Government/Politics

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Rebellion Brewing in Haiti and the Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
  Today on Flashpoints: A people's rebellion brewing in the streets of Haiti. And the Election Crimes Bulletin returns with investigative reporter Greg Palast.   Read more

We Are Not Drowning, We Are Fighting! with Marshallese writer Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner

Airs at: Thu, 09/29/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner,a Marshallese writer and climate justice activist about We Are Not Drowning, We Are Fighting! A Night of Poetry and Conversation, happening Thurs. Sept 29, 7-9pm, at the First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave (Eli... Read more

Special Democracy Hour 2 on the Presidential Debates

Airs at: Tue, 09/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  We are postponing today's Alternative Radio program with Chris WIlliams to broadcast the special second hour of Democracy Now on the Presidential Debate. The special extra hour is expanding the debate to include candidates that were excluded from the debates at Hofstra U... Read more

Wendell Potter: Nation On the Take

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2016 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dave Mazza speaks with consumer advocate and activist Wendell Potter about his new book Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do about It. Read more

Climate Change and the New Agenda in Portland's Public Schools

Airs at: Wed, 09/28/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
  Nearly 100% of climate scientists report that climate change is happening and happening because of human activity, but the public consensus on climate change is still split about 50-50. Denial continues to be persistant and pervasive, as deniers cite "zombie sceptic theo... Read more

D.A. Underhill discusses LEAD program

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
At the ROAR Alliance monthly meeting on August 31st, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill presented plans to bring the LEAD program to Portland. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a pre-booking diversion pilot program developed with the community to ad... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day Special: The Rise of the Fascist Right and How We Fight Back

Airs at: Fri, 09/23/2016 at 9:00am - 11:00am
This morning on KBOO's News and Public Affairs Day we present a special program on the rise of the extreme right in the United States, which has culminated in the Republican party nomination of a neo-fascist candidate. First, it's an exclusive KBOO interview with Steve Fras... Read more

Bizarre State of Politics Today

Airs at: Tue, 09/20/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Joe Uris hosts a discussion of the importance of community radio in this bizarre political time. Read more

Century Of Lies for September 18 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/18/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
King County, Seattle, Washington, will soon have two supervised drug consumption facilities. That recommendation is part of a final report by King County's Heroin and Prescription Opiate Task Force, which released its final report on Thursday Sept. 15. King County Executive... Read more

Aurora Levins-Morales, nationally known Puerto Rican-Jewish feminist, author and activist

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Host Dennis Bernstein devotes the entire show to an interview with Aurora Levins-Morales, nationally known Puerto Rican-Jewish feminist, author and activist, who is planning to travel the US in her mobile radio station, talking about the confluence of ecology, health and... Read more