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Unconditional Basic Income & the Politics of Work

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
 Old Mole Joe Clement, and Kathryn Sackinger talk with sociology grad-student and Jacobin Magzine editor Peter Frase, about the idea of an unconditional and universal basic income. Because basic income often stirs strong feelings about people deserving their livelihood, the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 17, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  This show considers schools, killing, killlings in schools, and civil rights and rock & roll. Hosted by Frann Michel, with music by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and more. For information on our graphics, theme song, or name, see our main show page.  Frann Michel comments ... Read more

Sara Horowitz Interview

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Between Us
Sara Horowitz is the President of the Freelancer's Union and author of the book, "The Freelancer's Bible." In this interview with Don Merrill, she talks about why freelancing is now, more than ever, a viable alternative to "traditional" ways of working, and how by freelanci... Read more

Kathi Weeks: The Problem With Work

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Joe Clement talks with Kathi Weeks about her book "The Problem with Work: feminism, marxism, antiwork politics and postwork imaginaries". They discuss the work ethic and why it promises more than it delivers. They also consider the tradition of antiwork politics and how fe... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 26, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein about Wal-Mart and the workers organizing against it on Black Friday.  Joe Clement introduces Utah Phillips talking & singing about blaming & dumping the bosses.  The movie moles Jan Haaken and Frann Michel discuss... Read more

Utah Philips: Dump the Bosses

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement introduces Utah Phillips explaining the value of knowing clearly who  deserves blame, and then performing the Wobbly song "Dump the Bosses Off Our Backs."   Read more

Lichtenstein on Walmart Activism

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at the University of California Santa Barbara and author of The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business and editor of Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Cen... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour November 19th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Alan Wieder hosts this Old Mole Variety Hour and we hear: Alan call for a rethinking of Thanksgiving and what we teach our children about it Bill Resnick talks with Stephen Zunes about Palestine and Israel Larry Bowlden reviews Charity Shumway's "10 Girls to W... Read more

European Strike Update

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement remarks briefly on the massively coordinated strikes in Europe and comments on their meaning. He quotes or mentions material from Counterfire.org, Libcom.org, The Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. Read more

Yasmin Nair beyond Illegal vs. Undocumented

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris talks with Yasmin Nair about immigrants-rights rhetoric and how certain strategies meant to insulate them from stereotypes and "include" may shutter the actual situation of undocument workers. She argues that the "undocumented not afraid" movement started as a... Read more