War/Peace

Human Rights Watch Criticizes Israel for shooting civilians waving white flags

Airs at: Thu, 08/13/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Human Rights Watch has issued a report criticizing the Israeli military for targeting civilians waving white flags during the January invasion of Gaza. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Fred Abraham, who helped author the report: Read more

Katherine Hughes on the trial of Dr. Dhafir, an Iraqi Humanitarian Aid Worker

Airs at: Tue, 08/11/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

KBOO Wednesday Morning Talk Radio Today, Marianne Barisonek talks with activist Katherine Hughes about how Muslims are being targeted for harassment in general, and how Dr. Dhafir, an Iraqi Humanitarian Aid Worker, has been targeted in particular. Read more

Tom Hayden

Airs at: Wed, 08/05/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng talks with activist and politician Tom Hayden. Read more

It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current politi... Read more

Reese Erlich on current events in Iran

Airs at: Tue, 07/28/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein The post-election political struggle in Iran is no longer front page news, but that doesn't mean that it has ceased to be important. Journalist Reese Erlich was in Iran for the elections, He’s now back in the states, closely monitoring events i... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/22/09

Airs at: Wed, 07/22/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Seven months into a new administration and the nation still finds itself embroiled in two Asian wars. Many Americans would have difficulty explaining how the Obama administration's conduct of these wars differs from the last administration's. They're certainly not being hel... Read more

Update on Israel-Palestine

Airs at: Sun, 07/19/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Anna Balzer writes about the Middle East on her website and is part of the Palestine Solidarity Movement. Here she talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about what Palestinians are up against and how they are organizing. Their efforts include calls for divestment from I... Read more

Radiozine on 07/16/09

Airs at: Thu, 07/16/2009 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Chris Hedges' new book Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle argues that we are now living in a dichotomous society split between the literate minority, a group able to see past illusion towards truth, and the other, a majority "retreating fro... Read more

The Secret Surveillance Program, and the Health Care Bill

Airs at: Mon, 07/13/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Joe Uris is still on Summer Vacation. Today, Abe takes a look at the breaking story of the Bush-era "surveillance program" that Cheney ordered the CIA to keep secret from Congress. That would be Vice-president Cheney, who has Const... Read more

The July 13 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Laurie Mercier (pictured here) and featuring music by activist folk-singer Anne Feeney, this program discusses what Obama's experience as a community organizer might mean for him as President; the role of science in the law; Hurt Locker, the movie about defusin... Read more