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Old Mole Variety Hour for August 6, 2007

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Mon, 08/06/2007

Today's show, hosted by Norm Diamond, features an discussion between Bill Resnick and Chris Phelps about the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) then and now. They compare student activism of the 1960s with what's going on today. Then Norm Diamond interviews novelist Fernando Goldman about his novels "The Ordinary Seaman" and "The Long Night of White Chickens". Goldman writes about Latin America and Latin Americans.

58:25 minutes (23.79 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for August 13, 2007

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Sun, 08/12/2007

This program, hosted by Frann Michel, features a round table discussion about transportation issues in the Portland area with Bill Resnick and local transportation activists. Denise Morris reviews the movies about organic farming "The Real Dirt on Farmer John." Jay Thiemeyer reviews "Children of War" by P.W. Singer. The Movie Moles JanHaaken and Frann Michel review the documentary "War Made Easy."

57:23 minutes (23.37 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for August 20, 2007

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Sun, 08/19/2007

We continue the round table discussion of transportation alternatives in Portland. Mike Snedeker discusses the consolidation of executive power going back to the 1970s. Larry Bowlden reviews "Midnight at the Dragon Cafe" by Judy Bates Fong, and Clayton Morgareidge reports on “The World at Our Service: Cruise Ships and the Global Division of Labor.”

56:24 minutes (23.01 MB)

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The World at Our Service: Cruise Ships and the Global Division of Labor

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Sun, 08/19/2007

How the cruise ship industry is a microcosm of the global economy.

9:30 minutes (3.89 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for August 27, 2007

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Sun, 08/26/2007

This show features a discussion of Real Utopias with Eric Olin Wright, a conversation with Mike Snedeker about the unlawfulness of the Guantanamo prison, a report about the removal of the people of Diego Garcia to make room for the US Airforce, and a movie review of "Raise the Red Lantern".

56:36 minutes (23 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for September 3, 2007

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Sun, 09/02/2007

In this Labor Day show, Bill Resnick and Bill Smalldone discuss the power of the German working class since World War II; Tom Becker reviews the history of Labor Day; Luz Maria Gordillo reads a short story about Mexican family whose father has crossed the border to work; and the Movie Moles Fran Michel and Jan Haaken take on "The Invasion".

52:48 minutes (21.49 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for September 10, 2007

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Sun, 09/09/2007

Historian Marilyn Young and the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier analyze how the neo-cons have misused the history of the Viet Nam war and what we should have learned from that disaster. Brooke Jacobson reviews two forthcoming documentaries to be shown on public television. John Cameron of the Institute for Policy Studies talks with Bill Resnick about the three crises facing the global environment and how they can be confronted by popular movements. Laurie Mercier concludes with some reflections on the anniversary of 9/11 and demonstrations for peace.

56:28 minutes (22.93 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for September 17, 2007

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Sun, 09/16/2007

Phyllis Bennis talks with Bill Resnick about the Petraeus report and Iraq; Tom Becker reads a piece on Bush as jihadist; Frann Michel's Well-read Red revisits Jack London's "The Iron Heel"; Bill Resnick reads from the Guardian about Israel and Iran; and Jay Thiemeyer reviews "The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia".

59:03 minutes (27.04 MB)

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Old Mole Variety Hour for September 24, 2007

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Sun, 09/23/2007

Stephanie Woolhandler talks with Bill Resnick about the advantages of single-payer health plans over other proposals for "universal" coverage. Tami Dean discusses the Elysian trumpet and its place in the life of New Orleans after Katrina. Clayton Morgareidge considers the saying "It's all about choice." And we ask you to participate in our Pledge Drive. Go to the "Join Now" button at the top of this page!