War/Peace

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The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 1, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond hosts this episode and we hear: Bill Resnick and David Finkle, talking about a recent Syrian Peace Summit. Clayton Morgareidge offers a reading about "snow days under socialism" Larry Bowlden reviews Terra Konklins, "The House Girl". Norm offers s... Read more

History of Portland's Loyal Legion

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole and labor historian, Norm Diamond, offers some critical history surrounding the namesake of a hip new bar in Portland, Loyal Legon. Rather than a union in any good faith sense of that word, the Loyal Legon of Loggers and Lumbermen were a creation of the US military... Read more

Syrian Peace Summit

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with David Finkle about the history and various contexts surrounding the violent conflicts in Syria, including the prospects of peace suggested by summit in Syria. Finkle edits "Against the Current" and writes about the Middle East Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 11, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom hosts this episode, with music by Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and discussions of China, Malheur, and Portland. Like us on Facebook!  To listen to the whole show, use the play or download buttons below.  To hear individual segments and find out more, foll... Read more

Portland Anti-war Activism

Airs at: Mon, 01/11/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers interviews John Linder on the history of Portland anti-war activism since the first Gulf War. Desiree mentions the Rally and March w/ Portland Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group and Portland Peaceful Response Coalition on Friday, January 15, 2016... Read more

Ten Good Things in 2015

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Looking back at 2015, Medea Benjamin found ten good things to celebrate -- ten wins for the left. Tom Becker reads from her piece in Huffington Post.  Read more

Upside Downtrodden - episode 129

Airs at: Fri, 01/01/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Upside Downtrodden
EPISODE 129 TOPIC: HISTORY EPISODE 129 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE - ZINNPROJECT.ORG, THE NEWS REUSED, THE HOLY TRINITY, WORDS TO LIVE BY We live in a world of make-believe, institutionalized by man-made systems of control which seek to disparage, undermine, and enslave soc... Read more

Challenging the Militarization of Climate Change, with guest Nick Buxton

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
The military is at the heart of the fossil fuel economy, yet military emissions were specifically excluded from the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 at the behest of the U.S. government. Though it's possible they may no longer be specifically excluded in the wake of the recent Paris ... Read more

ISIS, Imperialism and the Anti-Refugee Backlash

Airs at: Thu, 12/03/2015 at 12:00am
Wael Elasady, Palestinian-Syrian activist and member of the International Socialist Organization speaks about how the "War on Terror" made the world more dangerous. In the days following the horrific attacks in Paris, our rulers have responded with a narrative and actions ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 30, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments: 1. Laurence Shoup and Bill Resnick discuss debates about US foreign policy towards China. 2.  Mass shootings in Colorado and in Paris are discussed by Jan Haaken and Kathryn Farr. 3.  Frann Mi... Read more