Civil Rights/Human Rights

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How Fascism Works: Jason Stanley

Airs at: Tue, 12/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  What is fascism? Michael Parenti, author and historian says, “Fascism historically has been used to secure the interests of large capitalist interests against the demands of popular democracy. Then and now, fascism has made irrational mass appeals in order to secure t... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 8, Porn

Airs at: Tue, 12/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
This is the eighth episode in KBOO's ten-part series on the business of sex in Portland.  In this one we focus on the porn industry.  KBOO interviews Dr. Shira Tarrant, an economist who has studied the subject, and we discuss the impact of global corporations, including ... Read more

Sex4Sale Episode 7: Prostitution

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
This is the seventh in a ten-episode series.  This installment takes on the subject of prostitution.  No, it's not the world's oldest profession.  It is a major part of the business of sex here in Portland, and it has both legal and illegal dimensions.  We talk with Red ... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 7, Prostitution

Airs at: Tue, 11/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for Evening News
This is the seventh in a ten-episode series.  This installment takes on the subject of prostitution.  No, it's not the world's oldest profession.  It is a major part of the business of sex here in Portland, and it has both legal and illegal dimensions.  We talk with Red ... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 4, Sex Industry Workers

Airs at: Thu, 11/16/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
This is the fourth episode in KBOO's series on the business of sex in Portland.  In this episode we describe the different types of workers who make their livings in the sex industry.  Guests include people who work in prostitution, stripping, porn film-making and sex to... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 6, Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 11/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for Evening News
KBOO news talks with FBI Agent Denise Biehen, US Dept. of Justice Attorney Scott Kerin and Undercover Agent A and Officer Chris Lindsay of the Portland Police Bureau to understand sex traffing in the Portland area.  We focus on the crime, how it's defined and reported an... Read more

Sex4Sale Episode 6: Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 11/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
KBOO news talks with FBI Agent Denise Biehen, US Dept. of Justice Attorney Scott Kerin and Undercover Agent A and Officer Chris Lindsay of the Portland Police Bureau to understand sex traffing in the Portland area.  We focus on the crime, how it's defined and reported an... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour December 11th, 2017

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode of the Old Mole is hosted by Denise Morris and includes Bill Resnick talks to Hunter Blair of The Economic Policy Institute about the Republican Tax plan. In his commentary, Clayton Morgareidge recommends that leftists try to rein in their moral outrage... Read more

Michelle Alexander

Airs at: Sun, 12/10/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week we hear from Michelle Alexander about building the movement for racial justice and drug policy reform. Michelle Alexander is a highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate, and legal scholar, and the author of The New Jim Crow. She delivered a keynote address... Read more

News and Public Affairs Day: Community Forum on Police Accountability

Airs at: Fri, 12/01/2017 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
KBOO reporters Sam Bouman and Jasmin Moneymaker speak with a panel of guests with many years and varieties of experience advocating for greater accountability, reform and positive change in Portland's sytem of law enforcement. The discussion is rooted in the City of Port... Read more