, as the Old Mole's Frann Michel argues in this commentary, which begins with the case of runner Caster Semenya. You can read Fr... Read more

Disappointed with Obama?

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am

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Progressives are feeling let down by what looks like President Obama's failure to push for the changes we believe in. But what can a President do?What are the forces he or she has to work with to stay in office, to remain credible? Bill Resnick opens our eyes to them. Y... Read more

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