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American Psychological Association Drops Complaint Against Guantanamo "Torture Psychologist"

Airs at: Thu, 01/23/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The American Psychological Association has dropped a formal complaint against John Leso, a psychologist at the US's Guantanamo prison, who designed and oversaw torture techniques used against prisoners. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke to Steven Reisner, a psychologist who is t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 6 January 2014

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The first Old Mole Variety Hour of 2014 looks back at histories of struggle and forward to the end of alienation. Joe Clement hosts, and we hear segments on class struggle in labor and party politics, anti-capitalist activism in Mexico and globally, the revolutionary reform... Read more

Yasmin Nair on the Trouble with Hate Crimes Law

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris talks with Yasmin Nair of Against Equality about the ten years since the murder of Brandon Teena, and about how hate crimes legislation can result in increased surveillance and punishment of the very marginlized communities it is ostensibly meant to protect. ... Read more

Drone Testing at Three Sites in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 01/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Federal Aviation Authority has named three sites in Oregon among the list of places to be used for testing drones. Robin Ryan speaks to Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink and author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, and Becky Strauss of the ACLU of Oregon... Read more

Police Accountability Advocates Prepare for Fairness Hearing in February

Airs at: Thu, 12/26/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Last week, the Portland City Council passed a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Portland Police Association, as well as an agreement between the city, the police bureau and the union on reforms called for by the U-S Department of Justice. A fairness h... Read more

Interview with IPR Director Constantin Severe

Airs at: Thu, 12/19/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Sam Bouman interviews Constantin Severe, Director of the Independent Police Review Division of the City Auditor's Office about the role of the IPR in police disciplinary procedures and the reforms to the IPR. The City Council was set to vote on the reforms yesterday,... Read more

The Left and the Law: Mohamed Mohamud

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
As a judge has put the sentencing on hold for accused Portland bomber Mohamed Mohamud due to concerns about entrapment, The Left and the Law (Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker) examine the case and the FBI's frequent use of sting operations that seem to create the crime which wo... Read more

In Depth: Alan Wieder on Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Jenn Chavez interviews Alan Wieder, author of "Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War against Apartheid" about Nelson Mandela and his role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Read more

Nelson Mandela Dies

Airs at: Thu, 12/05/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid leader and first president of modern, democratic South Africa, died today at age 95.  Read more

Police Oversight Proposals to Portland City Council Meet Opposition

Airs at: Thu, 10/24/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Several proposals to expand oversight of the Portland Police Bureau were presented this week before Mayor Charlie Hales and Portland City Council, but not everybody was pleased with the suggested code changes. KBOO's Jenn Chavez filed this report. Read more