Political Perspectives

A Panel Discussion of Grassroots Leaders on Building Community Radio in Communities of Color Thanks to the passage of the Local Community Radio Act, 2012 offers the largest expansion of community radio in U.S. history. But for whom? Radio remains relevant in our communities... Read more

Pacifica Radio Network, with locally-based community radio stations dispersed all over the country, taps into the energy of the historic grassroots Occupy phenomenon. Voices, thoughts, and reports from movement participants from different parts of the US. In part one the q... Read more

Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men’s life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options. Yet, this state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolv... Read more

Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men’s life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options. Yet, this state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy ev... Read more

KBOO AM Public Affairs concludes a series of interviews with candidates for U.S. Representative for Oregon District One. Today Suzanne Bonamici of the Democratic Party of Oregon is interviewed by Dan Johnson. This is the seat recently vacated by David Wu. Dan Johnson also ... Read more

TUC Radio presents DISMANTLING CORPORATIONS - Richard Grossman   Richard Grossman said: ".. corporations don't have rights. Rights are for people. Corporations only have privileges, and only those that we the people bestow on them." In a nutshell that was the essence of hi... Read more

Interview with James Foster, Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. Rep. for Oregon Dist. 1 KBOO AM Public Affairs presents the second in a series of interviews with candidates for U.S. Representative for Oregon District One. This is the seat recently vacated by David Wu. Ove... Read more

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews DeEtte Beghtol Waleed about her book "Inspiring Stories of Africans Creating Peace." DeEtte Beghtol Waleed says that Africa changed her life. Her six years teaching peacebuilding in Zambia created new lenses for her to see the world. She e... Read more

KBOO AM Public Affairs begins a series of interviews with candidates for U.S. Representative for Oregon District One. This is the seat recently vacated by David Wu. Over the next three weeks Dan Johnson will interview Steven Reynolds of the Progressive Party of Oregon (12/1... Read more

Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Kit Kittredge, a 53 year old  mother, grandmother and peace activist. She is an active member of CodePink Women for Peace. Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, Veterans For Peace and Ground Zero Center for Nonviolence.  She works as  a M... Read more