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Van Jones in Portland

Airs at: Fri, 09/14/2018 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  “Van Jones’ voice has become an integral part of our national political debate. He is one of the most provocative and interesting political figures in the country.”—Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator, Vermont As part of KBOO's Fall Membership Drive News and Public Affairs Da... Read more

9/11 Unmasked, Part 2: A Conversation with Dwain Deets about Able Danger

Airs at: Tue, 09/11/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  This is the second of a four-part series on 9/11, specifically, the work of the 9/11 Consensus Panel, an international 23 person panel of 9/11 researchers. The panel was spearheaded by Dr. David Ray Griffin and Elizabeth Woodworth. They have published a book on their ... Read more

RALPH NADER! Citizen Action: It's Easier than We Think, Pt 2

Airs at: Tue, 09/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Overcoming adversity alone is a tough road to hoe but when you act with others it’s not as difficult. There is nothing like solidarity. There’s unity and strength in numbers. Most movements have very modest beginnings. Take women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a... Read more

APA Compass Returns!

Airs at: Fri, 09/07/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Pacific Underground
2018 marks 13 years of public affairs programming at KBOO for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, between the last three years of both Pacific Underground and the equally fantastic Intersections Radio, and the ten (!) years that APA Compass was on the air (2005-2015). ... Read more

9/11 Truth Education is Good for Your Mental Health

Airs at: Fri, 09/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  David Fura likes street fairs. It gives him an opportunity to talk with people about what happened on September 11th, 2001 and why what happened matters 17 years later. David is the founder of the Oregon 9/11 Truth Action Project, part of the larger 9/11 Truth Action ... Read more

Norman Finkelstein on KBOO

Airs at: Thu, 09/06/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Finkelstein on Corbyn-Mania THE CHIMERA OF BRITISH ANTI-SEMITISM, AND HOW NOT TO FIGHT IT IF IT WERE REAL By Norman G. Finkelstein*  The current hysteria engulfing the British Labour Party resolves itself into a pair of interrelated, if discrete, premises: Anti-Semitis... Read more

9/11 Unmasked: A Conversation with Elizabeth Woodworth and Graeme MacQueen about the 9/11 Consensus Panel

Airs at: Tue, 09/04/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  This is the first of a four-part series on the new book released by the 9/11 Consensus Panel, 9/11 Unmasked: An International Review Panel Investigation. 9/11 Unmasked is the result of a six-year investigation by an international review panel, which has provided 51 p... Read more

American Socialist

Airs at: Fri, 08/31/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On our todays show we'll take a look at the growing interest in socialism around the US. First, after the stunning primary election defeat of Joe Crowley by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, we'll turn to Rene Paradis, a leade... Read more

Press**Watch ...let's talk SOCIALISM

Airs at: Thu, 08/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Naturally, the program will start with news you're not supposed to know headlines--from Left and foreign sources.  And of course This Week in Whiteness!  But we get an hour to talk... Here's a quote from Lewis Bassett's piece on Socialism in Jacobin: "Seventy percent of... Read more

Ralph Nader: One Person Can Make A Difference

Airs at: Wed, 08/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this week's program, we hear a speech by the legedary political activist and consumer-rights advocate Ralph Nader. Nader outlines some of the most critical problems facing Americans, including exorbitant military spending, out-of-control corporations, and thousands... Read more