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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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The Enemy is Washington: The Economy Crashed

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
If you want to talk about wasteful Federal spending, you're have to look at where the money actually goes. Tom Becker reads Paul Craig-Roberts' essay, "The Enemy is Washington: the economy destroyed". Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 25th

Airs at: Mon, 07/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts today show and we hear: Bill talks with market-abolitionist Robin Hahnel about cap-&-trade Larry Bowlden Reviews Maggie O'Farrell's "The Hand That First Held Mine". Joe Clement and Donald Joughin review Captain America. Tom reads Paul... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 07/18/11

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier will host this show which includes these topics: Wisconsin activist Andrew Sernatinger discusses the ongoing struggles to preserve union representation and collective bargaining there in the aftermath of last Spring's big uprising; Teamster Sandy Po... Read more

Latest News from Wisconsin

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Andrew Sernatinger, a baker, activist, and labor-organizer in Madison, Wisconsin about the class struggle there.  What is left out of the mainstream conversations is progressive taxation, while Democrats appear on the side of unions mostly for their ... Read more

The Tea Party in Decline?

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Richard D. Wolff, a radical economist who writes  and speaks frequently on the economic crisis, argues that the Left will soon have the opportunity to organize around popular dissatisfaction with the economy once the Tea Party loses support from the big business and the ric... Read more

Sandy Pope and the Teamsters

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Sandy Pope, a long-time member and leader of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU), is  in a two-way race with James Hoffa for President of the Teamsters Union.  Here she talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what she would do for the Teamsters and the  Labor Moveme... Read more

Working Class Missing on TV

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The working class  is missing from popular TV shows, as this analysis by Josh Eidelson shows.  Josh's funny and biting piece, published on the Dissent website and on his blog, is read here by the Old Mole's Joe Clement.  It's called "Welcome to TV-Ville, Population: Richer... Read more

July 18 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier is our host today for this program about labor and politics. We hear about the continuing struggle of progressives in Wisconsin to resist attacks on labor by Republicans and to overcome the temerity of Democrats.  We hear from Sandy Pope running against Jam... Read more

The World of Hunger

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Why is food not reaching hungry people?  What could  be done about it?  For some clear answers to these questions, Bill Resnick talks with Christina Schiavone, Director of the Global Movements Project at WHY .  For more information on this topic, Schiavone recommends Food ... Read more

After Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 In 2002, David Scheweickart, a professor of philosophy at Loyola University, published a small and very readable book called After Capitalism.   It was a thorough critique of capitalism as a system for organizing our productive labor and the wealth it produces, and also an... Read more