War/Peace

Obama and the Congo

Airs at: Wed, 11/05/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The conflict in the Congo, in central Africa, continues to be one of the most violent and ongoing wars on the planet. With a new administration coming in, some Congolese activists see hope on the horizon. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Kambale Musavuli, a student in Nort... Read more

Peter Erlinder on Congo

Airs at: Wed, 11/12/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Per Fagereng speaks with Peter Erlinder about Rwanda and the war in eastern Congo Read more

Hunger Strike for Oregon National Guard

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2008 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Michele Darr is in the same spot she has been for the past eleven days; camping and on hunger strike at the steps of governor Ted Kulongoski’s office in salem. She wants a meeting with the governor and a chance to dissuade him from sending oregon's National Guard to serve... Read more

The Decider

Apropos of my post below, Obama is planning to review the plethora of onerous executive orders issued by President Bush: President-elect Barack Obama is poised to move swiftly to reverse actions that President Bush took using executive authority, and his transition team is... Read more

Back from the brink

While I'm still processing the full import of Obama's win -- I'll blog about it more later -- one very, very encouraging item that's popped up is his intention to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. From Spencer Ackerman: Less than a week after his election, and more than... Read more

Lyn Moelich Interviews Michael Mead & Veterens on Welcome Home Project

Airs at: Thu, 11/06/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

End of the Republican era

The always-excellent Sidney Blumenthal, writing in the Guardian: Today's election is poised to end the Republican era in American politics - an era that began in reaction to Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the Vietnam war and the civil rights revolution, was pioneered by Ri... Read more

Just voted!

Just dropped off the ol' ballot. It feels pretty good. It's hard to believe that this interminable election campaign (far, far too long) is nearly over. It's hard, too, to untie all the emotions that are bound up with it, at least for me. For those of you who listen to the ... Read more

Memo to the President Elect: An Interview with Madeline Albright

Airs at: Wed, 10/29/2008 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Dave Mazza talks with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright about her new book, Memo to the President Elect, in which she outlines the challenges facing the next president of the United States and how he can help restore the nation's standing in the world. Ms. A... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 27, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 10/26/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program features discussions of bank nationalization and student anti-war actions. We also hear a review of three recent novels by women writers. To hear the whole show, including music by tenor sax player Don Byas, click on the arrow ... Read more