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THE F-WORD: RICHARD WOLFF ON THE ECONOMICS OF FASCISM

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  We have a new episode of "The F-Word,' our series on fascism. And we are excited to have as our guest today for an extended discussion professor and author Richard Wolff, co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of the nationally syndicated program 'Economic Update.'  O... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day - Fall 2017

  Here are some of the specials planned for the day: Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am     Gore Vidal said of our guest pioneering political blogger and National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation John Nichols, "Of all the giant... Read more

Astro-Tarot Special

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  To help open our 2017 fall Membership Drive we would like to offer to you our dear listeners the gift of mini Astro-Tarot readings. This is a special for KBOO's Fall Membership Drive, and we would love to thank you with a gift of a full Astrology & Tarot consultation, wi... Read more

STAYING ROOTED & STAMPED FROM THE BEGINING

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Community Focused Economic Models, Cooperative Housing, and the New Economy Coalition  Collective housing, cultural co-ops, land trusts, community banks are community-rooted enterprises that empower those that have been excluded from traditional economic institutions. S... Read more

PressWatch: Socialized medicine

Airs at: Thu, 09/14/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Bernie Sanders has terrified the parasite class by introducing socialized medicine as a bill in the Senate.  Who will save the Martin Shkrelis of the world?   Read more

Columbia Gorge Fire Containment at 13 Percent

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
As of Wednesday morning, the fire crews were able to contain the Eagle Creek fire up to 13 percent. However, the fire still continues to burn, although slowly, at 35,636 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has said Wednesday that fire crew members have decreased to under 9... Read more

Oregon Grand Jury Arrests Man Suspected of Arson in Connection With Four Wildfires

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
An Oregon Grand Jury has indicted a man on three counts of arson and other charges in connection with a string of four wildfires. This man, named Christopher Wilson at age 37, is suspected to have started the fires on Highway 97 on August 29th. The worst of which has spread... Read more

MEDICARE FOR ALL!

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  plus: Disaster Capitalism in Houston...Headlines on DACA, Michael Bennett, 118-Mile March and More.. As Senator Bernie Sanders prepares to introduce his anticipated Medicare for All bill on September 13th, we speak to leading health care advocate Dr. Margaret Flowers. A... Read more

UN Security Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Imposing Sanctions Against North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In spite of North Korean threats to make the U.S. pay a heavy price, the UN Security Council unanimously passed today a resolution imposing sanctions against North Korea. This resolution was prompted when North Korea expanded and tested their ballistic nuclear missile progr... Read more

Capitalism vs. Socialism: Richard Wolff

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The great radical historian Howard Zinn once told me, half in jest, that one of the greatest disasters to befall socialism was when the Soviet Union put it in the official name of the country: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. I asked him to explain and he said, T... Read more