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Through Our Own Eyes: 16.08.09 Citizens Disrupt Investment Summit at the Sheraton in Puerto Rico

Today at 9am activist crashed the 2016 Puerto Rico Investment Summit at the Isla Grande Sheraton hotel. The arrived in mass and with banners and called for an end to Act 20 and 22. Both of these laws give unfair advantages to foreign and US corporations and investors. Act 2... Read more

Free Culture Radio

Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
  Drugs in society and society on drugs Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Free Culture Radio is an examination of drugs, drug cultures, and the ineluctable, indelible, and indispensable influence of drugs on society. Free Culture Radio neither promot... Read more

Black Lives Matter Endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Black Lives Matter has endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, in solidarity with the people of Palestine. To find out more, KBOO reporter Doug McVay spoke with Ned Roche from the Portland chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. Read more

Henry Giroux on Critical Pedagogy

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff of the Project Censored Show speak with author/educator Henry Giroux. Giroux explains the concept of 'critical pedagogy,' and the pivotal role that education plays for the whole of society. He warns of the increasing domination of the world... Read more

Zaher Wahab on Life in Afghanistan

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Per Fagereng speaks with Zaher Wahab about what life is like in Afghanistan.  Zaher Wahab is Professor Emeritus at Lewis and Clark College. He was born and schooled in Afghanistan, received a B.A. in sociology from The American University of Beirut, an M.A. in comp... Read more

 CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION, Interview with Deena Stryker

Airs at: Fri, 08/05/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with photojournalist and author Deena Stryker about her book, CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION: Inside the Cuban Revolution with Fidel, Raul, Che, and Celia Sanchez It has been nearly five decades since Deena Stryker, then Boyer, journeyed ... Read more

Through Our Own Eyes Special Report: Sit In Blocks UBS HQ in Puerto Rico

Produced for:  Through Our Own Eyes
Today protestors at UBS headquarters blocked the entrance of the swiss bank’s local headquarters at 8am in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.  UBS is one of a few financial institutions responsible for accelerating the financial crisis in Puerto Rico. The swiss bank had sold off many o... Read more

The Legacy of Colonialism and Its Effect on Mental Health in India

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Madness Radio
  How does the legacy of colonialism affect mental health in India? Are women’s rights, spiritual freedom, and ant-colonialism intertwined? Do women who choose a path of spiritual renunciation have the same freedom as men? Where are human rights more respected: in traditio... Read more

D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus

Airs at: Thu, 07/28/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus have been celebrated in the documentary field for such groundbreaking films as Don't Look Back, Monterey Pop, Startup.com, Down From the Mountain, and The War Room.  One of the founders of the Direct Cinema movement, Pennebaker originall... Read more

Omar Barghouti at PeaceWorks 2015 on "BDS Explained"

Airs at: Fri, 07/22/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
  Omar Barghouti spoke at PeaceWorks 2015 on "BDS Explained." This recording is from the 2015 Peace Works that was organized by the Rachel Corrie Foundation at the Evergreen State College in 2015.  Omar Barghouti is a founding committee member of the Palestinian Campaign f... Read more