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Airs at: Mon, 04/29/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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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.
 

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How Europe Does It Better

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Steven Hill, in a conversation with Bill Resnick, demolishes the myth of Europe as sclerotic and failing; it is a dynamic society responding better than the US to global warming and challenging economic times.  It's social welfare programs are not alternatives to work, but... Read more

Demilitarizing the Dream Act

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The "Dream Act" is  a bill that would offer undocumented  youth a path to citizenship based on two years of college or two years  of military service.  In this conversation with the Old Mole's Denise Morris, Brian Galaviz, a Chicago organizer, explains why the current prop... Read more

Saving Our Souls From Capitalism in a Time of Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Is the ongoing crisis in the economy offering us an opportunity to reverse the capitalist reconstruction of our souls?  Clayton Morgareidge reads from  a piece by French writers Pierre Bardot and Christian Laval. Read more

September 6 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this Labor Day show and features labor songs from the past and present.   Also on the program, a discussion of the European response to environmental and economic crisis, the military targeting of Latino youth through the "Dream Act," and the opportunity... Read more

Music In the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How does music work as a form of organizing?  What's the difference between protest songs sung by a musician from the stage and a song everyone sings together?  Josh Wise, director of the Twin Cities Labor Chorus, discusses the music heard on this program (all of which is ... Read more

Egalitarian Medical Care

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Work done cooperatively and among equals gets better results than what comes out of a top-down, hierarchical organization.   According to Dr. Robert Reid, this is demonstrated by the medical care provided by Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health ca... Read more

Movie Moles: "Life During Wartime"

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris and Wendy Webb find a lot to discuss in Todd Solondz’s new film Life During Wartime, which follows up on his earlier film Happiness.  This latest movie "pokes fun at the hypocrisy around American notions of freedom and democracy."  Read more

August 30 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program looks at how medical care is improved when delivered by people who are cooperating rather than being managed from the top; whether charity keeps us from dealing with the real probems; the new Todd Solandz movie Life During Wartime... Read more

Beyond Charity

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Wealthy people often give large amounts to charity, and everyone is encouraged to contribute to charities.   But does charity, besides whatever good it does in the world, distract us from solving the real problems that charity so inadequately deals with?  Joe Clement draws... Read more

Songs of Lost Causes

Airs at: Mon, 08/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 With the help of the Old Mole's  radical musicologist Brad Duncan, we sample and discuss some music that keeps alive memories of lost battles that can nevertheless point the way to a better future.  Among the battles are the Spanish Civil War, the 1984 British miners' stri... Read more