Political Perspectives

Episode Archive

Political Perspectives on 08/05/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 9:30am - 10:00am

Linda Olson-Osterlund brings us an update on the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act, and cultural context for the continued ban on teachers wearing religious garments for members of the Muslim and Sikh communities.

Political Perspectives on 07/31/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 9:30am - 10:00am

“How We Survive”, a look into how communities and everyday people around the U.S. are responding to the economic crisis. This week we focus on people who are resisting foreclosures and answer the question––are rescue programs actually working?

Making Contact:

Political Perspectives on 07/31/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 9:00am - 9:30am

Jay Thiemeyer explores the heat wave through the eyes of the elderly, homeless, and alternatively housed communities in Portland. 

Political Perspectives on 07/29/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

Everyone has been touched by the health care crisis. If you haven't been personally burned by our profit-driven, insurance based health care system, you probably have a friend or loved one who has been. Tune in  on Wednesday morning at 9, and join Kevin Card and Peter Shapiro on Political Perspectives for an in depth look at Congress's response to the health care crisis, and how ordinary citizens are taking things into their own hands. Right here on KBOO.

Political Perspectives on 07/15/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 9:30am - 10:00am

Sit/Lie Unconstitutional! Cause for Celebration? Well...Not Really...

A judge has ruled the Sit/Lie unconstitutional but Police Chief Rosie Sizer released a memo stating that all the judge ruled was that Portland should just use disorderly conduct instead of Sit/Lie. That is not what the judge ruled and her vague memo creates NO meaningful distinction between the Sit/Lie and disorderly conduct. This is not how the city should react to the loss of the constitutional legitimacy of the Sit/Lie.

Hear members of the Civic Action Group at Sisters of the Road discuss the impacts of Sizer's interpretation, and how the community can get involved. 

Political Perspectives on 07/15/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 9:00am - 9:30am

Jennifer Kemp speaks with activist and author Judith Arcana about reproductive rights in the United States, before Roe v. Wade and now.  Also, hear Judith read some of her poetry!

Political Perspectives

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Wed, 07/08/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

We honor the life of Bonnie Tinker, with an interview about her life, from 2006. This interview is from the program "Spirit In Action", produced by Mark Helpsmeet, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

(From Portland Indymedia)Rest In Peace Bonnie Tinker

Bonnie Tinker, a well-loved and much-respected Portland activist, was killed on Thursday, July 2, in an accident on the campus of Virginia Tech University. She was attending a conference of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker). Bonnie was killed while bicycling on campus when a Mack dump truck turned into her.

Political Perspectives on 06/30/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

Analysis and information about the June 27th coup in Honduras.

Political Perspectives on 06/23/09

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 9:30am - 10:00am

Kathleen Stephenson speaks with veteran journalist Michelle Goldberg about her recent book, "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World". Goldberg exposes the unjust treatment of women due to reproduction around the world.
 

Political Perspectives

Categories:
Program: 
Political Perspectives
Air date: 
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 9:00am - 9:30am

Crystal Leighty interviews Novella Carpenter, author of the book "Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer"

Audio

PDX Walk for Water event to aid families in Sub-Saharan Africa

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 03/10/2010

 

 

Host Crystal Leighty interviews Eric Mwarabu, an intern from Tanzania who is working to increase awareness of Walk for Water on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Drawing attention to the plight of millions of people whose access to safe drinking water is severely limited, Walk for Water will raise funds to benefit Water For All, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing clean water to families in sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is to raise $14,000 needed to build a water pump in Tanzania.  The Tanzanian Ambassador to the U.S, Earl Blumenauer, Oregon’s U.S. Representative from the 3rd District, Mayor Sam Adams of Portland, plus other will be the keynote speaker at the event. For more information:  http://www.worldwaterdaypdx.com/speakers 

 

No votes yet

Film maker Jihan El-Tahri on “Behind the Rainbow," an exploration of South Africa’s ruling party

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Tue, 03/02/2010

 On the Part Two of the Feb 10, 2010, Political Perspectives we hear from filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri about her documentary, “Behind the Rainbow,” which explores the transition of the African National Congress from a liberation organization into South Africa’s ruling party. The film was shown in Portland as part of the Cascade African Film Festival on Thursday February 11th at 7:30PM

No votes yet

Brad Friedman of Brad Blog discusses rightwing activist James O'Keefe's felony arrest

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 02/10/2010

In part one of the Feb 10, 2010 Political Perspectives, Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews blogger Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog about the case of rightwing activist James O'Keefe, his federal felony arrest late last month, and his infamous secretly taped video interviews filmed inside ACORN offices. 

No votes yet

Kanaan Kanaan on Art and Diversity

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 02/03/2010

Host Kathleen Stephenson interviews local artist Kanaan Kanaan, a native of Palestine now living and working in Portland. He will address the impact of cultural diversity in art in “From the Middle East to America: A Journey in Personal Artistic Expression,” a free seminar hosted by Portland State University and the PSU Art Department Diversity Committee on Tuesday, February 9th, at 6pm in the Find out more about Kanaan Kanaan's work at http://www.kanaankanaan.com/joomla/

  • Length: 22:40 minutes (20.76 MB)
  • Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
No votes yet

Sauvie Island's Donna Matrazzo on "Wild Things: Adventure's of a Grassroots Environmentalist"

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 01/13/2010

  Host Allison Miliones speaks with Donna Matrazzo, a science, environmental and history writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, on PBS and the Discovery Channel, and in national park visitor centers and museums around the country. She has lived on Sauvie Island for 20 years. Her book, Wild Things: Adventures of a Grassroots Environmentalist, was a finalist for a Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction.

No votes yet

David Swanson

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 01/06/2010

 

David Swanson, author and activist talks about his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming A More Perfect Union." The host is Marianne Barisonek.

 Swanson talks about how the office of Presidency has acquired more and more power while Congress neglects its duties. He offers ideas on how we the people can rebalance the political structures.

Powers taken by George Bush will become cemented into place during the Obama administration unless Congress takes action. The aberrations of the Bush years will become norms and now is the time to undo the damage.

Many of the abuses committed by the Bush presidency were given legitimacy by the actions of his predecessor, Bill Clinton. 

No votes yet

Dan Fleshler: Transforming the Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 12/16/2009

Focus on Palestine-Israel - Dan Fleshler: Transforming the Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change.   Host Will Seaman interviews Dan Fleshler, a media and public affairs strategist, who spends much of his free time trying to convince the American Jewish community to support Israel’s peace camp and an end to Israeli settlement expansion. He is the author of Transforming America's Israel Lobby --The Limits Of its Power and the Potential For Change. He is a board member of Ameinu and Americans for Peace Now and is on the Advisory Council of J Street.

 

 

No votes yet

Peace Activist Kathy Kelly Reacts to Obama's Plan for Troop Buildup in Afghanistan

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 12/02/2009

 Kathleen Stephenson interviews long time peace activist Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence who discusses her reactions to President Obama's December 1st speech on the future of the war in Afghanistan. Kelly is an author, a three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and one one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness. Earlier this year she traveled to Northern Pakistan to try and understand the effects of drone strikes on the people there.

Your rating: None Average: 5 (1 vote)

Amy Goodman on Breaking the Sound Barrier

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 11/18/2009

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, speaks with KBOO's Kathleen Stephenson about the importance of independent media, the stories of grassroots activists included in her new book, "Breaking the Sound Barrier; and her upcoming benefit for KBOO at the Bagdad Theatre.

 

Your rating: None Average: 4 (1 vote)

Liz Grover Visits Afghanistan to Bust Through Media Stereotypes

Categories:
program: 
Political Perspectives
program date: 
Wed, 11/11/2009

Host Kayse Jama talks with local resident Liz Grover about her experiences living and working in Kabul, with the goal of busting through western media sterotypes about Afghanistan and its people.  " . . in the midst of war, I went to Afghanistan with one hundred dollars to my name, a one-way airplane ticket and no promise of a job."

 

No votes yet

Comments

Hood River Development - Mr. Naito

Submitted by MarkLThron on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 10:58am.

Please ask Mr. Naito if his love of democracy extends to his business.   Would he be willing to turn his development firm into a employee run cooperative corporation, giving ownership and organizational rights to employees.   Mr. Naito's concern for democracy probably ends at doors to his corporation.   Mr. Naito looks at this battle to develop the Hood River riverfront property as a public realtions battle.   He will promise the community jobs and the city council financial support, and the council will eye the property tax revenue as a benefit to the community.   If he is successful,  once again we will be selling our responsibility to the land and the river for a short term gain.  Mr. Naito cares little for the community, but operates on greed.  If the environmental laws and regulations were not in place he would not be concerned at all with the impact of his development on the river, the wild life, and the ability of people to enjoy what nature have given us for free.

Bravo for having this debate, though.  And controlling the civility of the debate.

 

 

Syndicate content

 

Copyright © 2012 KBOO Community Radio | Community Guidelines | Website Illustration & Design by: KMF ILLUSTRATION