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Leftist Psychology: emotion, envy, and inequality

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Tod talk about the emotional work of social movements, and different ways of thinking about the psychology of class and envy. They start with a discussion of Snowpiercer*-- a 2013 South Korean science fiction film about the revolt of passengers on a continuously mov... Read more

KBOO LIVE webcast of Earth Day 2015

KBOO is webcasting LIVE from the Saturday April 25th Earth Day celebration in Portland from 11:30 to 5 pm. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! "We are the Future!" is the 2015 theme for Portland's Earth Day celebration. Earth Day PDX helps to promote awareness of environmental issues ... Read more

Hawthorne Bridge protest against planned Nestle bottling plant

Airs at: Thu, 04/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Around a hundred protesters gathered this morning at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland to call on state officials to stop Nestle from opening a bottling plant in the Columbia River Gorge.  This past week, The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife applied to ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 13, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which features discusssion of climate crisis, crummy jobs, Studs Terkel's anti-racism, and the psychology of police violence. To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the separate segments, follow the links b... Read more

Century Of Lies

Produced for:  Century Of Lies
  Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, int... Read more

Oregon Legislature Considers Aerial Pesticide Regulations

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In Salem today, Oregon legislators considered a bill that will regulate the use of aerial herbicides which are sprayed from planes and helicopters in the state. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke to Steve Peddery of Oregon Wild for more. Read more

Lawsuit Filed Against Port of Seattle Over Shell Oil Deal

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the port of Seattle Wednesday, challenging the commission’s move to enter an agreement with contractors for Shell Oil. KBOO’s Robin Ryan spoke with a member of the Puget Sound-Keepers Alliance, one of the suit’s pe... Read more

Oregon Senate Hears Testimony on Right to Rest

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Today, the Oregon Senate Committee on Human Services and Early Childhood held a public hearing on the Right to Rest bill, which would override local bans on camping, sleeping on sidewalks, and sleeping in cars by people experiencing homelessness. Read more

Multnomah County Restricts Sale and Use of E-Cigarettes

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Board of Commissioners for Multnomah County has voted to restrict the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, and prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in business places where traditional smoking is already banned. The ordinance will not exempt vape shops from the smoking ban, a sti... Read more

Washington County Board Votes to Close Clinics

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, February 24, the Washington County Board of Commissioners votes unanimously to proceed with a plan to close the last two public health clinics in the county and move those services to non-governmental providers. Health and Human Services director Marni Kuyl says... Read more