Civil Liberties

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Rinku Sen: Race and Obama's first 100 days

Last week, President Obama reached his first 100 days in office, triggering a media flurry of speculation about how well he's doing. Communities of color - already hurting before the lastest round of troubles - have been measuring up the new president as well. Is President ... Read more

Community Calendar Tuesday May 5 2009

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Community Calendar
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY May 5 2009 This is the community calendar for Tuesday May 5 2009 Everyone is welcome Tuesday May 5 (today) at the Wild Oats on NE 15th and Fremont to the Eastside democratic meeting, which happens every first Tuesday at noon. This is a p... Read more

Torture and War... and... LNG!

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2009 at 5:00pm
 Joe Uris and Abe Proctor host a discussion of "Torture and War."   Near the end of the show, Susan, Joe and Abe's official LNG Ambassador, called to tell us about Oregon House Bill 3058 (Read the actual Bill here), which would make it easier for LNG Pipeline companies to g... Read more

Minal Hajratwala's Angry APA Minute

Airs at: Thu, 04/30/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  APA Compass
Minal Hajratwala sounds off about her experiences with the recent Amazon.com censorship of LGBTQ titles and content. Read more

Patrice Lumumba Ford - one of the "Portland Seven."

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2009 at 5:00pm
On 10/04/2002 Patrice  Lumumba Ford was arrested along with 3 other suspects of the Portland Seven in Portland, Oregon. He was accused of traveling overseas in a conspiracy to wage war against the United States, provide material support and resources to Al Qaeda and contrib... Read more

Alvaro Luna Hernandez

Airs at: Thu, 04/23/2009 at 5:00pm
Sheriff Jack McDaniel of Alpine, Texas, On July 18, 1996 arrived to arrest Alvaro at his home on a trumped up charge of aggravated robbery  When the unarmed Alvaro questioned the sheriff's action, the officer drew his weapon. Before he could shoot, Alvaro disarmed him and f... Read more

Real Change

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Ras Danny, KBOO Programmer of Higher Reasoning Reggae Time joined Ruth in the studio to talk about what "change" really means for those in lockdown and how much better his life is after he decided to change and stay out of prison forever. Be sure to check out the political ... Read more

Kenny Zulu Whitmore

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2009 at 5:00pm
  They call me Zulu... From a letter written to  Jenka Soderberg... 30 miles from the nearest town, hidden in the Louisiana hills, traveling along a long twisting road at a dead end you will find Angola, a former plantation now a prison the size of  Manhattan which is unli... Read more

Janet Hollaway Africa

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2009 at 5:00pm
MAY 13, 1985 BOMBING AND FIRE - Lt. Frank Powell prepares to drop the Bomb on innocent human beings! The Bomb - A Bomb that Killed - Murdered Women, Men and Children!  Janet Hollaway Africa is a member of the "back to nature group" MOVE. She and others were imprisoned wit... Read more

Community Calendar Tuesday April 28 2009

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Community Calendar
This is the community calendar for Tuesday April 28 2009. The BITCH Lecture Series presents "Guerrilla Girls" at the Portland State University Women's Resource Center, Smith Ballroom, PSU, Tuesday the 28th from 7 to 9 pm. The Socialist Party of Oregon hosts a Public Forum ... Read more