Joe Clement hosts the show today featuring several takes on poverty in the US and an illuminating discussion of the prospects for war or peace in the Middle East. To hear individual segments, follow these links. To hear the whole show, use the play button below.
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Ross Freeman Levin interviews Seattle Hempfest Executive Director Vivian McPeak about Washington State's process of legalizing and regulating marijuana. They also discuss the history of Seattle Hempfest and what the impact of the world's largest marijuana advocacy event plays in the overall movement.
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Although we hear a great deal about the supposed need to cut Social Security and Medicare, support is high among the people for increasing those essential supports. Tom Becker reads from Dave Lindorff's piece on Counterpunch, "Shifting from Defense to Offense" reporting on the growing movement to improve, instead of cutting, those programs. He explains how reducing military spending and eliminating the cap on Social Security taxes would more than pay for these incrases.
Poor people are often blamed for causing their own poverty by making bad choices. Well-read Red Frann Michel draws on writings by poor and formerly poor people to show that what look like poor decisions to those who are not poor often look very different to those who are. And she reminds us that poverty is not caused by poor people, it is caused by capitalist exploitation of the working class. To read her text with links to her sources, click here. 8:06 minutes (4.63 MB)
Can social workers help folks in need when they themselves are in need -- poorly paid and over-worked? Old Mole Iven Hale draws on her own experiences as a social worker to illuminate what social workers are up against and their need for a union to improve their work. 8:28 minutes (4.84 MB)
Can social workers help folks in need when they themselves are in need -- poorly paid and over-worked? Old Mole Iven Hale draws on her own experiences as a social worker to illuminate what social workers are up against and their need for a union to improve their work. 8:28 minutes (4.84 MB)
What are the forces pushing for US military engagement in Syria and Iran? What parts are played by Saudi Arabia and Israel? Is the Obama administration winding down the tensions? Middle East scholar Saeed Rahnema talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about these questions as they may play out in the near future and further down the road. Rahnema is professor of political science and public policy at York University. 16:59 minutes (9.72 MB)
Tar Sands Megaload Blockade at Port of Umatilla, Oregon on 12-02-2013 from KBOO PM News
Climate activists blocked a controversial shipment last night, forcing contractors to reschedule the Megaload’s departure from the Port of Umatilla in Oregon.
The equipment, a nine-hundred thousand pound water purifier twenty-two feet wide, eighteen feet tall and three-hundred and seventy-six feet in length was met by a diverse group of regional activists.
This week’s protest was larger than a similar protest last week as news of the shipment has spread throughout the region.
Similar loads sparked major protests moving through Idaho and Montana including a blockade by the Nez Pierce tribe in August. 11:21 minutes (10.4 MB)
Sentencing in the Mohamed Mohamud has been postponed once again.
Earlier postponements had been sealed by Judge King and are thought to have been initiated by the public defenders' filings regarding exculpatory evidence.
This postponement was apparently initiated by a memo filed by the prosecution regarding the use of inculpatory evidence stemming from an untested amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveilence Act .
KBOO's Joe Meyer spoke with law professor Tung Yin of Lewis and Clark University for details.
7:57 minutes (7.27 MB)
Comics journalist extraordinaire and occasional Portlander Joe Sacco returns to Words & Pictures with a project unlike any other. The Great War is a 24-foot long panorama depicting the first day of the Battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916. 37:53 minutes (15.18 MB)
Beginning October 7th, KBOO began a trial period of 'The Thom Hartmann Show' from 4 - 5 pm weekdays. Click here to find out more about our trial period of airing Thom Hartmann - we want to hear your response!
A Membership Engagement Committee meeting will be held on Nov 27th at 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Portland SEIU Union hall located at 6401 SE Foster Rd in SE Portland (near the intersection of Foster Rd and Holgate).
The next KBOO Board meeting will be on December 16th at 6 pm at KBOO - 20 SE 8th Ave.
KBOO 90.7 FM is seeking a Station Manager to lead our dynamic 45 year old non-commercial, community radio station.
We are looking for:
• Nonprofit management experience.
• Ability to thrive and work collaboratively in a decentralized organization.
• Ability to delegate, plan and organize people to meet goals and objectives.
Comics journalist extraordinaire and occasional Portlander 