Legislation

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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

Justice, Poverty, and Human Rights

Airs at: Sun, 12/24/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we hear from US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) about the Marijuana Justice Act, and from Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, about the criminalization of poverty in America. Read more

The Potomac Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  The F-Word Christopher Chambers on Corporate Media...The 'Potomac Pipeline' Threatens DC Area...Headlines on DACA, Tax Scam, Medical Marijuana...Gerald Horne on ANC Elections and International Rebuke to Trump on Jerusalem  This years final segment of the F-Word, our mont... Read more

KBOO News in Depth: Kids Jailed & Neglected at NORCOR

Airs at: Tue, 12/12/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Oregon’s child incarceration rate is one of the worst in the country. Not only do we incarcerate far too many youth, we confine them in unlicensed and unregulated detention centers. There is no state or local agency charged with enforcing safe and humane conditions for yout... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 11, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Republican Tax Plan: Bill Resnick talks to Hunter Blair of The Economic Policy Institute about the potential impacts of the Republican tax plan. Understanding Trump Supporters: Clayton Morgareidge recommends that leftists try to rein in their moral outrage at Trump supp... Read more

Republican Tax Plan

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks to Hunter Blair of the Economic Policy Institute about the potential impact of the Republican Tax plan. Blair joined EPI in 2016 as a budget analyst for tax, budget, and infrastructure policy. Read more

Republican Tax Plan

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hunter Blair joined the Economic Policy Institute in 2016 as a budget analyst for tax, budget, and infrastructure policy. Resnick and Blair discuss the potential impact of the Republican tax overhaul proposal. Read more

Talking with Sasha Buchert, staff attorney with Lambda Legal

Airs at: Tue, 12/12/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We'll be discussing current trans and queer law cases around the country, with Sasha Buchert of DC's Lambda Legal (and before that, the Transgender Law Center; and before that, a KBOO program host!).  Read more

Sex4Sale: Episode 6, Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 11/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO news talks with FBI Agent Denise Biehen, US Dept. of Justice Attorney Scott Kerin and Undercover Agent A and Officer Chris Lindsay of the Portland Police Bureau to understand sex traffing in the Portland area.  We focus on the crime, how it's defined and reported and w... Read more

Sex4Sale Episode 6: Sex Trafficking

Airs at: Thu, 11/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
KBOO news talks with FBI Agent Denise Biehen, US Dept. of Justice Attorney Scott Kerin and Undercover Agent A and Officer Chris Lindsay of the Portland Police Bureau to understand sex traffing in the Portland area.  We focus on the crime, how it's defined and reported and w... Read more