Government/Politics

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Opposing the Imaginary National Emergency on Crime

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Opposing the Imaginary National Emergency on Crime. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation with Joshua Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org, to discuss crime, deterrence, police, and the federal occupation of US cities. Read more

Renters Bill of Rights

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Lela Schwartz and Mike Edera of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Housing Working Group lay out their campaign for the Renters Bill of Rights, a nine-point program soon to be brought to the Portland City Council to adopt as an ordinance.  Copied largely from a s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 1, 2025

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This Labor Day episode celebrates the labor of moles and other radio-makers. Hosted by Jon Nelson, it features these segments: KBOO Out Loud with Nathan Vandiver Laurie Mercier talks with KBOO Station manager Nathan Vandiver about the impacts of the Corporation for Pub... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 08/21/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, the main topics are: Europe and the Arab States seek a Gaza settlement; After the Alaska Summit: Where Things Stand; and US-China trade talks extended. Read more

Civil Rights Offices Against Academic Freedom

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Civil Rights Act of 1964 grew out of the civil rights movement and its demands for legal protections at the federal level around practices of racial discrimination.  Jan Haaken discusses with Jennifer Ruth how Title VI of the Civil Rights Act has become the primar... Read more

PDX Progressive Talk Radio on 08/20/25

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
 Good morning,  I’m Sherry and today we spotlight two critical federal actions affecting our community: the cut in funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and AG Pam Bondi’s legal threat over Oregon’s sanctuary policies. These issues touch not just our media ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for August 25, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 08/25/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Community Radio and Civil Rights: This episode is hosted by Frann Michel and features these segments: KBOO Strong:  Laurie Mercier talks with Eugene Bradley, long-time KBOO volunteer and former board and finance committee member, about the recent Corporation for Publ... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 08/19/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Sellout: The Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska," a foreign-policy disaster for the US and for Ukraine. Read more

Left & the Law: Conspiracy Thinking & the Epstein Case

Airs at: Mon, 08/11/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Trumpism has always been animated by dark conspiracies about Democrats and "elites" and a belief in the divinely ordained power of Trump to expose and punish his enemies.  The failure to deliver on the much hyped promise to release documents associated with the Epstei... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 08/12/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Will the US Invade Mexico?" Pres. Trump has long harbored the notion of deploying US forces to attack the drug cartels in Mexico. The legal and other obstacles to doing so, including Mexico's strong opposition, seem to escape him. Is this another deliberate distraction ... Read more