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Trump, Free Speech for People, Mississippi Water Crisis, Immigrants, The Ugly Legacy of the British Monarchy

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Rising Up With Sonali
  This week, well examine whether a clause of the 14th Amendment can be applied to former president Donald Trump and disqualify him from seeking future office. Ron Fein of the group Free Speech for People will explain why a recent ruling could be a precedent. Then, well go... Read more

Banned Books Week 2022

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Project Censored
  For this week's show, Mickey dedicates the hour to Banned Books Week 2022 (Sept. 18-24). Now in its 40th year, Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating and promoting the freedom to read, and resisting efforts to ban certain books from library shelves, especially ... Read more

Roe On The Rocks Episode 7: Telehealth Abortion Pills

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Roe on the Rocks
  Roe on the Rocks is a 30 minute 8 part series. The "Roe on the Rocks" podcast, executive produced by KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, takes a look at how Oregon, a state with some of the most progressive abortion laws in the nation, will be impacted if Roe is overturned by the... Read more

Michael Knox, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, talks about how to end our nation's senseless wars.

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Activist Radio
  GUEST: Michael Knox, Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida, Chair of the US Peace Memorial Foundation, and Editor of the US Peace Registry, talks about achieving peace through honoring our nation's peacemakers. worldbeyondwar.org/michael-knox   -- clas... Read more

Activist Radio

  Welcome to ClassWars, the home of Activist Radio, a weekly program for all Americans who are not in the wealthiest one percent of the US population. Class wars have been going on since the beginning of recorded history. As societies become more powerful and wealthy, they... Read more

The Latest on The Battle to Free Julian Assange

Airs at: Wed, 09/14/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Did Sonoma County sheriffs jump the gun in the recent killing of farmworker, David Pelaez-Chavez?  Also, Filipino activists planning to protest the invitation of President Marcos of the Philippines to the UN. Later we continue the fight to free Wikileaks publisher, Juli... Read more

When the BioMass Hits the Wind Turbine

  A serious, but not too serious, discussion of the realities of sustainable living. bluerockstation.podbean.com Read more

A re-energized labor movement sparks hope

Airs at: Fri, 09/09/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Policy For The People
  In an earlier era, a vibrant labor movement nurtured a broad middle class. But half-a-century ago, under severe attack from corporations, the fortunes of organized labor began to turn for the worse. Right now, though, we are seeing hopeful signs of a revival of union pow... Read more

2020 Portland Protests Flashback: Unsafe to Protest? Realities Behind the Portland Picture

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Keeping Democracy Alive
  Originally aired on 09/11/2020 -- We've seen it on the nightly news: the police, the tear gas, the fires, and the wall of moms. Our guest today, David Rovics is in Portland and he explains that the city's police protected the far right thugs as brother cops, just not of... Read more

Howard Zinn - "Three Holy Wars"

Airs at: Tue, 08/30/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The conventional view of U.S. wars follows a formulaic line: We are innocent victims of unprovoked attacks. The sleeping giant wakes and reluctantly goes to fight. All military action is imbued with benevolent intentions: human rights, democracy, and liberty. There are p... Read more