Political Perspectives

In the latest Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders drew a link between climate change and international conflict, and even the Pentagon has consistently called this a "threat multiplier."  The root of our problems, according to Salvatore Gencarelle, arises out of the "disconne... Read more

Author, Michale Alexander Gould-Wartofsky stopped by KBOO to speak with Krisin Yount about the book he wrote as an observer participant in New York during the Occupy Wall Street campaign. Gould-Wartofsky, a PhD candidate at New York University, used his skills as a social s... Read more

"Here, Whirlpool controls not only Benton Harbor and the residents, but also the court system itself. They will do anything to crush you if you stand up to them. That's why it's so important to fight this. I'm going to fight them until the end. This is not just an attack on... Read more

Host Gene Bradley speaks with renowned historian Ray Raphael about the book, The Spirit of ’74: How the American Revolution Began, co-authored with his wife Marie Raphael. In the book the Raphael's shift the spotlight from such well-known historical moments as "one if by la... Read more

3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine is also known by its initials: MDMA, though it's better known to the public as Ecstasy. MDMA was first synthesized in the early 1900s in Germany, and began to be used in psychotherapy in the 1970s. In 1985 the Drug Enforcement Administratio... Read more

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Grahame Russell of Rights Action, a U.S. and Canadian based human rights organization, (www.rightsaction.org), that provides direct funds to and does solidarity work with grassroots indigenous and non-indigenous community organizations i... Read more

The Office of National Drug Control Policy, (the Drug Czar's office), is required by law to produce an annual national drug control strategy report. Their deadline is supposed to be February 1st each year. The last annual strategy report was released in July of 2014. The fe... Read more

U.S. Psychologists Face Lawsuit for Human Experimentation in CIA Torture Program, Guest: ACLU Attorney Steven Watt James Mitchell and John Jessen, psychologists who designed and ran the CIA's Torture operation, are being sued by the ACLU on behalf of three men who were to... Read more

Host Richard Wolff presents an update and analysis of the ongoing crisis in Greece with Professor Harry Konstantinides.  An excerpt from the series Economic Update with Richard Wolff  http://www.rdwolff.com/ Read more

Host Lisa Loving speaks with Duncan Berry, CEO of Certified B Corp Fishpeople, about B Corporations, local, national and international, and about "People Using Business as a Force for Good." Today there is a global community of over 1,400 companies from over 40 countries a... Read more