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Views, Reviews, and Interviews from a socialist-feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial point of view.

 

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, Frann Michel, 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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Old Mole Variety Hour for August 9, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Photo by Bette Lee (see below) Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Everyday Democracy: Bill speaks with Nancy Rosenblum, Harvard University Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government emerit... Read more

Everyday Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill speaks with Nancy Rosenblum, Harvard University Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government emerita, who wrote the book Good Neighbors: The Democracy of Everyday Life.  Together they explore everyday democracy,  neighborly as well as the libe... Read more

What About Simone?

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Our Well Read Red Sharon Grant shares an article about sport as a business and how Black women athletes in particular get the short end of the stick. The article by Kurt Streeter was published July 23 in the New York Times.   Photo by Susie Butler/Flickr: Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 2, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Joe Clement hosts this episode and we hear: End Clean and Safe Bill Resnick talks with Kaitlyn Dey, a community organizer challenging the city's policies of sweeping, harassing and criminalizing the homeless, including the current campaign "End Clean and Save" that wo... Read more

Doughnut Workers United Picket Reportback

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Samantha Bryce returns to KBOO to talk with Joe Clement about the 7/29 picket at Voodoo Doughnuts they attended, organized under the banner of Doughnut Workers United. They both report back a good turnout, the sense of solidarity they had, and how receptive people were t... Read more

Stop The Sweeps and End Clean and Safe

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with Kaitlyn Dey, a community Organizer now challenging the city's policy of sweeping, harassing and criminalizing the homeless. Kaitlyn recently did her thesis at Portland State University titled "Fighting Back Against Criminalization of Home... Read more

Left and the Law: Climate Lawsuits

Airs at: Mon, 08/02/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In their Left and the Law segment today, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker take up the recent wave of lawsuits filed by cities and states against the oil industry in the US based on the industry's damage to communities and covering up their own scientific data on the lethal t... Read more

The Abuse of Outer Space

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, that seeks to protect space from the predators and militaries. They discuss the many abuses of outer space now taking place or planned: Abu... Read more

Union-busting at Voodoo Doughnuts

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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When the fatal heatwave hit Portland a month ago, workers at Voodoo Doughnuts walked off the job when indoor temperatures soared into the 90s with no effective air conditioning. Several were fired. Joe Clement talks with a Doughnut Workers United rank-and-file organizer ... Read more

Dispatch from Venezuela

Airs at: Mon, 07/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Luisa Martinez reports on her recent stay in Venezuela. In particular, she takes up the consequences of the US blockade of resources and its implications for how we understand and relate to the Venezuelan socialist project. In the midst of hard living conditions, she fou... Read more