Thom Becker

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Thom Becker

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On the Old Mole An interview with Marty Hart-Landsberg, professor emeritus of economincs and Lewis and Clark on Measure 97. A discusion of the psychological effects of oppression. An interview with Maxine Fookson of Jewish Voice for Peace and Peter Miller of Americans Uni... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/17/16

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Old Mole Variety Hour on 10/10/16

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
The Old Mole: Interviews Teressa Raiford. a leader in Don't Shoot Oregon and other social justice organizations. Offers a reading entilted "The Sick Ocean" by Robert Hunziker [huns see gar a] Plays a radio documentary that was made decades ago by an original founder of t... Read more

Book Mole: Americanah

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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    Larry Bowlden reviews a novel by a Nigerian woman author who came to the U.S. as an academic and who then returned home having acquired American ways, American tastes, and an American-eye view of the world. The book is entitled Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (... Read more

(Not) Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Thom reads from reporting on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and Simon Fischer's recent follow-up article in New Internationalist, "Post-Paris Climate Talks: implementation at any price": The euphoria that surrounded the conclusion to the Paris Climate Conference ... Read more

More about lesser-evil voting

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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A couple of weeks ago here on the Old Mole Variety Hour  I offered a round-up of some left commentary arguing against the project of voting for the presidential candidate who seems to be the lesser evil.  In reply, I've heard many good questions and comments from friends, ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 15, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Thom Becker hosts this episode and Thom reads about not being socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Bill Resnick interviews Hilary Wainwright about the UK left. Frann Michel comments again on lesser evil voting. Book Mole Larry Bowlden reviews Americanah. Thom re... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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On the Old Mole today: An interview with Hillary Wainwright, a socialist feminist, and activist based in London. Some thoughts on having to vote for the lesser of two evils. A review of a book by a Nigerian woman who spent time as a acadmic in the US entilted entitled Ame... Read more

Myths of the Fiscally Conservative, Socially Liberal

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Thom Becker reads from Greta Christina's "7 Things People Who Say They're 'Fiscally Conservative But Socially Liberal' Don't Understand: Social and economic issues are deeply intertwined."  Christina argues fiscal conservatism of low taxes,small government, and reduced r... Read more