Global Affairs

Winona LaDuke on Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline; Also the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and Armed Struggle in the Philippines

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Flashpoints

Today on a Flashpoints...indigenous activist Winona Laduke provides an update of the ongoing protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline on the land of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, then we go to the situation in Brazil where president Dilma Rousseff was impeached today... Read more

Syria and Hillary Clinton

Airs at: Thu, 09/01/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng asks, "When did the U.S. first become involved in the Syrian Rebellion? Was the U.S. actually involved prior to the first protests against the Assad government? Read more

Vigil commemorating two year anniversary of Gaza invasion

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2016 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Two years ago, the Israeli army began one of its bloodiest attacks on Palestinians in Gaza. That fighting went on for fifty-one days, lasting from July 8 through August 27. Well over two thousand Gazans were killed, upwards of seventy percent of them civilians. Sixty-six... Read more

Through Our Own Eyes: 16.08.09 Citizens Disrupt Investment Summit at the Sheraton in Puerto Rico

Today at 9am activist crashed the 2016 Puerto Rico Investment Summit at the Isla Grande Sheraton hotel. The arrived in mass and with banners and called for an end to Act 20 and 22. Both of these laws give unfair advantages to foreign and US corporations and investors. Act 2... Read more

Free Culture Radio

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

Drugs in society and society on drugs Third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Free Culture Radio is an examination of drugs, drug cultures, and the ineluctable, indelible, and indispensable influence of drugs on society. Free Culture Radio neither promot... Read more

Black Lives Matter Endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Black Lives Matter has endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, in solidarity with the people of Palestine. To find out more, KBOO reporter Doug McVay spoke with Ned Roche from the Portland chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. Read more

Henry Giroux on Critical Pedagogy

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff of the Project Censored Show speak with author/educator Henry Giroux. Giroux explains the concept of 'critical pedagogy,' and the pivotal role that education plays for the whole of society. He warns of the increasing domination of the world... Read more

Zaher Wahab on Life in Afghanistan

Airs at: Wed, 08/10/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Per Fagereng speaks with Zaher Wahab about what life is like in Afghanistan. Zaher Wahab is Professor Emeritus at Lewis and Clark College. He was born and schooled in Afghanistan, received a B.A. in sociology from The American University of Beirut, an M.A. in comp... Read more

CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION, Interview with Deena Stryker

Airs at: Fri, 08/05/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with photojournalist and author Deena Stryker about her book, CUBA, A DIARY OF THE REVOLUTION: Inside the Cuban Revolution with Fidel, Raul, Che, and Celia Sanchez It has been nearly five decades since Deena Stryker, then Boyer, journeyed ... Read more

Through Our Own Eyes Special Report: Sit In Blocks UBS HQ in Puerto Rico

Produced for: Through Our Own Eyes

Today protestors at UBS headquarters blocked the entrance of the swiss bank’s local headquarters at 8am in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. UBS is one of a few financial institutions responsible for accelerating the financial crisis in Puerto Rico. The swiss bank had sold off many o... Read more