Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Trump - The Age of Mendacity: David Cay Johnston

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

An ultra-rich New York real estate tycoon and celebrity TV star is the 45th president of the United States. He puts America First by ignoring the world and pulling out of the Paris climate accord, undermining the Iran deal and recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. H... Read more

"The porn won't load"; Portland's Gender Queery; and Sasha Buchert on current trans law cases.

Airs at: Tue, 02/13/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

Portland artist Sean Chamberlain will join us to talk about his new exhibit "the porn won't load," an 'examination of the social construction of pornography and its cultural output.' Sean is a queer artist & curator and co-director of project205, a free educational archive ... Read more

Kalista Lacie Kilpriest

Airs at: Fri, 02/16/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Kalista Lacie Kilpriest comes into the KBOO studios to tell her story, and takes us through the twists and turns of her life starting with her adoption from the Southern Americas into Portland, Oregon. The process she describes reveals direct connections between our communi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 12th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes Bill Resnick talks with Tom Pepinski on the rise of authoritarianism. Tom Pepinski is an Associate Professor in the Government Department at Cornell University. In the second of a two-part interview, Desi... Read more

And The New Drug Czar Nominee Is ....

Airs at: Sun, 02/11/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The White House has chosen a new drug czar; Oregon legislators are working to set up mental health checkups for all law enforcement officers in that state; and we hear more about the state of civil rights in the United States. Read more

Against the looting of Africa: Patrick Bond

Airs at: Thu, 02/15/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Fight the Empire's Per Fagereng welcomes Patrick Bond, professor of political economy at the University of the Witwatersrand Wits School of Governance. His research interests include political economy, environment, social policy, and geopolitics. Bond writes in The Chan... Read more

International Clash Day

Airs at: Wed, 02/07/2018 at 10:00pm - Thu, 02/08/2018 at 12:00am

Produced for: Life During Wartime

two sevens clash tonight for International Clash Day In between sets of hardcore, punk, and the Wild Weekend, we'll dedicate some time to celebrating International Clash Day. “I think people ought to know that we're anti-fascist, we're anti-violence, we're anti-racist, and... Read more

Buscando America on 02/06/18

Airs at: Tue, 02/06/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Desde la Ciudad de Oaxaca, conoce a Griselda Sámchez Lluvia Obsidiana autora de Coco Dulce, un documento sonoro sobre la resistencia Garífuna en Honduras. Read more

Washingtion State Govenor Jay Inslee Says No To Vancouver Oil Terminal

Airs at: Wed, 01/31/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 02/12/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Adam Carpinelli interviews folks from The Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons (or FTP). This project began in 2015, focusing on the effort to stop construction of a new federal prison in the coalfields of East Kentucky. It is also currently focused on opposing a phosphate mine ... Read more