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Change the World by Ending Human Trafficking

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Justin Dillon is a former musician turned filmmaker and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Made in A Free World, a platform that brings together consumers, organizations, and businesses to dismantle the 150 billion dollar business of human trafficking. His... Read more

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Sharon Maxwell

Airs at: Wed, 05/31/2017 at 5:30pm - Thu, 06/01/2017 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Vanport Mosaic Festival took place last weekend, commemorating what was Oregon’s second largest city before a flood destroyed it in 1948. KBOO reporter Theresa Mitchell interviewed Sharon Maxwell, a Portland writer and activist, as well as former City Council candidat... Read more

Interview with Shirley Minor, Daughter of Vanport Survivor

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today was the last day of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, celebrating the history and impact of Vanport, once Oregon's second largest city before it was destroyed by a flood and neglect in 1948. It was located in the area that is now Delta Park. Shirley Minor's father was p... Read more

In A New York State Of Mind...

Airs at: Thu, 05/25/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
We mentioned last time that we were moving back to NYC (the place we grew up); and yes, though we have lived on the West Coast for a very long time, we are reminded by others from time to time that the New York-ness never left...  with that, we felt inspired to play some... Read more

Faith-Labor and Jobs with Justice 101

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Joe Rastatter, member of UNITE HERE local 8 and long time local labor activist, is chair of the Portland Jobs with Justice Faith-Labor committee.  Drawing on pro-worker traditions in Christian, Muslim, Jewish and other faiths, Rastatter discusses past and present efforts... Read more

Voces de Trabajadores/Voices of Workers: Choluteca, Honduras

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Las y los trabajadores del sector de melón en Choluteca, Honduras viven condiciones duras y luchan por formar un sindicato y mejorar sus circunstancias.  Gran parte de su producto se vende en los Estados Unidos, es decir consumidores en el norte tienen el poder decisivo ... Read more

Nader!

Airs at: Tue, 05/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Abe & Joe welcome former Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader during KBOO's Spring Membership Drive. In Breaking Through Power, Nader draws from a lifetime waging—and often winning—David vs. Goliath battles against big corporations and the United States govern... Read more

Moral Imperatives: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  As we get closer to Chris Hedges' Portland visit we present an encore of this speech recorded Helena, MT on March 11, 2015. What are individuals to do when faced with a moral imperative? And society at large? Philosophers since ancient times have been wrestling with th... Read more

David Barsamian joins Abe & Joe LIVE FROM KBOO!

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Abe & Joe are joined in-studio by KBOO favorite David Barsamian during the Spring Membership Drive.  Call in with your support at (877) 500-5266.  Call in with your questions at (503) 231-8187 One of America's most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, ... Read more

What's really wrong with inequality

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge explains how the rich get so rich.  Read more