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

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

Joe Liebezeit on the Bird Alliance of Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The Bird Alliance of Oregon is encouraging people to comment on the Northwest Forest Plan, and also hosting Hawks and Hot Chocolate Feb 22 from 10 to 2pm on the Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island.  Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 02/20/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Top subjects in this episode: Trump and the Courts; Trump's Gifts to the Russians; Iran Losing Interest in Talks with the US Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 02/18/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Commentary: "Appeasement in Europe" Read more

Policy Making with Rep. Tawna Sanchez

Airs at: Mon, 02/24/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, Democrat, from District 43 serving North and Northeast Portland. She has worked her lifetime for the rights of Native American people especially women. We’ll discuss not only her work in the legislature but a... Read more

"Get your sticky fingers off our democracy:" Portlanders protest Trump, Musk and DOGE

Airs at: Mon, 02/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The third Monday in February is typically celebrated as President's Day in the United States. But it marked a different occasion for the hundreds assembled outside Portland City Hall on Monday afternoon.  The crowd instead gathered for a "Not My President's Day" rally an... Read more