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Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/12/12

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Fri, 10/12/2012 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm

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People's Economics Bootcamp

Tune in Friday 12 - 4 pm for

A People’s Economics Bootcamp with:

• Richard Wolff - prominent Marxist economist

• Paddy Hirsch (Man vs. Markets)

• Anat Shenker-Osorio (Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy)

• The producers of the film 'Heist: Who Stole the American Dream'

Increase your basic economics knowledge, win arguments against conservatives and beat back the corporate Wall Street hedge fund profiteers with this afternoon of insightful and humorous guests on KBOO community radio.

Here's the schedule and descriptions:

12 to 1 pm - Richard Wolff

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/12/12

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Fri, 10/12/2012 - 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Colonel Ann Wright on An Ark in Gaza

Host Chris Andreae interviews former diplomat Colonel Ann Wright about her activism for peace. Ann just returned from a visit to Pakistan. She is in Portland to speak on a historic and courageous endeavor planned by Palestinian activists. They plan to build an Ark in Gaza, using existing resources and sail with a crew of Palestinians and internationals out of Gaza carrying Palestinian products to fulfill trade deals with international buyers in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade.

An evening with Col Ann Wright is Friday Oct 12th at the First Unitarian Church of Portland's Elliot Chapel at 7:30pm suggested Donations $10 - $25 at the Door,

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/12/12

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Fri, 10/12/2012 - 10:30am - 11:30am

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The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame

Host Gene Bradley interviews Peter Dreier, Distinguished Professor of Politics and chair of the Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College about his latest book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, published by Nation Books.

The chosen 100 were and are the radicals of their day who challenged injustice wherever they saw it: the monopoly and corruption of big business, exploitation of workers, U.S. militarism, legal inequity for women, blacks and minorities, degradation of the environment, voter restrictions on African-Americans, the gross discrepancy between haves and have-nots, etc.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/12/12

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Fri, 10/12/2012 - 9:00am - 10:30am

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News and Public Affairs Day

Greg Palast's Sept. 26th, 2012 talk at the Clinton Street Theatre

If you missed him at the Clinton St. Theater last week, here's a second chance to hear the latest dirt on the dirty art of politics Karl Rove-style from investigative journalist Greg Palast. Greg will share from his latest book, Billionaires and Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps, which just made the New York Times top ten best sellers list.

This time Greg is naming names and throwing a lot on the "voter ID" scam being pushed by Rove and his billionaire friends to electorally cleanse black people, hispanics, soldiers serving overseas and other potential Democratic voters.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/05/12

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Fri, 10/05/2012 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

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Fighting the Fluoridation of Portland's Water Supply

On September 12th, the Portland City Council voted 5-0 to add fluoridating chemicals to our Bull Run water. This is a highly contentious issue, as Portlanders have already rejected forced fluoridation three times at the polls.

Joe Meyer hosts a program in two parts:

First he speaks with Howard Patterson, MEM (Masters Degree in Environmental Management), and Jeff Fryer, PhD in fisheries, about the impact of fluoridating chemicals after they go down the drain.

In the second part of the show he interviews Kimberly Kaminski, Executive Director Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, who is working on a referendum to reverse the City Council decision.

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Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/03/12

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Wed, 10/03/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Alternative presidential debate

EXPANDING THE DEBATE: Third Party Candidates Participate in Real Time on Democracy Now!’s Live Coverage of First Presidential Debate

Featuring Jill Stein of the Green Party and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party
October 3rd 8:30-11:30pm ET /5:30-8:30pm PT

Click here for Democracy Now's recording of the debate

KBOO will broadcast this event from 7 to 8 pm on the air (90.7 FM), and will stream the entire event online.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 10/01/12

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Mon, 10/01/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Portland Mayoral Candidate Forum

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The Center for Intercultural Organizing as hosted a Portland Mayoral Candidate Forum on Monday October 1st before the upcoming runoff election on November 6th. KBOO was there, and streamed the event live.

Part one - pre-debate discussion with former US Congressional 1st District candidate Saba Ahmed

Part two - Introduction and full debate - Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith at CIO addressing the concerns of the immigrant and refugee community

Part three - post-debate discussion with both candidates and former state legislator Joanne Hardesty

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 09/11/12

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Politics

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Tue, 09/11/2012 - 7:00pm - 7:30pm

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Architects and engineers for 9/11 Truth

This Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks that resulted in thousands of deaths and ushered in an era of prisoner torture, loss of civil liberties and an endless war on terror. And yet, inconsistencies about the official explanation of the attacks themselves have never been adequately addressed by public officials. On September 11th at 7 pm, KBOO hosts a local representative of Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth who will address some of these ongoing inconsistencies and share information about local informational events.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 08/30/12

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Thu, 08/30/2012 - 11:00am - 11:30am

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RAMPS Campaign West Virginia

Talk Nation Radio: How Young People Shut Down a Strip Mine in West Virginia and Why

Eva Westheimer was recently arrested for shutting down a strip mine in West Virginia, along with Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival ( http://rampscampaign.org ). Westheimer is a junior at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. She describes the recent action she took, the ongoing campaign, and what motivates her.

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 08/08/12

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Wed, 08/08/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Learn about the 2012 candidates for the KBOO Board of Directors on the Candidates On-Air Forum

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Want to know more about the 2012 candidates for the KBOO Board of Directors? Tune in to the Candidate On-Air Forums Tuesday, August 7 and Wednesday, August 8 from 7-8pm.

Tonight's candidates include: Alejandro Ceballos, Damon Isiah Turner, John Mackey, and Jeff Kipilman

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Greg Kafoury from Nader Campaign, Obama Wins Ohio, and Local Measures

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Elections

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Mon, 11/03/2008

Greg Kafoury from Ralph Nader's Campaign

Obama Wins Ohio and Local Measure

Title: Election Special 03
Album: Election Night 2008
Track: 1
Genre: Public Affairs
Length: 8:43 minutes (7.98 MB)
Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

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Hacking Democracy

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Wed, 10/29/2008

One of the largest concerns of the Oregon Voter’s Rights Coalition is the lack of independent testing and review of the state’s voting systems. When trying to raise their concerns with John Lindback, Oregon’s Director of Elections, he assured the group that he is confident in the voting systems used.

But last Fall, Ohio did something different. Their Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner commissioned Project EVEREST: a comprehensive security review of the electronic voting technology used in her state.

The project contracted several academic teams to examine the election procedures, equipment, and source code used in that state. The aim was to identify any problems that could make elections vulnerable to tampering.

The ten-week project examined in detail the touch-screen, optical scan, and election management technology from e-voting vendors ES&S, Hart InterCivic, and Premier Election Systems (formerly Diebold). Penn led the analysis of the ES&S system source code, which is also used by voters in 42 other U.S. states besides Ohio.

Matt Blaze and Sandy Clark outlined the team's findings at the Hackers on Planet Earth conference earlier this year, where they discovered exploitable security vulnerabilities in almost every hardware and software component of the ES&S systems. Some of these flaws could allow a single malicious voter or poll worker to alter countywide election results, possibly without detection.