Denise Morris

  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of The Old Mole which includes: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands: Laurie Mercier talks with Ian Urquhart, professor of political science and author of the recent book, Costly Fix: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands... Read more

Laurie Mercier talks with Ian Urquhart author of the recent book, Costly Fix: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands. Ian Urquhart is a professor of political science at University of Alberta. They discuss the post-1995 Alberta tar sands boom, and how the state inflat... Read more

Bill Resnick concludes his 3 part interview with China expert Richard Smith. They discuss China's overproduction and its impacts on the planet. You can find Part 1 of the interview here, and Part 2 here. Power plant in Tianjin, China  Photo by Shubert Ciencia   Read more

Following the recent death of friend and comrade Tod Sloan, The Old Mole looks back at the contributions Tod made to Social Justice organizing through his work and practice in Critical Psychology. Tod Sloan was a frequent contributor to The Old Mole on the Psychology and Po... Read more

Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Mole, and we hear just two segments: 1. Bill Resnick finishes his three-part interview with China expert Richard Smith focusing this time on how China's economy means ever-increasing CO2. 2. Old Moles Jan Haaken and Denise Morris reca... Read more

    Densie Morris Hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments:  Bill Resnick speaks with Patricia Kullberg MD MPH about how premature disease, disability and death affects people of color, low income and immigrant communities in Portland, how the ... Read more

  Bill Resnick speaks with Patricia Kullberg MD MPH about how premature disease, disability and death affects people of color, low income and immigrant communities in Portland, how the health gap between those who live in privilege and those who don’t is driven by social c... Read more

  Thabiti Lewis queries what the national anthem debate tells us about America and democracy and raises questions regarding the sincerity of the recent ad campaign supporting Colin Kaepernick and how powerful forces in our society work to neutralize activist voices and pro... Read more

  In the second of a two part-interview, Desiree Hellegers interviews deaf activist Philip J. Wolfe about the ground-breaking work of providing nearly continuous access to deaf and hard of hearing activists at OccupyICEPDX, and about the struggles that deaf and hard of hea... Read more