Global Affairs

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Nakba Day

Airs at: Wed, 05/15/2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
  Here at KBOO, we are acknowledging Nakba Day. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, known as the "Nakba", or "Catastrophe". The anniversary puts the spotlight on one of the world’s... Read more

Arctic Passages

Airs at: Mon, 05/12/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
While many of us are worrying about how the melting polar ice caps are a warning of climate catastrophes ahead, for others melting ice is turning historical dreams of a navigable Arctic into reality and reshaping rivalries at the top of the world.  On this episode of Lo... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 05/06/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
"Advantage China" in the tariff war with Trump. He has badly miscalculated China's capacity for resistance. Read more

Deportation Nation Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 04/28/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In the second half of a wide-ranging discussion, Luisa Martinez speaks with immigration lawyer Daniel Kanstroom about the ideology, history and political economy of immigration in the United States, with attention to gender and poverty. They discuss as well the debate... Read more

Marijuana at the United Nations

Airs at: Wed, 04/23/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Marijuana at the UN. The Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, with the support of the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies organized a panel recently entitled Cannabis Legalization: Science and Policies w... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode: the Abrego Garcia deportation; US-Iran nuclear talks; Trump's corruption Read more

A Gender Perspective on Substance Use

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: A Gender Perspective on Substance Use. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its Sixty-Eighth Session in Vienna, Austria back in March. One of the side events at this year’s CND was entitled Breaking Barriers – A Gender Perspec... Read more

Deportation Nation, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Luisa Martinez pursues a wide-ranging discussion with immigration lawyer Daniel Kanstroom about the ideology, history and political economy of immigration in the United States. In part one, they take up the political economy of labor migration, the historical antecedents... Read more

Rise for Climate Justice

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This Saturday afternoon, April 19th, a climate justice rally will be held from 3-5 pm at the Elizabeth Caruthers Park in Portland. The theme of the rally is local and global: From the US to the Philippines: Defend Lands and Land Defenders. Jan Haaken talks with two or... Read more

Nukes or No Nukes? The Human and Environmental Cost of a Standoff

Airs at: Tue, 04/22/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
  In this Earth Day special, KBOO host 'One Awareness' examines the Korean Dilemma—a decades-long standoff where the refusal to denuclearize has led to recurring cycles of famine, failed diplomacy, and missed chances for environmental and economic cooperation. From th... Read more