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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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Climate Action Movements

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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    Climate Action Movements. Bill Resnick talks to an old Portland friend, Patrick Mazza, once editor of the dear departed Portland Alliance, has been front line fighter in the Climate Action movements from the beginning, with two notable arrests in mass direct action... Read more

Biden American Jobs Plan

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Bill Resnick interviews John Cavanagh, director of the large and influential Institute for Policy Studies for 20 years. A Washington insider, Cavanagh wrote 12 important books and also worked in the trenches of the environmental and poor peoples’ movements. John and B... Read more

Heterodox Economics part 3

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  In the final segment of a 3 part interview, Luisa Martinez and Dr. Mitch Green return to the way economists frame the economic problem: that of understanding the dynamics of a social provisioning process. We discuss what the Heterodox school of Economics has to say ab... Read more

Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare workers. Sharon Grant looks at Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare workers. Sharon was a longtime public employee with Multnomah County and worked on vaccine hesitancy community campaigns for the health department.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 31st 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Densie Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Biden American Jobs Plan. Bill Resnick interviews John Cavanagh, director of the large and influential Institute for Policy Studies for 20 years. A Washington insider, Cavanagh wrote 12 important books a... Read more

Tipping Points

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick interviews Shannon Osaka, an environmental journalist with the web magazine Grist, and coauthor of "Points of No Return." This e-book focuses on “climate tipping points, elements of the Earth system in which small changes in global temperature can kick off r... Read more

Heterodox Economics

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The second of a three-part interview by Luisa Martinez with heterodox economist Mitch Green, PhD. In the first segment they discussed the idea that money is not scarce, because it is a social relationship and an institution. They reviewed an element of heterodox economic... Read more

The Cold Millions

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews the novel, The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter, son of a union organizer and meticulous historian of the IWW in the northwest U.S. during the late 1800s and early 1900s. specifically of Spokane, WA, gives us a  glimpse of the terrible campai... Read more

Crisis in Palestine

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Bill Resnick speaks with Wael Elsady, an activist and leader in the Palestinian human rights and liberation movements in Portland. They discuss the long term origins and recent trigger for the Palestinian uprising within the green line, the occupied territories, and Gaza... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 24, 2021

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Image by Fred Murphy Patricia Kullberg hosts today's episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Tipping Points: Bill Resnick interviews Shannon Osaka, an environmental journalist with the web magazine Grist, and coauthor of "Points of No Return." T... Read more