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

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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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August 10 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 08/09/2009 at 5:00pm

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Tom Becker (pictured here) hosts this show dealing with racism, the WTO, anti-tax protests at healthcare reform meetings, and mountain top removal coal mining. It features music from Woodstock as we approach the 40th anniversary of that historic festival. For inform... Read more

Movie Moles: "Burning Our Future-Coal in America"

Airs at: Sun, 08/09/2009 at 5:00pm

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Movie Moles Frann Michel and Denise Morris discuss the documentary Burning Our Future: Coal in America, a film about fighting mountain-top removal mining in West Virginia. It will be out soon on DVD from Iron Weed Films. For more on these horrendous mining operations, go... Read more

Battle for Seattle Ten Years On

Airs at: Sun, 08/09/2009 at 5:00pm

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Ten years after the Seattle anti-WTO protests, actions are being planned for this November and December. Tom Becker reads David Korten's piece from Yes Magazine about the need for ongoing protests against Wall Street's strangle-hold on the Earth. For more information on ... Read more

The New Racism

Airs at: Sun, 08/09/2009 at 5:00pm

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What is keeping racial minorities down after the Civil Rights victories of the last century and in the administration of the first black President? The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with Tom Sugrue about the many forms of oppression and discrimination that remain with us... Read more

The Case for Socialized Medicine

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm

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The terms of debate over healthcare reform have been badly distorted by the media. Anthony Dimaggio clarifies the issues in a recent piece in Counterpunch, "Health Care, Media and the Case for Socialized Medicine." Tom Becker summarizes and reads excerpts from the articl... Read more

Negotiating Away Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm

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"Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail"-- by not demanding singlepayer health insurance? This is the question Jeff Cohen, founder of FAIR and director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College, asks in a recent column. He expands on his views ... Read more

About Sweet Honey in the Rock

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm

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The famous African-American women's singing ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock is featured on this show, and in this segment Bill Resnick talks with radical musicologist Brad Duncan about their roots in the civil rights struggles of the 60s and other liberation movements ... Read more

August 3 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 08/02/2009 at 5:00pm

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Hosted by Bill Resnick (pictured here), this program deals with the coup in Honduras, healthcare reform, and the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock. For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can follow us on Twitter, and see us on Face... Read more

Coup d'Etat in Nicaragua

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What is going on in Honduras, following the ouster of its democratically elected President? How are the US and other Latin American governments reacting? The Old Mole's Bill Resnick talks with Lynn Holland, who teaches at the University of Denver and writes for Foreign P... Read more

Fighting the SEIU

Airs at: Sun, 07/26/2009 at 5:00pm

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The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) has been fighting for its right to represent healthcare workers in California, against the massive Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Tom Becker talks with NUHW's vice-president John Borsos about the issues. You ... Read more

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