Government/Politics

News In Depth

Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm. A deeper look behind the day's top stories KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience. These pieces focus on local, na... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: Public Employees

Airs at: Thu, 07/31/2014 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired July 31, 2014 The fourth piece focuses on how ALEC’s Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force drafted model bills that attacked public employees, their pensions and their right to unionize as well as threatened to privatize many public se... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: School Privatization

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2014 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired July 7, 2014 The third piece examines how ALEC, through it’s Education Task Force, works with ALEC members in state legislatures to privatize, defund or dismantle public schools through charter schools, voucher programs and tuition tax credits. In Oreg... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

KBOO received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to do an investigation on the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, in Oregon. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 charitable organizatio... Read more

ALEC Influence on Immigration-related legislation in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 08/20/2014 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Smart ALEC Oregon

Originally aired August 20. 2014 The fifth piece looks at three of ALEC’s task forces; Civil Justice, Public Safety and Elections, and the Justice Performance Project and how together, these task forces have compelled ALEC supporters in the Oregon legislature to introdu... Read more

Liberation Radio

Liberation Radio brings you interviews, commentary and analysis of political developments and struggles affecting workers throughout the country. Read more

Oregon Community Media

Sporadically occurring collaborative effort of over 20 community radio stations in Oregon Oregon Community Media: Independent community radio and media working in collaboration to better serve Oregon. OCM is composed of over 20 local and independent community br... Read more

Author Clinton Galloway, "Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central L.A"

Airs at: Thu, 05/02/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

HBO. CNN. BET. These cable stations have revolutionized our television viewing experience and our culture as a whole. In 1979, cable was still an emerging technology, but one that brothers Clinton and Carl Galloway knew was worth pursuing. The Galloway brothers, bot... Read more

Hypnophobia

---> 2nd and 4th Friday nights/Saturday Mornings from Midnight to 3am. Hypnophobia The Hypnophobia collective presents our dear listeners with a variety of noises including: debate, Japanese d-beat, sound collages, hard core, cascadian metal, and whatever else our ti... Read more

Between Us

General Interest. Science, politics, literature, popular culture, comedy, arts & music, etc. Read more