Government/Politics

How the US has Provoked North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie asks Martin Hart-Landsberg about the situation in Korea, and Marty discusses the history and political economy of US-Korea relations. Marty Hart-Landsberg is a local scholar and activist who has researched and written extensively on Korea. To keep up on events fro... Read more

What It Takes to Win: Kshama Sawant

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Kshama Sawant is a member of the Socialist Alternative. She was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013. She is the first socialist to win a citywide election in Seattle since 1916. She was reelected in 2015. In times of despair and distress there may be the temptati... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 8, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts and we hear about -- How the US has provoked North Korea; How policing protects class oppression; What's really wrong with inequality; The racial casting of "The Handmaid's Tale"; activist events this week. Listen to and share individua... Read more

Women Activists Call on Trump to Initiate Regional Peace Talks with North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

"The United States, as I understand it, has made a precondition for talks with North Korea, that they must get rid of their nuclear weapons stockpile before talks can begin. For North Korea, as they view it, that's a nonstarter." – Christine Ahn, founder and internation... Read more

Kent State Massacre Anniversary

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Hundreds of students, survivors and supporters gathered today on the campus of Kent State University in Ohio – forty seven years after US National Guard soldiers killed four students protesting the Vietnam War. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with some of them about their memo... Read more

Executive Order Takes Aim at Johnson Amendment

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Today is the National Day of Prayer in the US, and the president marked the occasion by releasing an executive order that aims to weaken a longstanding law against politicking by religious groups. The so-called Johnson Amendment—named after then-Senator Lyndon Johnson—pr... Read more

MacLaren Youth: Artistic Expressions

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Carlos Chavez hosts with a focus on artistic expression within the Oregon Youth Authority at MacLaren Youth Corrections. Students share their talents and speak on the how the arts help them to cope, give voice and freedom. https://www.oregon.gov/oya/pages/facilities/maclare... Read more

Mother's Day Behind Bars

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Cecil and Celeste welcome Pat Rumer from the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) to discuss the annual road trip and vigil to support mothers and families affected by detention. “Answering the call of faith… Radical Accompaniment in difficult times” Sat... Read more

Justice Deferred

Airs at: Wed, 05/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

This is a special KBOO program that we bring you to illustrate the story of a Portland citizen, whose relationship with the Portland Police Bureau and City of Portland bureaucracy spells out a tragic and very real dynamic present in our city. Citizen Justice Deferred is th... Read more

Eco-Social Justice on the Global Frontlines: Vandana Shiva

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Despite the position of the Trump administration, which has labeled climate change a “hoax” concocted by China, there is virtual universal unanimity that the Earth’s temperature is rising and that human activity is largely responsible. In the face of this crisis Trump is... Read more