Civil Rights/Human Rights

Reagan Redux

Airs at: Sun, 05/14/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: Attorney General J. Beauregard Sessions III talks drug war, while journalist Maia Szalavitz talks sense. Attorney General Memo on Department Charging and Sentencing Policy Read more

BEHIND THE TRUMP SPECTACLE

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Radiozine presents: ON THE GROUND: VOICES OF RESISTANCE FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL On this show, voices reflecting the tremendous activity in DC this week—The People’s Climate March, May Day 2017 and the breakdown of silos between labor, immigrants, indigenous communi... Read more

Race & Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

“Wilmer Leon is one of the few Black prophetic voices in the age of Obama. This book confirms this status – courageous, visionary and consistent!” —Dr. Cornel West Dr Leon joins Cecile and Celeste during our Spring Membership Drive and offers copies of Politics: An... Read more

Interview: Mercy Corps' South Sudan Director

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

The United Nations on Monday declared that 1 million children have fled from conflict and famine in South Sudan. According to a joint press release from the UN Children’s Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, another million children are displaced within the c... Read more

Changes Afoot for Mental Health Treatment at OSP

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

KBOO reporter Karen James has this in-depth report on potential changes to the way prisoners with behavior health issues are treated at the Oregon State Penitentiary. She spoke with Joel Greenberg, attorney with Disability Rights Oregon. He wrote the report "Behind the E... Read more

Palestine to Tacoma Hunger Strike Solidarity

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Fifteen hundred Palestinians have entered their fourth week of hunger strike. They are demanding better conditions in Israeli prisons, including family visits and an end to the practice of holding prisoners indefinitely without charges. In a statement of solidarity, a g... Read more

Vigil for Keaton Otis on Friday

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

Friday, May 12th marks the seventh year since Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland Police. The 25-year-old was shot 23 times during a traffic stop on the corner of Northeast Sixth Avenue and Halsey Street near Lloyd Center. Back in 2010, a grand jury found no cri... Read more

Radio Free Palestine: 69 Years of Nakba

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 10:00am - 10:00pm

Produced for: Radio Free Palestine

Here are the archives from the special day of programming: --7am The Armenian Genocide (107 years), the ethnic cleansing of northern Syria, the Balfour Declaration and Sykes-Picot (100 years), the creation of Saudi Apartheid (85 years), the Nakbah and creation of Israeli ... Read more

Radio Free Palestine

On Wednesday May 15th, 2024, on the 76th anniversary of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba and resistance to Israeli Apartheid, Radio Free Palestine has launched on May 14th at 9PM PST, on stations across North America, 24 hours of programming from radio stations and produ... Read more

Greg Palast LIVE ON KBOO

Airs at: Thu, 05/11/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

To kick-off KBOO's Spring Membership Drive, Jo Ann Hardesty welcomes author, reporter and filmmaker Greg Palast. He told us how the election would be stolen....and then it was. Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Tel... Read more