Civil Liberties

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U.S. Interventions in the Middle East: Edward Said

Airs at: Tue, 11/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The current occupant of the White House has said, “The Middle East is a troubled place. There are a lot of bad things happening in that part of the world.” Indeed. But why is it troubled place and why are bad things happening there? There is no mention of Washington’s... Read more

Alessandra Seiter - The Myth of Library Neutrality (Part 2)

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 5:30am - 6:00am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
In this episode, I conclude my conversation with Alessandra Seiter about the myth of library neutrality. We'll talk about her sociohistorically informed model of intellectual freedom and find out how individuals and institutions have challenged the idea of library neutra... Read more

Steve Early on Police Reform

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with union activist Steve Early. They consider "police reform" within the criminal justice and class/race systems, as well as the seduction and incorporation of the police and military into anti-left and anti-democratic politics and goals. Portland Cop... Read more

Haley Pessin on the Radical Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Fannie Lou Hamer was a fighter for equality and justice who said, “If I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom.” Going against entrenched racism she was able to accomplish much in gaining voting rights for African Americans. She died in... Read more

Alessandra Seiter - The Myth of Library Neutrality (Part 1)

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Off The Shelf
For years, libraries have presented themselves as neutral and apolitical spaces. But with the American Library Association's recent attempt to change the language in an interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights to allow groups openly espousing hate speech equal access... Read more

'Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer'; and Alyssa Pariah on Trump's proposed "

Airs at: Tue, 10/23/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
  From the Merc: "Oregon filmmakers Brooks Nelson and Yee Won Chong are trans men and housemates who were both diagnosed with 'lady cancer' around the same time. They decided to see t he strange coincdence as an educational opportunity, and chronicled their treatment ... Read more

Unions – You Don’t Want to be Without Them Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 10/26/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Join Host Dale Holiday for Part 2 of her conversation with Carlos Lopez.  Carlos is a City of Corvallis Employee and President of AFSCME Local 2975.  AFSCME stands for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – the nation’s largest and fastest growing ... Read more

Defending our Communities as Fascism is on the Rise

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys have been loudly active in the Portland area over the last week.   Last Saturday, Patriot Prayer announced a demonstration for law and order. They marched with patriotic chants and american flags.  They announced their intention of confront... Read more

The STRUGGLE

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  The Struggle
Join us for the premier of KBOO's newest local public affairs program. Community organizer Alyssa Pariah will speak with Teressa Raiford, of Don't Shoot Portland.   Read more

Presidio 27 - Randy Rowland

Airs at: Fri, 10/19/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin is joined by fellow Vietnam veteran Randy Rowland with his story of GI's leading the sitdown protest known as The Presidio Mutiny. A personal account by a participant of the Presidio mutiny, a sitdown protest of soldiers in military prison against the killing of... Read more