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News and views from a feminist-socialist, decolonizing perspective.

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Denise Morris, Frann Michel, Jon Nelson, OldMoleVarietyHour, Patricia Kullberg

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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: "Man on Wire"

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

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What is the cultural impact of illegally walking a wire strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center shortly after their completion in 1974? Our Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel discuss the current documentary Man on Wire. Read more

Making a Sustainable City, Part 2

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

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Continuing their discussion of sustainable cities, aired last week, Bill Resnick and urban environmentalist Mike Houck consider social equity. A city cannot be sustainable without insuring that all its residents have good jobs and decent income. They also discuss how... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 18, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/17/2008 at 5:00pm

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Frann Michel hosts this program which features an explanation of what's going on between Russia and Georgia (and the US); a review of the documentary about a high wire exploit at the World Trade Center in 1974; and an introduction to Los Angeles's Thai Town. Last week, Bil... Read more

Making a Sustainable City

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm

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Bill Resnick talks with urban naturalist Mike Houck of the Audubon Society and the Urban Greenspaces Institute. They discuss many of the issues around making Portland part of a natural, sustainable environment in this two-part interview. We hear Part 1 on this program; P... Read more

Book Mole: Coetzee's "Boyhood"

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

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Larry Bowlden discusses J.M. Coetzee's "fictional autobiography" Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life, and compares its emotional depth to that of similar stories of childhood by women writers. Read more

Well-read Red on Trivial Lies and Big Lies

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm

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Laurie Mercier explores how political discussions often fail to distinguish between lies that are trivial, like John Edwards's, and lies that have global, catastrophic consequences -- like those of the Bush administration. Read more

The First Labor Party

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm

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Tom Becker conducts a lesson in labor history and reveals that the first labor union was formed in Philadelphia, and with it, the first labor oriented political party on August 11, 1828. Tom reads from Moral Visions and Material Ambitions: Philadelphia Struggles to Define ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 11, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 08/10/2008 at 5:00pm

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Hosted by Tom Becker, this program discusses green and sustainable cities, J.M. Coetzee's South African boyhood, being distracted from important lies by trivial ones, and how the first labor party was born 180 years ago in Philadelphia. To hear the whole show, click on ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/04/08

Airs at: Mon, 08/04/2008 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show will feature a discussion with middle-east expert Antonia Juhasz about the situation in Iraq and how the US can get out without further harm to the Iraqi people. We will also hear How the Garcia Girls Spent the Summer (that is, a m... Read more

Democratic Capitalism: an Oxymoron?

Airs at: Sun, 08/03/2008 at 5:00pm

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Drawing on quotations posted on the website of The International Endowment for Democracy ("Supporting democracy in the country that needs it most--the USA"), Clayton Morgareidge weaves an argument that there can be no such thing as democratic capitalism. You can read this ... Read more