Special Programming: Public Affairs

News and Public Affairs Day, Part 2: Reconnecting with DemocracyDemocracy Now host Amy Goodman on "The Silenced Majority" recorded at a benefit for KBOO on October 25th, 2012 at the historic Bobwhite Theatre.Writer and activist Bill McKibben, founder of the grassroots clima... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day, Part 1: Reconnecting with DemocracyMiko Peled on Beyond ZionismMiko Peled is an Israeli writer and activist living in San Diego. He is the author of "The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine." The book follows the development of the... Read more

Saving Main Street from Wall StreetHow did Washington abandon Main Street while rescuing Wall Street? How can we save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from itself? How do we create an economy where everybody wins? How should we act economically in the world as t... Read more

As part of the KBOO special Saving Main Street from Wall Street host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviewed Neil Barofsky, author of "Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street."  Read more

Host Gene Bradley interviews Sheila Bair, former Chairperson of the FDIC and author of "Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself."Sheila Bair is widely acknowledged in government circles and the media as one of the first p... Read more

Leo Panitch is a Distinguished Research Professor, political economist, Marxist theorist and editor of the Socialist Register.In this interview Leo Panitch discusses "The Making of Global Capitalism" and the intimate relationship between modern capitalism and the American s... Read more

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Margrit Kennedy, an outspoken critic of the current global economic system and an internationally-renowned advocate of alternative regional and complementary currencies, about her new book "Occupy Money: Creating an Economy where Everybo... Read more

Live Broadcast: John Stauber - Who Controls Our Media?March 19, 2013This is part of the Illahee Lecture Series, which are being broadcast in their entirety on KBOO.Founder of the Center for Media Democracy, John Stauber is an independent writer, organizer and activist.  He ... Read more

For the premier episode of KBOO's "Citizen's Sports Report," we will explore the social dynamics of women who play full contact sports.  Are certains sports "made" for one gender, but not the other?  Why do some see Roller Derby as a "woman's sport," and American Football s... Read more

Roger Peet, artist and printmaker based in Portland OR, will speak about his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was volunteering with a group of scientists working to set up a new national park. He will be giving a lecture,  showing slides, and playin... Read more