Civil Rights/Human Rights

2020: Year of Reckoning; and remembering Hank Adams

Airs at: Wed, 12/30/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

While most seem to want to put 2020 quickly behind us and move on, the year was a time of reckoning that needs to be continued and taken further. A time of reckoning with deeply embedded systemic racism and historic injustice; with the fragility of our democratic inst... Read more

Eviction Moratorium Updates

Airs at: Wed, 12/23/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

Recent days have seen several measures move forward at the federal, state and local levels to address the looming housing crisis related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This time last week, Portland renters were looking at a moratorium that ended on January 8, 2021. Even... Read more

Not A Nation of Immigrants w/ Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz - Part 1 - Ep 89

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz returns to the podcast, discussing the premise of her new book, "NOT "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion", coming soon from Beacon Press. Let me guess. You're enjoying the show so much,... Read more

Karen Kwiatkowski - Ep 88

Airs at: Sun, 12/20/2020 at 6:30am - Sun, 01/03/2021 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), writer at LewRockwell.com, and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Center, stops by the podcast for an in-depth discussion of her career, to include serving at the height of the Cold War, the huge collection of persona... Read more

Episode Six - House Defense

Airs at: Fri, 12/18/2020 at 7:45am - 8:00am

Produced for: It Did Happen Here

In this episode, members of the Coalition for Human Dignity (CHD) describe defense strategies. Working together with ARA, SHARP, individuals and families under threat from racist skinhead violence they co-developed the support strategy they called House Defense; they also ... Read more

Interview with Head of Medical Action in Nicaragua ( español abajo)

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

KBOO spoke with the head of Accion Medica Cristiana, Dr. Moises Gonzalez, for the latest update on the response to the recent hurricanes in Nicaragua. This interview was recorded in Spanish, then translated. KBOO habló con el director de Acción Médica Cristiana, Dr. Mois... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 21, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Patricia Kullberg hosts the Old Mole today, which includes the following segments: All I want for Christmas is Immigration Reform: Bill Resnick speaks with Larry Kleinman in the second of a two part interview. Larry Kleinman, one of the founders of PCUN, Oregon’s farmworke... Read more

Becoming a Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

So the electoral college has met and elected Joe Biden president, and Mitch McConnell has finally congratulated Biden. After a close brush with the end of democracy in America, is all well now? Or does this close call actually amplify all the weaknesses and undemocratic fea... Read more

Spirit of Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century: The Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression recently held a People’s Hearing Against Racist and Political Repression. We hear from some of the speakers including Frank Chapman, a leader of the National Alliance Against Racist and Polit... Read more

The Left and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On last month’s Left and the Law, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker reviewed some of the inspiring victories in local elections on November 4th around the country, from decriminalization of drug possession to progressive prosecutors winning in various cities. Today, they look at... Read more