Political Perspectives

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Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

News and views on current politics.

Different hosts each week bring a variety of guests and topics.

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KBOO Stream 1
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Retired

Full Disclosure: Larry Colburn- My Lai

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2014 at 12:00am
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Political Perspectives on 05/21/14

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2014 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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Rev. Edward Pinkney on fighting corporations and facing 25 years in prison

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2014 at 9:00am - 9:30am
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We speak with Rev. Edward Pinkney, a leader in the fight against the corporations and for a just society. He led an effort to recall Benton Harbor Mayor James Hightower. He now faces up to 25 years for “vote fraud” charges.  Read more

Professor Gerald Friedman on the Economic Benefits of Single Payer Universal Health Care

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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The guest is Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts. His most recent book is Reigniting the Labor Movement: Restoring means to ends in a democratic labor movement, which assesses the decline of the labor movement in advanced capitalist de... Read more

Thom Hartmann on "The Crash of 2016"

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2014 at 9:00am - 9:30am
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Host Per Fagereng speaks with radio host Thom Hartmann, author of over twenty books, about his latest, The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It. Thom Hartmann will be speaking on "The Crash of 2016" and the transformational opportunitie... Read more

Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front LInes of Homeland Security

Airs at: Wed, 04/23/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The guest is Todd Miller, author of "Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front LInes of Homeland Security," which shows in stark relief how the entire country has become a militarized border zone, including cities that don't immediately come to mind like Ft. Lauderdal... Read more

Water Fluoridation: Science, politics, and lawn sign opinions

Airs at: Tue, 04/22/2014 at 12:00am
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Water Fluoridation: Science, politics, and lawn sign opinions. KBOO's Joe Meyer put together an Aretha-themed show including audio from: City Hall Vox Pop Commissioner Randy Leonard Citizen Testimony Environmental Scientists Howard Patterson and Jeff Fryer Pro and No Fluoride... Read more

Political Perspectives on 04/16/14

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2014 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Community Forum on Child Sex Trafficking in Portland.

Airs at: Fri, 04/11/2014 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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Community Forum on Child Sex Trafficking in Portland. Host Ani Haines speaks with Stuart Perrin, Executive Director, Little Sisters Foundation and about the Community Forum: Saturday, April 12, 2014, 3-7pm, Hosted by First Unitarian Church Adult Programs and Little Sisters... Read more

Alex Prud'homme on "The Ripple Effect"

Airs at: Fri, 04/11/2014 at 9:00am - 9:30am
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Host Raechel Bennett speaks with Alex Prud'homme about his book, "The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century."  As Alex Prud'homme and his great-aunt Julia Child were completing their collaboration on her memoir, My Life in France, they began to ... Read more