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McCarthyism Past & Present

Airs at: Sun, 06/29/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier interviews historian Ellen Schrecker.  They compare the chilling effects of political repression on academic freedom  in the 1950s and today, finding similarities and differences, both of which are disturbing.   Schrecker is the author of THE AGE OF MCCARTHYI... Read more

We the People - Immigrant Detention - Part 2.

Airs at: Wed, 06/25/2008 at 5:00pm
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We the People - Immigrant Detention - Part 1.

Airs at: Wed, 06/25/2008 at 5:00pm
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Remembering Utah Phillips

Airs at: Mon, 06/23/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Host Tom Becker reviews the life of labor activist and folk singer Utah Phillips and plays some of his songs.    Read more

Tom Hayden and Elisabeth de la Vega - IMPEACH!!!

Airs at: Tue, 06/17/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein speaks with activist and author Tom Hayden. Hayden was a founding member of the Students for a Democratic Society in 1961, and author of its visionary call, the Port Huron Statement, described by Howard Zinn as "one of those historic documents which r... Read more

We The People - Propaganda Pt 1

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2008 at 5:00pm
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We The People - Propaganda Pt 2

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2008 at 5:00pm
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Interview: Isabel MacDonald of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting on Pentagon Pundits

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2008 at 5:00pm
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Kboo reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Isabel MacDonald of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting about the recent Pentagon Pundits Scandal and the Pentagon's ongoing use athe media in its illegal campaign to mislead the American public about the Iraq War.     Read more

Interview: Andy Worthington author of The Guantanamo Files; The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2008 at 5:00pm
Kboo's Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Andy Worthington. A frequent contributor to The Huffington Post, he is the author of the book The Guantanamo Files; The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. The book is a comphrehensive examination of each and eve... Read more

Interview: Steve Wax, author of Kafka Comes to America; Fighting For Justice In The War on Terror

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2008 at 5:00pm
   Kboo's Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Steve Wax Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon and author of the new book, Kafka Comes to America; Fighting For Justice In The War On Terror. This is the inside account of the fight to defend two innocent men wrongly ... Read more