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Interview with Matt Rossell, Beagle Freedom Project

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  On this episode of Voices for the Animals, Courtney Scott interviews long time animal activist Matt Rossell. Matt has a storied history working undercover to expose the harsh reality for lab animals, fur bearing and factory farm animals. His videos instigated investigati... Read more

Commentary: Trump Tweets

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
    Donald Trump is addicted to Twitter. Hardly a day goes by when he doesn’t use the social media tool to announce policy, attack his latest foe or pat himself on the back. And the media hangs on his every Tweet. But should we? KBOO’s Ray Bodwell has these thoughts. Read more

Court Confirms Constitutionality of Portland Fossil Fuel Zoning Rules

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On January 4th, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed, in large part, a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision that undermined Portland’s landmark fossil fuel terminal zoning amendments, passed unanimously by the city council in December 2016. The court ruled that Portla... Read more

Fast Food Genocide with Dr. Joel Fuhrman

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
  From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live and The End of Diabetes, an unflinching, provocative exploration of how our food is killing us and the ways in which we are unwitting participants in an unprecedented and exploding health crisis. Fast food is ... Read more

Press**Watch: Revolution starts with consciousness

Airs at: Thu, 12/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Today I'll be asking you which stories of 2017 deserve more coverage, and I'll go over a selection of my own.  Given the rise of the fascist Right--the execrable tax bill, the ongoing gerrymandering, poll closures, and vote switching, the stuffing of the judiciary with corp... Read more

Edward Herman: The Propaganda Model

Airs at: Tue, 12/26/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  In liberal democratic societies, it has long been understood that the use of force to control the population is generally not a viable option. Therefore, controlling what people think is critical. Thus, an elaborate system of propaganda is needed. For that system to be e... Read more

Parenting From Prison

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am
  When one or both parents are incarcerated the family is also incarcerated and are adversely affected in profound ways that exacerbate existing structural inequalities and struggles. Programs for inmates and families like FamilyWorks and the Storybook Program, encourage r... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 25th, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg Hosts this episode of the Old Mole and includes Bill Resnick and Don McIntosh, senior reporter for the Northwest Labor Press, discuss union renewal with examples of unions that inspire and activate members. A report from the class struggle at the nor... Read more

Noam Chomsky...Neoliberalism: An Accounting

Airs at: Tue, 12/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Neoliberalism is an odd term when you think about it. It is hardly new and it is not particularly liberal. It has been a great economic success story-for the 1%. The detritus of neoliberalism litters the landscape from smashed unions to shredded safety nets, and deregula... Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 8, Porn

Airs at: Tue, 12/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This is the eighth episode in KBOO's ten-part series on the business of sex in Portland.  In this one we focus on the porn industry.  KBOO interviews Dr. Shira Tarrant, an economist who has studied the subject, and we discuss the impact of global corporations, including Min... Read more