Global Affairs

Brzezinski’s Brilliant Idea

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

The United States backed Afghan Islamists in order to give the Soviet Union their own Vietnam. Now the Soviet Union is gone and the US is still bogged down in Afghanistan. And Islamic fundamentalism has spread throughout the world. Read more

O Canada

Airs at: Sat, 09/09/2017 at 6:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Swing 'n' Country

Tune in Saturday morning to Swing & Country as we head true north and celebrate the music of our neighbors. It's Canada day at KBOO Read more

Cycle Oregon Classic Ride Canceled Due to Wildfire Danger

Airs at: Fri, 09/01/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

For the first time in the event's 30-year history, the Cycle Oregon Classic Ride has been cancelled. The announcement came on Thursday from Steve Schulz, the executive director for Cycle Oregon. He thought of the danger from the existing fires and smoke throughout central a... Read more

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music. What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given a... Read more

UN Nations Agreed to Be On High Alert After Emergency Meeting

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

The UN Security Council had an emergency meeting last night about the North Korean missile launched over Japan. Nearby nations and UN states are on high alert with Secretary of Defense James Mattis saying quote, "We're never out of diplomatic solutions." after he spoke to t... Read more

Stokely Carmichael AKA Kwame Ture

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Today, we broadcast our one-hour special on Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture. He is known by a generation of popularizing the cry of "Black Power." We speak with Dr. Peniel Joseph about his book, "Stokely: A Life." How did the concept of Black Power as a poli... Read more

UN Holds Emergency Meeting After North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan

Airs at: Tue, 08/29/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council will consider possible new sanctions against Kim Jong-un's regime tonight. This comes after sirens sounded in Japan as North Korea fired a missile over the country early this morning. Yahoo news reports Tokyo warned citizens... Read more

The Country that Voted for Trump: Thomas Frank

Airs at: Tue, 08/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The election of Donald Trump was a stunning political upset. His victory defied the predictions of almost every pundit and pollster. Though he received about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent, the antiquarian Electoral College system in the U.S. gave him the presid... Read more

City of Portland Considers Building New Homeless Shelter

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Houston / Gulf Coast Hurricane Harvey Relief The City of Portland, in conjunction with Multnomah County, is considering building a new, permanent, two hundred bed shelter in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. The houseless new shelter would be the eighth in that distric... Read more

How Bush and Cheney Ruined America and the World; and The Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Philosopher, David Ray Griffin, just published his 12th book on 9/11 Skepticism, Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World. In this book he writes about the effects of 9/11 (toppling of governments--Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now Syria--, the shredding of th... Read more