Government/Politics

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Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 06/05/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This episode features Trump's tariff problems in courts and the economy; Trump's growing impatience with Putin and Netanyahu; Palestinians starve while Gaza talks continue Read more

Thermal Energy Networks

Airs at: Mon, 06/09/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In a growing number of communities across the United States, gas utilities, supported by state legislatures, labor unions, environmental groups and other stakeholders, are exploring Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) to decarbonize buildings and create clean energy jobs. TEN... Read more

Progress in a Crisis

Airs at: Wed, 06/04/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Progress in a Crisis Part One. On Saturday May 31, the Big Cities Health Coalition and Vital Strategies convened a panel of public health and harm reduction experts to present new national polling data and spotlight the latest stories f... Read more

Digital Disconnect by Robert McChesney (archive)

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In recognition of the recent passing of media scholar and progressive journalist Robert McChesney (1952-2025), we share archive audio of McChesney talking in 2013 with Bill Resnick about his still-timely book Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet ... Read more

Portlanders rally against PGE plan to cut down trees in Forest Park

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Portlanders rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday, April 17th in opposition to a decision by the City Hearings Officer to allow Portland General Electric to move forward with a plan that would cut down at least 400 trees in Forest Park. KBOO’s Lexus Ponce reports. Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, several news items that reveal a government and President out of control--on South African "genocide," tariffs, foreign aid, and cryptocurrency. Read more

News In Depth on 05/29/25

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO's News in Depth: Global Citizen Commentary host Mel Gurtov showcases and discusses several Trump administration actions Then, KBOO's Althea Billings talks with Laura Grimes, The executive director of Artswatch Read more

Evening News on 05/29/25

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: An early, but big victory for Oregon’s attorney general, fighting president trump’s tariffs.  a federal court rules many of the tariffs are against the laws of the land. Multnomah county residents speak out trying to save prog... Read more

Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election.  A report issued Tuesday May 27 by the International Observer Mission found that the 2025 Philippine elections failed to meet international standards for free and fair elections... Read more

Building the World We Believe In

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In these disturbing times as we watch democracy crumble and wonder whom the oligarchs will go after next, how do we ground ourselves in the work we need to keep doing? First they come for the immigrants, then international students and now FBI agents are showing up at th... Read more