Special Programming: Public Affairs

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Here we feature episodes that feature incisive interviews, speeches, thoughts, opinion and convergences.

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Edward E. Baptist: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2015 at 10:15am - 11:30am
Edward. E. Baptist talks about his 2014 book The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.  The book elucidates the origins of capitalism in the US and its inextricable links to the exploitation and torture of millions of slaves in the Amer... Read more

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on KPFA's "Letters and Politics" program (not yet aired on KBOO)

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2015 at 12:00am
Radical Indigenous movement activist, feminist and scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz talks about her powerful new book, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States. The book reframes United States history from the perspective of the Indigenous peoples who were living ... Read more

A forum on police unions and their role in the culture of police violence in the United States

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2015 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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A KBOO Special Forum on Police Unions and their role in perpetuating a culture of police violence. This will be an in-depth look into the history, role and politics of police unions in the light of the post-Ferguson nation-wide uprising against police killings, abuse and... Read more

A forum on police unions and their role in the culture of police violence in the United States

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2015 at 12:00am
  A KBOO Special Forum on Police Unions and their role in perpetuating a culture of police violence. This will be an in-depth look into the history, role and politics of police unions in the light of the post-Ferguson nation-wide uprising against police killings, abuse ... Read more

Michael Slate show

Airs at: Thu, 01/01/2015 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Today we present a special program – the Michael Slate show. We'll hear about Medical Complicity with Torture, and the Danger Facing Humanity and the Planet Due to Climate Change  Read more

Voices of Grief and Struggle:Mothers Come to Washington DC to Demand Police Accountability

Airs at: Wed, 12/31/2014 at 9:00am - 11:30am
Voices of Grief and Struggle:Mothers Come to Washington DC to Demand Police Accountability On December 10th WPFW, Pacifica Radio in Washington DC, aired a live broadcast of a Congressional briefing featuring the mothers of young men of color who were killed by police. T... Read more

In Context War Report

Airs at: Thu, 12/25/2014 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
In this edition of the In Context War Report, we analyze the U.S. restoration of relations with Cuba in terms of the global conflict with Russia. Also, we present an update on the war in the Ukraine and on ISIS and we remember the Christmas Truce of World War I. Marchand... Read more

Christmas with the Enemy

Airs at: Wed, 12/24/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Humanity at its best amidst the brutality of war. The hundredth anniversary telling of the hectic rush into WWI, and the horrors unleashed. The men thought they'd be home by Christmas to tell of the excitement over a glass by the fireside. German High Command promised a ... Read more

Overcriminalized

Airs at: Fri, 12/05/2014 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
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In this special segement, we'll explore the film series 'Overcriminalized', which looks at Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction: Do These Sound Like Crimes? Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system? In addition, ... Read more

Theresa Mitchell interviews Mickey Huff about Censored 2015

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2014 at 8:00am - 9:30am
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Theresa Mitchell hosts a Membership Drive Talk Radio and Presswatch special. From 8-9AM she'll speak with Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored/Media Freedom foundation, about Censored 2015: Inspiring We the People, featuring the top 25 most censored stories of 2013... Read more