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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Talks Civil Rights

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
       Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is Oregons first female AG and she's been busy championing and fighting for civil rights and for the extinction of white supremacy and fascism. Kboo Evening News reporter Annette Newell sits down with Rosenblum for a close to the hea... Read more

Amy Knight, author of Orders to Kill

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2017 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
      New York Times critically acclaimed author Amy Knight is considered the wests foremost scholar of the KGB, now named the FSB. Amy's latest book: Orders to Kill exposes the journalists and political critics that have turned up dead under Putins influence. Mz. Knight ... Read more

Equifax Reports a Data Breach

Airs at: Fri, 09/15/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The credit monitoring agency Equifax, recently reported a data breach that may have exposed the personal data of 143 million Americans to hackers. It is definitely the largest breach in history, including the social security numbers and other sensitive data of involuntary p... Read more

We Will Shoot Back!

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Cecil and Celeste welcome Professor Akinyele Umoja to discuss the history of armed resistance in the struggle for civil and human rights.  They'll also discuss the current climate of violence and intimidation by armed groups that are being aimed at anti-racist protesters... Read more

THE F-WORD: RICHARD WOLFF ON THE ECONOMICS OF FASCISM

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  We have a new episode of "The F-Word,' our series on fascism. And we are excited to have as our guest today for an extended discussion professor and author Richard Wolff, co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of the nationally syndicated program 'Economic Update.'  O... Read more

Breaking News: North Korea Launches Another Missile, Breaking Over the Pacific

Airs at: Thu, 09/14/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In breaking news, North Korea has launched another missile, less than two weeks after its possible hydrogen bomb test. South Korean military officials has reportedly said that the missile was fired from an airfield close by Pyongyang and headed eastward. Military officials ... Read more

Columbia Gorge Fire Containment at 13 Percent

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
As of Wednesday morning, the fire crews were able to contain the Eagle Creek fire up to 13 percent. However, the fire still continues to burn, although slowly, at 35,636 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has said Wednesday that fire crew members have decreased to under 9... Read more

Oregon Grand Jury Arrests Man Suspected of Arson in Connection With Four Wildfires

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
An Oregon Grand Jury has indicted a man on three counts of arson and other charges in connection with a string of four wildfires. This man, named Christopher Wilson at age 37, is suspected to have started the fires on Highway 97 on August 29th. The worst of which has spread... Read more

MEDICARE FOR ALL!

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  plus: Disaster Capitalism in Houston...Headlines on DACA, Michael Bennett, 118-Mile March and More.. As Senator Bernie Sanders prepares to introduce his anticipated Medicare for All bill on September 13th, we speak to leading health care advocate Dr. Margaret Flowers. A... Read more

UN Security Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Imposing Sanctions Against North Korea

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In spite of North Korean threats to make the U.S. pay a heavy price, the UN Security Council unanimously passed today a resolution imposing sanctions against North Korea. This resolution was prompted when North Korea expanded and tested their ballistic nuclear missile progr... Read more