Government/Politics

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Thom Hartmann discusses his new book, the House impeachment investigation and how progressives can reform the Supreme Court

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books, translated into multiple languages. Thom has a new book, “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal ... Read more

Jack Moloney's Century: A Conversation with Per Fagereng

Airs at: Fri, 10/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  John Shuck speaks with radio host and author, Per Fagereng, about his novel, Jack Moloney's Century. The novel covers the 100 year life of Jack Moloney (1980-2080) as he moves from Ireland to Portland with many stops along the way through the world's transition from abun... Read more

September 24, 2019: Looking Back at the Police Union's Use of Grievance Arbitration

Airs at: Tue, 09/24/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
      This show is shorter than normal due to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive.  As the city, its people, and its police union gear up to start negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement for rank-and-file officers and sergeants, we are taking a look back through h... Read more

Harm Reduction Scores A Win

Airs at: Wed, 10/09/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's attempt to stop Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse from setting up a supervised consumption facility. On this week's Century we hear from Liz Evans, one of the founders of North America's first supervised consumption site,... Read more

Evening News on 10/08/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/08/2019 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Three people who were injured during a protest in August of 2018 are suing the city of Portland California has signed a bill to allow the distribution of HIV prevention drugs without a prescription And the White House announces... Read more

Buscando America on 10/08/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/08/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En Ecuador Lenin Moreno anunció una serie de medidas y decretos conocidos como el paquetazo verde, lo cual desató un paro nacional. En esta emisión hablamos con el activista ambiental Paul Jarrin miembro del Colectivo guardianes del agua en Cuenca. En krónikas de viaje  un ... Read more

Capitalism's Triumph: Labor Rights Violated in Every Country On Earth

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker shares an article in CounterPunch by Pete Dolack, "Capitalism's Triumph: Labor Rights Violated in Every Country On Earth". Pete Dolack writes the Systemic Disorder blog and has been active with Amnesty International, Trade Justice New York Metro, the National Peo... Read more

Behind the Front Lines of Climate Disruption: in South Dakota, with co-host Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 10/09/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Like New Orleans' Ninth Ward after Katrina, Houston after Harvey and Puerto Rico after Maria (though clearly on a lesser scale), the Yankton Sioux tribe in southeastern South Dakota has been reeling from the effects of the "bomb cyclone" that hit the region in March, ... Read more

Peace Process Falters in Colombia

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews PhD candidate in sociology Alex Diamond on the modern history of Colombia, including the 50 year insurrection of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), the recent peace accords, how the peace process has opened the countryside to new larg... Read more

Abolishing the Northwest Detention Center

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Maru Mora from La Resistencia and Latino Advocacy about the campaign to shut down the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.  More Information: https://www.nwdcresistance.org Read more