Government/Politics

Economist Richard Wolff on Greece, Europe, Austerity, and Neoliberalism

Airs at: Fri, 07/31/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Per Fagereng speaks with economist Richard Wolff about Greece, Europe, austerity, and neoliberalism. Richard Wolff teaches at the New School in New York. The New York Times called him “America’s most prominent Marxist economist.” He is the author of numerous books inc... Read more

Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2015 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: APA Compass

Soundcloud Audio and Download: https://soundcloud.com/diablo-35/richard-reeves-interview-at-kboo-community-radio-5112015-edit Tim Nakayama with a special interim episode for the Asian and Pacific American Compass public affairs hour, interviews renowned author and journali... Read more

Democracy in Motion

Second Friday of every month from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Read more

Progressive Spirit

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Progressive Spirit talks intelligently about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world. Download or subscribe via iTunes! Read more

Century Of Lies

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, int... Read more

News In Depth

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm. A deeper look behind the day's top stories KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience. These pieces focus on local, nati... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: Public Employees

Airs at: Thu, 07/31/2014 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired July 31, 2014 The fourth piece focuses on how ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force drafted model bills that attacked public employees, their pensions and their right to unionize as well as threatened to privatize many public servi... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: School Privatization

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2014 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired July 7, 2014 The third piece examines how ALEC, through it’s Education Task Force, works with ALEC members in state legislatures to privatize, defund or dismantle public schools through charter schools, voucher programs and tuition tax credits. In Oregon,... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

KBOO received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to do an investigation on the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, in Oregon. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 charitable organization t... Read more

ALEC Influence on Immigration-related legislation in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2014 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired August 20. 2014 The fifth piece looks at three of ALEC’s task forces; Civil Justice, Public Safety and Elections, and the Justice Performance Project and how together, these task forces have compelled ALEC supporters in the Oregon legislature to introduce ... Read more