Latest Content for Old Mole Variety Hour

  The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland between the Willamette River and Forest Park, where millions of gallons of  toxic and explosive liquids are stored in hundred-year-old tanks atop unstable land ... Read more

  This episode is hosted by Jon Nelson and features these segments: CEI Hub: Portland’s Ticking Time Bomb:  The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland between the Willamette River and Forest Park, where mil... Read more

In this week's show, hosted by Desiree Hellegers, we present the following segments:  Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It: We revisit a 2018 episode from the first Trump administration. Joe Clement talks with Shane Burley about fascist movements today and how th... Read more

  Focusing on Housing & Houselessness and hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: Portland's Housing Crisis and Solutions:  In 2015, the City of Portland declared a housing emergency.  Ten years later, more people in Portland are unhoused or preca... Read more

  In 2015, the City of Portland declared a housing emergency.  Ten years later, more people in Portland are unhoused or precariously housed than ever.  In this segment we talk with Sandra Comstock about how we got here and what we can do about it.  Sandra Comstock (Ph.D... Read more

Laurie Mercier speaks with antiwar and climate activist Janet Weil, who discusses the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. They also discuss why environmental movements have avoided including militarism as an urgent concern for stemming climate catas... Read more

Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Mole, which includes the following segments: War and Climate Chaos: Laurie Mercier speaks with antiwar and climate activist Janet Weil, who discusses the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. They also disc... Read more

         In the Great Recession (2007-2009), Wall Street crashed the economy but got rewarded with billions of dollars in government bailouts, while millions of Americans—unemployed, homeless, desperate—had nowhere to go for help. When a small group of people responded ... Read more

  Jan Haaken talks with local teachers Stephen Siegel and Ellen R about the movement among educators to resist right-wing and Zionist attacks on critical pedagogy and the struggle within the NEA around cutting ties with the ADF. The teachers also recommend these resource... Read more

  Promise Li discusses the response in Los Angeles to the militarized federal ramping up of ICE detentions.  He discusses the role of the LAPD, the complicity of Democratic politicians, and the popular response that built on networks generated through mask blocs and oth... Read more