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Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.

A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

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Legislators prioritize criminal justice reform and police accountability in 2021 session

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2021 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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  In the 2021 Oregon Legislative session, criminal justice reform and police accountability are top of mind for many legislators. To learn more, KBOO's Karen James speaks with Senator Lew Frederick who represents North & Northeast Portland in the Oregon Legislature. Senato... Read more

Student leaders choose Ida B. Wells-Barnett as new high school namesake

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests sparked calls to rename schools and remove statues of past slave owners. Last week, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was officially chosen as the new namesake for Southwest Portland’s Wilson High School, after a years-long push by students and al... Read more

Author Thom Hartmann on his new book The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The United States was born in a struggle against the oligarchs of the British aristocracy, and ever since then the history of America has been one of dynamic tension between democracy and oligarchy. And much like the shock of the 1929 crash woke America up to glaring ine... Read more

Invoking Defense Production Act for COVID crisis could save money, expedite vaccinations

Airs at: Thu, 01/28/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  The United States’ approach to tackling the coronavirus crisis is changing now that the Biden administration has taken office. They’ve announced a 100 day mask challenge, and are in the process of pushing Congress to pass more stimulus relief. The challenge of the pandem... Read more

CAIR Oregon calls on Clackamas Cty. Commissioner Mark Shull to resign for islamophobic Facebook comments

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull is facing calls to resign based on islamophobic, transphobic, racist and bigoted statements he made on Facebook in the past year. The Council on American Islamic Relations Oregon Branch (CAIR) is among those pressing Shull to resi... Read more

Despite lack of crowds, Salem residents weigh in on Presidential Inaguration

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Federal law enforcement predicted violence at Oregon's state capitol in Salem Wednesday for Joe Biden's inauguration. However, despite a slew of reporters and law enforcement, the expected crowd failed to materialize. KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss talks with demonstrators and b... Read more

Outbreak at Two Rivers Prison raises concerns about alleged pandemic guideline neglect

Airs at: Wed, 01/20/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  The United States has not done a particularly good job of handling the coronavirus, when compared to other countries. The state of Oregon has faired decently, compared to other states. But adherence to CDC guidelines for stopping the spread of the pandemic is challenging... Read more

ODOC Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

Airs at: Tue, 01/19/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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Karen James speaks with Tom Stenson, Disability Rights Oregon Deputy Legal Director, about his new report “Four Years Later: Oregon Prison Overhauls Treatment of Inmates with Serious Mental Illness”.  Disability Rights Oregon’s previous report “Behind the 11th Door” reveale... Read more

CARES Act tax cuts for wealthy spur Oregon effort to remove cuts in state tax code

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  In December, the U.S. Congress voted to extend the CARES Act. Besides supporting local governments, providing relief for small businesses, and distributing stimulus checks, the CARES Act carries three federal tax cuts for the nation's highest earners. Some in the state l... Read more

Storm Beat author Lori Tobias shares stories from the Oregon Coast

Airs at: Wed, 01/13/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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Our In Depth guest today is Lori Tobias, author of the new memoir Storm Beat: A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, published by Oregon State University Press. Lori has worked in journalism for over 25 years, including time at the Rocky Mountain News as a columnist a... Read more