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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, 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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Movie Moles: "The Wrestler"

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2009 at 4:00pm

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Our Movie Moles, Jan Haaken and Denise Morris, find metaphors for working class life in the drama of wrestling as portrayed in The Wrestler. Read more

Economic Town Hall

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2009 at 4:00pm

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Laurie King, one of the organizers of the recent Town Hall meeting on the economic crisis, talks with Bill Resnick about the follow-up scheduled for Wednesday, February 18 at the SEIU Local 49 auditorium on SE 26th about a block south of Powell. Bill and Laurie discuss act... Read more

Democracy & Sustainable Energy

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2009 at 12:00am

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The most sustainable energy is local energy. David Morris of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about why this is so, and how it would generate not only power but participatory democracy. You can read Morris's report Energy Self-R... Read more

African Film Festival

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2009 at 12:00am

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The 19th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films is underway at PCC's Cascade campus. P.C. Peri of the festival talks with Jan Haaken about the films and the festival, which runs through March 7. For more information, go to the Festival website here. Read more

Racism and the Economic Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2009 at 12:00am

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People of color and especially immigrants have faced attempts to blame them for the economic crisis and to shift even more of the suffering onto their backs. Well-read Red Frann Michel exposes these attacks in this commentary. You can read it and find many links to her so... Read more

Urban Agriculture in Havana

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 4:00pm

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Cuba is now self-sufficient in vegetables and eating a healthier diet thanks to urban garden plots in all its cities. Sinan Koont, who teaches economics at Dickenson College and has studied city agriculture in Cuba, talks with Bill Resnick. Here is his article on the topi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 4:00pm

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Hosted by Bill Resnick, this show features Afrobeat music by Fela Kuti and a conversation about Kuti's life and work. The show leads off with a critique of the economic stimulus plan: "insufficient, ineffective, ill-conceived" are the words of economist Michael Perlman. W... Read more

The Understimulating Stimulus Package

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 12:00am

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There is no way the stimulus package now being negotiated in congress is going to plug the leaks in the rapidly sinking economy. Economist Michael Perlman explains why in this coversation with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Perlman is the author of many books, most recently ... Read more

The Music of Fela Kuti

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 12:00am

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The originator of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti was a musician, composer, and human rights activist from Nigeria whose music and political work were highly influential. Bill Resnick talks with musicologist Brad Duncan about Fela Kuti's life and music. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 02/02/09

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2009 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Norm Diamond and Clayton Morgareidge co-host. They focus on the 1919 Seattle General Strike anniversary--and feature an interview with Rob Rosenthal, who with the Fuse produced the rock opera "Seattle 1919" http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/music.shtml. They'll... Read more

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