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Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit advocacy organization which recently moved its headquarters from New York to Portland. The CBLDF provides aid to artists and publishers facing legal threats such as censorshi... Read more

The Digital Divide: Call In

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Digital Divide

Host Rabia Yeaman takes your calls and discusses the Assange/Wikileaks email disclosures, why no emails at the RNC or any Republicans were exposed & what would happen if your emails were made public. Read more

Winners & Losers this Election Season

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Community dialogue is important. Voices from the Edge lends a KBOO microphone to informed guests you might not hear anywhere else. With an hour to invest, the call-in format engages listeners in meaningful conversations about crucial issues like racial disparity, governm... Read more

Flashpoints: Greg Palast

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on Flashpoints Greg Palast joins host Dennis Bernstein for an election day post mortem on voter intimidation. Also, The Pipeline: How Marin and San Francisco financial firms fuel the fracking boom. Read more

Matthew Fox, A Way to God: Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

The Beloved Community is show for activists: uniting mind, heart, and action. This month I speak with someone who models activism, intellect and spirituality, Matthew Fox. Silenced by the Vatican for his views, he left the Catholic priesthood in the early 1980s. Mat... Read more

It CAN Happen Here: Call in with your thoughts

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Well, it has happened. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States.How did this happen? What does it mean for immigrants, people of color, women? We'll be taking your calls live on the air. Like many people in our listening area and across the country, I... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2. Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 7, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this election eve special edition of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Vermont activist Traven Leyshon talks with Bill about left politics in a Clinton presidency. 2. Frann Michel draws on Howard Zinn for an assessment of electoral politics and the need for ac... Read more

Electorallism v. Democracy

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Old Mole Joe Clement and his guest, Curtis Hansoni, discuss the differences between electing our rulers from a small list of pre-approved candidates and governing ourselves. They argue that only the latter is really democracy. Read more