Evening News

Each monday night for the past eight weeks, people have gathered at Portland State University to learn about the history of the Black Panther Party. However it is not a regular, for-credit class. It is a free class offered through Students for Unity, and it is open to the pu... Read more

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Rose City Anti Fascists, the local chapter of Anti Racist Action, held a community forum on Saturday April 24th. Panelists discussed the history of the white supremacy movement in Portland, recent violence, and how to respond as a community to fascist groups.     KBOO’s Isob... Read more

While the majority of Oregon’s electric power comes from Hydropower, the city of Portland continues to be powered mostly by coal from the Boardman power plant. Earlier this week, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality held of Oregon held public hearings on whether to... Read more

          Mayday protests took place all across the world on Saturday, in honor of the rights of workers. This year’s May Day protests saw some of the largest turnouts in history, as the protests came on the heels of Arizona’s restrictive new anti-Immigrant law. In Portland... Read more

Kinder weather offered some respite Monday to Louisiana's coastal communities from a giant oil spill looming off shore. But it could still take months to cap the leaking well. Weekend storms grounded aerial drops of dispersants and prevented skimming vessels from mopping up ... Read more

Normal 0 Workers rights marches will be held all over the world tomorrow in honor of Mayday, the international worker’s holiday. Here in Portland, a rally and march will be held at noon in the south park blocks at southwest Park and Salmon streets. The march will f... Read more

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The recent immigration law passed in Arizona has ignited protests around the country. One history professor looks at an early twentieth century labor rights activist, Mother Jones, for present day lessons. Simon Cordery is the author of Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consc... Read more

Friday, April 23rd, Reed College invited DAM, Palestinian rappers from Lyd, Israel, to appear for a Q&A after a screening of the documentary Slingshot HipHop along with the documentary's director, Jackie Reem Salloum.  Here are selections from the interviews with Suhell Naf... Read more