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The Grotesque Injustice of Guantánamo: An Insiders' AccountWe hear highlights from this event on the illegality, immorality and inhumanity of the U.S. Naval Detention Center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It was sponsored by Veterans For Peace chapter 72 and held on August 1st at... Read more

Report From Afghanistan! Obama talks withdrawal while over 100,000 US and NATO troops remain alongside an equal number of contractors. Plans for 9 permanent bases move forwards while the most intense fighting since 2001 rages out of control. Death squads & drone attacks con... Read more

This program highlights the upcoming KBOO co-sponsored event with an interview of Pete Stauffer, Ocean Programs manager for Surfrider Foundation by Ross Freeman Levin.On Thursday, July 25th the Portland Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is hosting the Oregon Summer Soiree at ... Read more

This program highlights the upcoming KBOO co-sponsored event with an interview of Pete Stauffer, Ocean Programs manager for Surfrider Foundation by Ross Freeman Levin.On thursday, July 25th the Portland Chapter of Surfrider Foundation is hosting the Oregon Summer Soiree at ... Read more

Alternative Radio host David Barsamian recently interviewed noted scholar and professor Noam Chomsky about "State Spying and Other Matters."  Chomsky puts the Snowden revelations in the context of historical government spying. “If technology,” he says, “or other means of co... Read more

The previously scheduled program on Self-evident Truths is not available. Instead we'll hear "A New Way of Life and the New Underground Railroad:Making a Break for Freedom During the Era of Mass Incarceration," a radio documentary that weaves together the voices of Susan Bu... Read more

The Oregon Food Bank distributes emergency food to hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Clark County through a network of four OFB branches and 16 independent regional food banks. The OFB Network helps nearly 1 in 5 households fend off hunger. OFB also leads statewi... Read more

This week the Supreme Court is making decisions that affect the future of the country in a profound way. On Tuesday they  gutted a core part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. On Monday they sent a case challenging affirmative action back to be re-examined by the Fifth... Read more

We hear an excerpt from the series Radio Ecoshock with host Alex SmithCould you leave civilization and survive? Are we permanently plugged in? You'll hear Sri-Lankan-American author Asoka Banadarage's solutions for collapse.Also a short interview with a young man who droppe... Read more