Government/Politics

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From the Black Book Talk Vault: Avel Gordly: "Remembering the Power of Words

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
  When President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president to succeed him, the country's attention focussed on Kamala Harris. The notion of this dynamic, Afro-Asian woman (mother emigrated from India,  father  from Jamaica)  has b... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 08/01/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Venezuela's disputed election; low US expectations with Iran; Taiwan's president pushes sovereignty; executive immunity and the CIA; and more. Read more

Socialists and the Democrats

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How should socialists relate to the Democratic Party in electoral seasons and quieter times? Bill Resnick debates with Peter Solenberger, who’s counseled that socialists should not support, or worse, work for the Democrat candidates, even in swing states where the Republica... Read more

Incarceration and Crime

Airs at: Wed, 07/31/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Incarceration and Crime. The Sentencing Project has released a new report entitled “Incarceration & Crime: A Weak Relationship,” which illustrates that less imprisonment often happens alongside improvements to community safety. They held a webi... Read more

Killing Salmon to Lose Money

Airs at: Mon, 08/26/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on May 6, 2024   The Willamette River Basin once supported tremendous salmon runs. Today, less than 10,000 wild Chinook salmon return each year to the Upper Willamette River basin, approximately a 97% reduction of the historic estimates. An... Read more

The Mountain Valley Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on June 10, 2024   According to the fossil fuel industry, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is recognized as a critical infrastructure project, essential for our nation’s energy security and energy reliability. But for communities from West Vir... Read more

Gaslight: The Fight to Stop the Atlantic Coast PIpeline

Airs at: Mon, 08/12/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on May 27, 2024.   While Oregonians were fighting to stop the behemoth Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Southern Oregon, communities in Virginia were facing a similar struggle to stop an even larger and longer ... Read more

Dangerous Pipedreams

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program originally aired on May 13, 2024   We are at the precipice of a climate emergency. If we do not seriously begin to cut our carbon emissions now we will be entering an uncharted territory of climate chaos. But instead of accelerating the adoption of verified... Read more

Take KBOO's 2024 Election Agenda Survey!

Produced for:  Evening News
  This election season, KBOO is doing our election coverage a bit differently. We want to know what our listeners and community in Oregon and Southwest Washington are most concerned about. What do YOU want candidates to be talking about? Are you most concerned about housin... Read more

Northwest Forest Update

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
There's a lot happening in our forests in the Northwest, even while our attention may be focused elsewhere (like on the upcoming elections). But now is a good time to check in with Alex Budd, Alliance Organizer with Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, about issues we... Read more