Government/Politics

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Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan's Law

Airs at: Wed, 02/18/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: Oregon Considers Adopting Ryan’s Law. On January 23, HR 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, was signed into law. The medical marijuana rider that prevents th... Read more

Venezuela and the Rule of Law

Airs at: Wed, 02/18/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Venezuela and the Rule of Law. In a blatant violation of international law, on January 3 the United States kidnapped Venezuelan head of state Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and took them to New York, where they’re standing ... Read more

Data Centers - Scourge and Organizing Opportunity

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and political views in a burgeoning movement of opposition to... Read more

Left and the Law: Monumental Racism

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In honor of Black History Month, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker start their Left & the Law segment with Trump's executive order in early 2025 to rewrite American history. The order directed various departments of the federal government to remove references to slavery an... Read more

Unmasking ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Unmasking ICE. The United States is under siege by gangs of heavily armed goons, identities concealed by masks, assaulting and killing innocent people with impunity. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, America’s Gestapo, whatever ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/12/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Top stories in this episode: US-Israel disagreement on the West Bank; US dealing with Russia behind Ukraine's back; Trump-Xi talks summarized differently Read more

The US-Israel Alliance

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
This Friday at 11am on Radiozine, on KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM in Portland and streaming online at kboo.fm, we bring you a powerful panel discussion exploring The U.S.–Israel Alliance. Recorded live on January 15th at Fremont United Methodist Church, this timely conve... Read more

Keith Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 02/12/2026 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Rapper, cartoonist, and social activist Keith Knight is a longtime fan of the Portland comics scene as well as community radio.  He was delighted to make a detour to the KBOO studios during his visit to the 2006 Stumptown Comics Festival, where his slideshow and stage... Read more

News In Depth: Reyna Lopez from PCUN on Upcoming Day Without An Immigrant Strike, and Oregon Could Split From Some Federal Tax Breaks

Airs at: Wed, 02/11/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Ivonne Rivero speaks with PCUN Executive Director Reyna Lopez, Oregon's farmworkers union, about the third 'Day Without An Immigrant' strike on February 16th, and the union's priorities in Oregon's short legislative sess... Read more

Teaching Truth

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Book Mole Norm Diamond reviews two highly-political books written for a middle-school readership: Silenced Voices by Pablo Leon is a graphic novel on the struggle by indigenous people in Guatemala and their immigrant experience in the U.S. Shift Happens by J. Albert Mann... Read more