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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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Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/15/11

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On the next Old Mole, Denise Morris hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick interview Lance Tapley about prison reform Movie Moles, Joe Clement and Frann Michel, talk about Rise of the Planet of the Apes Bill comments on the uprisings in Israel and England Radica... Read more

Understanding the Revolts in Europe

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Egypt, Wisconsin, Greece, Spain, and now Britain -- the increasingly ferocious protests are spreading.  What does it all mean?  Are they just looters, as many politicians and the mainstream press claim?  Or are they protesting in the only way they can to draw attention to ... Read more

Brutality of Solitary

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Lance Tapely is an investigative journalist in Maine whose work has exposed the use  of  solitary confinement as a punishment in prisons and jails and led  to some reforms.  He talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the destructive  effects of solitary on its vi... Read more

Movie Moles: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Movie Moles Frann Michel and Joe Clement explore the issues of race, gender, and social transformation raised, or not, by the the new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/08/11

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On the next Old Mole, Tom Becker hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Sam Pizzigati about how the rich do not invest like conservatives ideologues say that they will if only we give them tax breaks, and how we need to tax their wealth, not just their income. ... Read more

The Rich Have Too Much

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
While many accuse the Tea Party of polarizing politics, Sam Pizzigati argues that the source is really economic inequality and the concentration of vast amounts of wealth. He talks about a few economic myths, like how the US is "broke" or that the rich are "job creators". B... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 8th

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole and we hear:   Bill Resnick interview Sam Pizzigati about inequality Tom reads an article on Empire and Inequality Larry Bowlden reviews Sheila Kohler's "Love Child" Movie Moles Jan Haaken and Wendy Webb talk about "If A Tree... Read more

Empire and Inequality

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom reads Paul Street's counterpunch article "Empire and Inequality Win Again". Street argues that the "debt deal" and any more like it to come cripple our capacity to halt the right-ward shift in politics,  and that despite having "avoided" default the real and most substa... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 08/01/11

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  On the next Old Mole, Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick and Marty Hart Landsberg talk about the debt-ceiling and how it will affect working people. Joe and Josh Eidelson talk about economic democracy Frann Michel talks about austerity measures and ... Read more

AT&T and Keeping Monopolies in Check with Labor not Market-Power

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe and Josh Eidelson discuss the nuts and bolts of the AT&T merger. Josh explains why we should have no illusions about AT&T being ideologically pro-union, but points out how opposition to the merger exclude industrial power from having a positive, responsible role in ... Read more