Evening News

 Last week, activists from the Animal Liberation Front attacked private property belonging to an Oregon Health Sciences University researcher whom they described as a primate vivisector.This is the second Oregon vivisector in six months to be targeted by the organization.KB... Read more

        Today is International Human Rights Day, and in its honor, the American Civil Liberties union of Oregon has released a comprehensive analysis of racism in America with a focus on Oregon.  KBOO’s Linda Olson-Osterlund has the story.  Read more

The Central Intelligence Agency revealed yesterday that the Agency videotaped interrogations, then destroyed the videotapes.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Professor Melvin Goodman about the implications: Read more

The fight to save 100 mature trees along the Bridgeton levee in north Portland got a needed boost today from the U-S Army Corps of Engineers.The Corps is currently reviewing its levee vegetation policy and plans to issue the revised standards as part of a National Levee Veg... Read more

A ‘hundred acre woods’ is being slated for preservation within the Portland city limits. KBOO’s Helen Honey reports:  Read more

 Since November 21st, when the Portland City Council gave up on the renaming of any street in Portland after Cesar E. Chavez, the debate has disappeared from the local media.But peace activist Will Seaman (SEE-man) took to the street on Friday afternoon with a megaphone, al... Read more

In the South Pacific earlier this year, Tongan youth rioted when their legislature failed to enact democratic reforms.KBOO’s Michael Gene Horowitz recently traveled to Tonga, and brings us this update:  Read more

AND NOW, THIS WEEK’S STREET ROOTS REPORT, BROUGHT TO US BY JOANNE ZUHL Read more

As President Pervez Musharraf steps down as the head of the military in Pakistan, KBOO took the opportunity to speak with Professor Stephen Zunes about what this means:  Read more

 Bolivia is recovering from a violent weekend of protests in Sucre . 4 people were killed and hundreds were injured as groups protested a constitutional assembly being held to reform Bolivia’s founding document. KBOO's Eoin Bastable spoke earlier today with Evan Cuthbert wh... Read more