Political Perspectives

“How the Grinch Stole Thanksgiving”, a presentation by Dr. Cornel Pewewardy recorded on location on November 24 at the PSU Native American Students Center. Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, chair of the Indigenous Nations Studies Department, presents this thought-provoking workshop on ... Read more

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks but for many the problematic history of the creation of this holiday casts a shadow on what Thanksgiving is supposed to represent.  On Thanksgiving morning, on KBOO, we bring you Indigenous voices on a Colonial Holiday. This Audio is p... Read more

We hear another reaction to the failure to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. Ian Masters of Background Briefing speaks with VERNELLIA RANDALL, emeritus professor of law at the University of Dayton and the author of the book Dying While Bl... Read more

Glenn Greenwald interviews James Risen, the New York Times Pulitzer Prize winner, who sounds off on the government's attempt to imprison him, profiteering in the War on Terror, and his radicalization process.   ​(From Ian Masters at KPFK, Los Angeles) James Risen covers nat... Read more

We hear an excerpt from the series Economic Update with host economist Richard Wolff. He reviews the history of the economic crisis that we are still in. www.rdwolff.com www.democracyatwork.info Read more

Portlander Edith Mirante discusses her new book “The Wind in the Bamboo: A Journey in Search of Asia’s ‘Negrito’ Indigenous People,” which reveals the plight of tribal Asians who were classified as a separate race and considered doomed to vanish. Defined as “Negrito” becaus... Read more

We present a panel discussion on "The State of Affordable Housing – Influences and Tools for the Future of our Region" with speakers: Justin Buri, Community Alliance of Tenants Omar Carrillo Tinajero, Neighborhood Partnerships Cameron Whitten, Community Activist   The panel ... Read more