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Human Rights and Drug Policies

Airs at: Sun, 10/01/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs held an intersessional meeting September 26-28, 2017, to discuss the UNGASS outcome document. This week we listen to part of their discussion on human rights and drug policies and hear presentations from Zaved Mahmood, Rule of Law and D... Read more

General Joseph Dunford Opposes Military Trans Ban

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
General Joseph Dunford, who is the nation's highest-ranking military officer, told the Senate on Tuesday that he does not support the plan to ban transgender people from the armed forces. The head of Joint Chiefs of Staff said that they believe that if any person meets the ... Read more

Red Lodge Women’s Transition Center

Airs at: Mon, 10/02/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The new Red Lodge Transition Center for Women will soon open its doors to Native and non-Native women upon return from treatment centers, jails and prison returning to Clackamas County. Host Karen James visited the Center and spoke with Trish Jordon, Executive Director, Red... Read more

Jeff Sessions, ICE, and Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Attorney General Jeff Sessions visited Portland and was greeted by protesters. What power does he have, through ICE, to arrest and confine immigrants? On what grounds? Attorney Mike Snedeker and the Old Mole's Jan Haaken discuss. Read more

Hearing Takes Place for Cassidy-Graham Bill

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the Cassidy Graham Bill, a Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act. Committee Chair Orrin Hatch declared a recess immediately after the hearing opened in order to allow Capitol Police to remove dozens of disabili... Read more

Graeme MacQueen, 9/11: The Pentagon's B Movie

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
This is my fourth episode in my series on 9/11. Most will dismiss this as a conspiracy theory as the CIA and its obedient media have instructed us. But some will open their minds and face the evidence. Opening minds is what we do on Progressive Spirit. Already in this seri... Read more

Greg Palast on CROSSCHECK!

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome KBOO's favorite muckraking investigative journalist...Greg Palast. Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Television, The Guardian and now in Rolling Stone Magazine. (It was Palast who uncovered how ... Read more

KBOO Membership Drive Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This one hour Membership Drive special will feature Prison Pipeline hosts for a news and views discussion. Thank you to our listeners from hosts Karen James, Adam Carpinelli, Emma Lugo, Doug McVay, Amy Johnson and Carlos Chavez. Please support Prison Pipeline and KBOO durin... Read more

A Protest for Sessions Visit in NW Portland, Tuesday

Airs at: Tue, 09/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A rally in Portland took place on Tuesday in protest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' visit to the city. This rally drew nearly 200 people outside of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Northwest Portland. Sessions was to speak to Federal Immigration O... Read more

Portland Police Officer Throws 'Distraction Grenade' at Documentary Filmmaker

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A Portland police officer has, last week on September 10th, thrown a 'distraction grenade' directly at a documentary filmmaker, before it exploded on the ground. The device, as the police called it, was a 'rubber ball distraction device' which is similar to a flash-bang gre... Read more