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Group Opposing Lincoln County Spray Ban Gets Help from Dow Chemical

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A ballot measure in Lincoln County would ban the aerial spraying of pesticides and herbicides. The last few years have seen a number of local and statewide agriculture reform measures face overwhelming industry opposition--for example the 2014 GMO bans in Jackson and Jo... Read more

Trump's Syria Missile Strike: Symbolic Show of Force or Prelude to Wider U.S. War?

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  "Let's not forget that serious questions were happening in the media as well as serious congressional oversight and investigation in the possibility of the Trump campaign being in cahoots with Russia." On April 6, President Trump launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles to... Read more

Daniel McGowan Speaks at PSU

Airs at: Fri, 04/07/2017 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
On Apri 7th at PSU KBOO had the pleasure to record a presentation from former political prisoner Daniel McGowan about his experiences in the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), time in federal prison, & the necessity of broadening the scope of radical movements and supporting ... Read more

Portland's Urban Native Americans

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Christine Dupres (Cowlitz/Cree), Ph.D. is a writer, teacher, and Native leader. She is the author of Being Cowlitz: How One Tribe Renewed and Sustained Its Identity (University of Washington Press). She has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University o... Read more

Trauma Informed Equity Work: Healing through Reconnection

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  from Training for Transformation: "The polarization of law enforcement and community members deepens as our nation continues  to erupt into national protests and states of emergency in Ferguson, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, South Carolina, Florida and Chicago afte... Read more

Raising The Age

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Over the last decade, half the states where 16-or-17-year-olds (or both) were under adult court jurisdiction “raised the age” so that justice system involved young people are served by the juvenile justice system, cutting the number of youth in the adult system by about ... Read more

William Pepper on the Assassination of MLK

Airs at: Wed, 04/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  With the 49th anniversary of the MLK assassination recently past, Mickey Huff and guest co-host Kenn Burrows welcome attorney and author William Pepper to the program. Pepper discusses his latest book, "The Plot to Kill King," much of it based on evidence unavailable ... Read more

Transpositive PDX

Airs at: Tue, 04/11/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Tuesday, April 11 6pm 90.7FM KBOO Community Radio online at kboo.fm or transpositive.wordpress.com. This week on Transpositive co-host Jean Bryant and the collective will continue our Trans Family and Friends series with a look at the experiences of the parents of a 19 y... Read more

The Fight for Free Speech on Campus: Geoffrey Stone

Airs at: Tue, 04/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The political landscape is increasingly intolerant of opposing views. Campuses are sometimes a battleground. Author Charles Murray was shouted down and prevented from speaking at Middlebury. Condoleezza Rice declined to speak at Rutgers because of protests. Ex-Breitba... Read more

Court Case Tackles Infiltration of Activists in WA

Airs at: Thu, 04/06/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the case of Panagacos v Towery, US Army Force Protection Division employees at Fort Lewis in Washington State have appealed a state order. The order denies motions to dismiss 1st and 4th Amendment claims brought against them by Olympia-area activists. The activists s... Read more