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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a Socialist-Feminist, Anti-racist, Anti-colonial and LGBTQ-positive Perspective

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

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News, Views, Reviews, and Interviews

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 03/07/11

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On the next Old Mole, Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick speaks with Gwen Sullivan, Vice-President of the Portland Teachers Association, about the denigration of teachers nation-wide. Well Read Red, Fran Michel, pulls together perspectives from across th... Read more

Hallelujah I'm a Wobbly

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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The song Utah Phillips is singing here is "Hallelujah I'm a Bum," probably written by a Wobbly (a member of the Industrial Workers of the World) in the early 20th Century. Joe reads the preamble to the IWW constitution. Read more

Neoliberalism and the War on Women

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Frann Michel reviews recent attacks on reproductive rights considers how "the neoconservative movement to enforce gender conformity and women's subordination dovetails with the neoliberal agenda of cutting social programs." The full-text version with media-links can be f... Read more

Bring Single Payer Healthcare to Oregon!

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Peter talks about Single Payer, which is being proposed to the House Healthcare Committee March the 11th in Salem: how it improves access, creates medical jobs, saves everyone $4 billion in overhead, and saves lives by making preventative care available. Experts from aro... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 7th

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Today's show, hosted by Joe Clement, features interviews about teachers struggling against the businessizing of education, single-payer healthcare in Oregon, neoliberalism and gay marriage, and a Well Read Red about the connection between the war against women and labor st... Read more

Marriage Equality as Neoliberal Project

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Denise and Yasmin connect the struggle for LBGT rights with struggles against privatization and criticize how marriage equality obfuscates the fact that essential services like healthcare are not available to all, or in the case of education are under attack. Yasmin Nair is... Read more

How Organizing Teachers Is Essential to Education Reform

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am

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Bill and Gwen talk about the business model that groups like Stand up for Children are pushing as educational reform, and how teachers unions are under attack because of their resistance. Gwen Sullivan is the vice-president of the Portland Teachers Association and an elem... Read more

Future of the Egyptian Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am

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Can the Egyptian people who toppled Mubarak and who are demanding democracy keep up their momentum to achieve their goals? Chris Toensing edits Middle East Report, and he talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the obstacles that lie ahead. Read more

Protesting for What?

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am

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Exciting protests are going on in Wisconsin and other states against cuts to public sector jobs and social services. But when will the Left begin to protest the system that empowers the super rich and disempowers the rest of us? Clayton Morgareidge comments, drawing on S... Read more

Movie Moles: "The Company Men"

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am

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What happens when Hollywood takes on the trauma of unemployment in the economic meltdown? Our Movie Moles, Wendy Webb and Jan Haaken review the star-studded film The Company Men. Read more

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