Government/Politics

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Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

Federal Workers Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Thomas Topi, an activist in the Federal Unionists Network, describes the brutal assault on federal jobs and services by Elon Musk, and his buddy Donald Trump.  Topi speculates about Trump's next steps and how unions and the working class can fight back. Read more

What's Cuckoo?

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel considers some ideas of the new head of HHS, and recommends the horror novels Manhunt (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) by trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin.    Fair use image: cover of Gretchen Felker-Martin's novel Cuckoo. Image of a bird's nest seen from above... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Top subjects in this episode: Trump and the Courts; Trump's Gifts to the Russians; Iran Losing Interest in Talks with the US Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 02/18/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Commentary: "Appeasement in Europe" Read more

Policy Making with Rep. Tawna Sanchez

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, Democrat, from District 43 serving North and Northeast Portland. She has worked her lifetime for the rights of Native American people especially women. We’ll discuss not only her work in the legislature but a... Read more

"Get your sticky fingers off our democracy:" Portlanders protest Trump, Musk and DOGE

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The third Monday in February is typically celebrated as President's Day in the United States. But it marked a different occasion for the hundreds assembled outside Portland City Hall on Monday afternoon.  The crowd instead gathered for a "Not My President's Day" rally an... Read more

Trying to Make Sense of It All

Airs at: Wed, 02/19/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Trying to Make Sense of It All. It’s 2025. Public health and healthcare systems under threat, scientific and medical research brought to a standstill, agencies advancing US interests around the world being dismantled, border hysteria p... Read more

Rebooting the Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 02/12/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Rebooting the Drug War. Congress appears determined to march farther down the road of drug war folly. On this week’s Century we look at two recent Congressional hearings. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing February 4 entitled ... Read more

The New Face of the Portland City Council

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland has a new form of city government and one manifestation of this is the most progressive city council the city has seen in years. But beneath the veneer of a new governing structure an old entrenched bureaucracy appears to remain. This came into focus on February 3,... Read more