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Hate Rising

Airs at: Fri, 06/09/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Oregon is leading the nation in reported hate crimes and racist incidents. This past Friday a Southwest Washington man was pistol whipped by a road raging truck driver and told to leave the country. -from KATU: "Armando, who didn't want to reveal his last name, said ... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Margaret Jacobsen

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland yesterday, attending several pro-Trump and anti- Trump demonstrations and rallies. In an attempt to avoid violence by keeping opposing demonstrators from converging, the Portland police department was joined by law enforceme... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 5, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this edition of the Old Mole and we hear-- 1. Tom Athanasiou of the Earth Island Institute talks with Bill Resnick about Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Accord; 2. Patsy Kullberg interviews local poet Judith Arcana about truth i... Read more

Poetry, Politics, and Truth

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patsy Kullberg interviews poet and activist Judith Arcana about her new collection of poetry, Announcements from the Planetarium. They take up the question of poetry in relationship to truth and politics. Arcana hosts the KBOO program Poetry and Everything every fourth M... Read more

Trump's Climate Change Withdrawal

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Tom Athanasiou of the Earth Island Institute on Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Accord. They also discuss the great opportunity for meaningful action. Tom Athanasiou is the author of Divided Planet. Read more

Palestine: 50 Years of Occupation

Airs at: Tue, 06/06/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and author of Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel and The 51-Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza. He is a senior writer for Alternet, and his articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Nation, The New York Times, a... Read more

Ireland Debates Decriminalization of Drug Possession

Airs at: Sun, 06/04/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we hear from a debate in the Irish Senate regarding the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, featuring Senator Lynn Ruane, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, and Senator Senator Niall O Donnghaile. Read more

Change the World by Ending Human Trafficking

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Justin Dillon is a former musician turned filmmaker and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Made in A Free World, a platform that brings together consumers, organizations, and businesses to dismantle the 150 billion dollar business of human trafficking. His la... Read more

Human Rights in India: Bhargavi Davar

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 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

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Sharon Maxwell

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 5:30pm - Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

The Vanport Mosaic Festival took place last weekend, commemorating what was Oregon’s second largest city before a flood destroyed it in 1948. KBOO reporter Theresa Mitchell interviewed Sharon Maxwell, a Portland writer and activist, as well as former City Council candidate,... Read more