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What To Do If Clinton Wins

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick and Traven Leyshon discuss what the left can do in national politics if Hillary Clinton wins. Next week, if Donald Trump wins, we’ll discuss what the left need do in his administration.  Traven Leyshon is a long time working class radical having been active in ... Read more

Timely & Now on Nov. 4 (Standing Rock, #CripTheVote & Latino Vote)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Bread and Roses
Host Pamela Santos talks to Jack Malstrom (Rose City Native Radio), Ruth Parra (Tonalli), Alice Wong (#CripTheVote).   Please see below for the transcript of Alice Wong's audio essay on #CripTheVote:   Hoo whee! I just mailed my absentee ballot yesterday. It took me a... Read more

Flashpoints: Christopher Simpson

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for Flashpoints
  Today on a special edition of Flashpoints, we'll spend our time speaking to noted author of Blowback and the Splendid Blonde Beast, Professor Christopher Simpson on the use of propaganda in the 2016 election and the revolution in metadata that has changed all of our live... Read more

Ranked Choice Voting

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
  Hosts Cecil and Celeste welcome Blair Bobier, one of the chief petitioners of the campaign for a Ranked Choice Voting Charter amendment for Benton County, for a discussion on the need to reform the way elections are run.  Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) is already used by a d... Read more

My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio.  Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman.  Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Robert Parry on the U.S. and Russia and more

Airs at: Thu, 11/03/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for Fight the Empire
  Host Per Fagereng speaks with investigative journalist and ConsortiumNews editor Robert Parry about the U.S. & Russia, the Washington consensus and the election. Read more

Keepin It Real

  1st Wednesdays from 7 - 8 pm 5th Wednesdays from 6-7pm “Keepin It Real” is a public affairs, talk radio program that strives to educate and to offer a forum for people to speak their truth while being open minded and inclusive. On “Keepin It Real”: We take a look ... Read more

Intersexuality, and Transgender Day of Remembrance

Airs at: Tue, 11/01/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Transpositive PDX
  Tuesday, Nov 1. 6pm 90.7 KBOO or kboo.fm online   You are invited to join us on Transpositive PDX this Tuesday, November 1 at 6pm on KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM as we discuss intersexuality, featuring an interview with intersex person Nexus Aramjir. Amelia Pondering w... Read more

Lisa Sharon Harper, The Very Good Gospel

Airs at: Mon, 10/31/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
Lisa Sharon Harper is the Chief Church Engagement Officer with Sojourners. Lisa has been leading trainings and helping mobilize clergy and community leaders around shared values for the common good, with a focus on racial justice. Prior to joining Sojourners, Lisa was the f... Read more

PSU Student Senate Passes Resolution to Divest from Israeli Military Occupation

Airs at: Fri, 10/28/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for One Land Many Voices
On October 24, 2016, the student government of Portland State University voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure calling on the university to divest from the Israeli military occupation of Palestine. The measure focuses on four companies: Hewlett-Packard, Caterpillar, G-... Read more