Immigration

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For a Tax Strike to Shut Down ICE

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  With the federal government being steadily transformed into a pain, death, and detention delivery machine, the taxes we pay are quite literally imperiling us. With Tax Day still a good three months away, Desiree Hellegers explores the case for the strategic power, mor... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Oregon’s medical interpreters say middlemen pocket public dollars for their high-stakes work"

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO reporter Rain Crowew is on the ground in Minneapolis. In her latest dispatch, she attends a caucus for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and talks to birth workers and organizers around town.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis spe... Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio - 2026

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Security Isn’t a Feeling. It’s a Policy. Notes from a broadcast on layoffs, enforcement, and what Portland owes its people There’s a word we hear a lot lately: security. It gets tossed around like a warm blanket — something leaders promise when things feel shaky. But wh... Read more

News In Depth: On the Ground in Minneapolis and Street Roots Article "Tear gas deployed by federal agents could cause significant health problems for Portlanders"

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  The ICE occupation of Minneapolis hasn't waned, even though Trump officials have said they might pull back ICE officers sometime soon. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis this weekend.  Then, KBOO's Hana Francis sp... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 9, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode includes these segments: African-Americans and the Bomb:   When Dr. Vincent Intondi became interested in the African-American response to atomic weapons, he was told over and over again by various scholars that the Black community h... Read more

Resisting ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The national spotlight has been on Minneapolis as ICE and border patrol escalate efforts to detain and deport immigrant community members. We mourn the loss of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, murdered by these federal cowards in masks with guns. In Oregon, the work continues... Read more

News In Depth: KBOO On the Ground in Minneapolis and the Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 01/29/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  ICE agents have continued to target the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and local communities are organizing in a variety of ways to push back. KBOO reporter RC was on the ground in Minneapolis on Wednesday. We hear from attendees of a... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more

News In Depth: Communities Resist Immigration Enforcement

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  As immigration enforcement actions intensify across the country, communities are responding with a growing wave of resistance from lawsuits and civil rights complaints to school-based organizing and coordinated local defense efforts. Aggressive ICE raids, street arres... Read more

News In Depth: Street Roots Article "A Portland-area family deals with the fallout of Trump’s immigration enforcement" and Oregon ArtsWatch Update

Airs at: Wed, 01/21/2026 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO News in Depth:  KBOO's Hana Francis speaks with Street Roots reporter Jenni Moore about her article "A Portland-area family deals with the fallout of Trump’s immigration enforcement: Like many others, they struggle to survive due to the violen... Read more