Labor

Guns, Violence, and Mental Health

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Old Moles Bill Resnick and Jan Haaken carry on a well-informed inquiry into gun violence, gun control and mental health, and into the conversation going on in the political mainstream. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 14th 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about anarchism and marxism, a review of the controversial film Zero Dark Thirty, and a review of a book about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. Jan Haaken talks with anti-torture advocate and psychologist, Steven Rei... Read more

Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Alan Wieder reviews Paul and Karen Avrich's "Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman". The book is a collaborative effort between this father and daughter. Karen took over Paul's manuscript after he died. Alan gives some background on Pau... Read more

Anarchism and Marxism

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Bryan Palmer about the history of and relationship between anarchism and marxism, particularly prior to the Bolshevik Revolution. Palmer discusses the socialist roots of the two political tendencies, explaining how anarchists and marxists aimed for r... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 24th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts today's Christmas Eve episode. We hear about the Chinese labor movement, the hypocrisy of Obama's mourning at Newtown, the Portland Solidarity Network, and the limits of consumer culture. Bill Resnick interviews Eli Friedman about the Chin... Read more

Portland Solidarity Network

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement interviews Brandon and Alex, organizers with the Portland Solidarity Network. PDXSol, as it's sometimes referred to, is an all volunteer organization that helps workers and tenants and other people resist abuse, demand what people are owed, and bridge the gap be... Read more

Eli Friedman on the Chinese Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Eli Friedman about the Chinese labor movement. He challenges the idea that they are "stealing our jobs" and in conscious comeptition with American workers. They talk about the strike-waves that the Chinese State refer to as "mass incidents". There i... Read more

Unconditional Basic Income & the Politics of Work

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Old Mole Joe Clement, and Kathryn Sackinger talk with sociology grad-student and Jacobin Magzine editor Peter Frase, about the idea of an unconditional and universal basic income. Because basic income often stirs strong feelings about people deserving their livelihood, the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 17, 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This show considers schools, killing, killlings in schools, and civil rights and rock & roll. Hosted by Frann Michel, with music by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and more. For information on our graphics, theme song, or name, see our main show page. Frann Michel comments ... Read more

Sara Horowitz Interview

Airs at: Thu, 12/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Sara Horowitz is the President of the Freelancer's Union and author of the book, "The Freelancer's Bible." In this interview with Don Merrill, she talks about why freelancing is now, more than ever, a viable alternative to "traditional" ways of working, and how by freelanci... Read more