Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Voting Rights Under Assault in Florida - Political Fallout in San Francisco

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Hard Knock Radio
  We speak with Reverend Rhonda Thomas about the treacherous and challenging political landscape in Florida regarding voting. We talk about the newly installed voting police force that will charge people with felonies for erroneously voting. We talk about the impact of red... Read more

Portland BLM Protests Documentary

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Times Like Now
  Portland film maker Jon Meyer shed sweat and blood to complete his documentary about the BLM Protests and the largest act of Civil Disobedience in U.S. History.  -- Producer: Kyle Collins -- Released on 10-29-2021      Read more

Trump's FBI Search Warrant, Julian Assange, Unions

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  While Politico reports "FBI search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations," some are cautioning that the Act has a long history of abuse: Also Did the U.S. plot to assassinate Julian Assange? A Spanish judge... Read more

Noam Chomsky - Chronicles of Dissent

Airs at: Tue, 08/16/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  In his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. King memorably said: "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly". Our present precarious circumstances make Dr. Kings words ab... Read more

An Interesting Time To Be Alive

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: An Interesting Time To Be Alive – a conversation with Sanho Tree, Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and Director of the IPS Drug Policy Project. Plus we talk with Haven Wheelock, Drug User Health Services Program Supervisor at... Read more

Interview with Michael Zoosman of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Interview with Michael Zoosman of L’Chaim Jews Against the Death Penalty This Week on Prison Pipeline Monday, August 15th @ 6:30pm 90.7 FM in Portland or online at kboo (dot) fm   Please join us on Monday, August 15th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Rad... Read more

The CHIPS and Science Act

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  Of the working class, by the working class and for the working class. Host: Michael Cathcart. Read more

First Voices Radio

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  First Voices Radio
  Tiokasin welcomes back Jennifer Robin (Choctaw) aka "Miss Jeff." Jennifer is the owner of Ofi Ni Productions and is a multiple award-winning producer and radio host, and television segment producer. Her weekly two-hour live program, Resilience Radio, which airs on KVMR 8... Read more

One big corporation keeps us from having a free, simple tax filing system

Airs at: Fri, 08/12/2022 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Policy For The People
  Why is filing your tax return such a hassle? The main reason is because a complicated tax filing system fuels the profits of the tax preparation industry, and one corporation in particular. Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, has used all kinds of tricks to keep our tax syste... Read more

Policy For The People

  Policy for the People, a production of the Oregon Center for Public Policy (ocpp.org), explores the public policies that can advance economic justice in our state. This show builds from the premise that all Oregonians deserve to live in dignity. Everyone — no matter the... Read more