Government/Politics

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Earth Day Special Programming

  On Monday, April 22nd, KBOO Community Radio celebrates Earth Day with special programming devoted to everything Mother Earth, ecological justice, environmental awareness, climate activism and animal rights advocacy. Either poetic and imaginative, or highly researched and... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tonight's episode features Germany's election, Zelensky's minerals deal with Trump, and Trump's pro-Russia stance seeps into Congress and the UN Read more

Breaking It All Down with Jordan Fink from BuildSoil

Airs at: Thu, 02/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Jordan is our resident genius thinker about global sustainability, community organizing, and how not to get lost in the current chaotic moment. You can read more about his work here on his website. Read more

Trump, Inc and the Law

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
With the surge of brutal attacks by Trump Inc on government programs and existing laws, many pundits argue that the courts are the only institutions with the power to check the administration's authoritarian impulses. In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Sne... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 3, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The New Military-Industrial Complex: Laurie Mercier speaks with Michael Klare, Five College professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, who serves on t... Read more

The New Military-Industrial Complex

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Michael Klare, Five College professor emeritus of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, who serves on the board of the Arms Control Association and advises other organizations in the field. Klare has written widely on U.S. militar... Read more

Congress considers cutting unrelated funding to sanctuary cities and states who won't aid ICE

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  President Trump's immigration orders have caused alarm and fear for local communities. There has been some solace for locals because Oregon is a Sanctuary state, and Portland is a Sanctuary city, meaning officials won't aid Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in t... Read more

PIELC Report Back

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Every year around this time environmental  lawyers, organizers and activists converge on Eugene, Oregon for the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, held at the University of Oregon Law School. Three days of panel discussions run the gamut from Indigenous Rights to... Read more

Federal Workers Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Thomas Topi, an activist in the Federal Unionists Network, describes the brutal assault on federal jobs and services by Elon Musk, and his buddy Donald Trump.  Topi speculates about Trump's next steps and how unions and the working class can fight back. Read more

What's Cuckoo?

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel considers some ideas of the new head of HHS, and recommends the horror novels Manhunt (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) by trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin.    Fair use image: cover of Gretchen Felker-Martin's novel Cuckoo. Image of a bird's nest seen from above... Read more