Civil Liberties

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Are conservatives responsible for the Tuscon shootings? No. But their rhetoric set the tone.

Airs at: Tue, 01/11/2011 at 12:00am
For months, Abe and Joe have spotlighted the surge of violent, nationalist and eliminationist rhetoric emanating from the right. We have seen such things as guns at political rallies, questions about the president's citizenship, an anti-socialist revival and a dramatic i... Read more

Online Privacy - A Mere Illusion?

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Political Commentator Kabir Khanna offers us his views on the recent Department of Justice subpoenas to Twitter, against Wikileaks. Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts wi... Read more

Astrological forecast, and discussion of Chris Hedge's "2011: A Brave New Dystopia"

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
On Positively Revolting this Friday 12/31, Lyn will be in with guest host Theresa Mitchell. Lyn will talk about the astrological forecast for 2011; and Lyn and Theresa will delve into 2011: A Brave New Dystopia, a brave new op-ed piece by Chris Hedges. What novel are we ... Read more

The Rural Organizing Project: Roots and Wings Celebration

Airs at: Wed, 01/05/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We put together a show based on interviews recorded during the Roots and Wings Celebration of the Rural Organizing Project on December 4, 2010. We included about 2/3rds of people who participated in the interviews, talking about the beginnings of ROP, how different indiv... Read more

Abe and Joe discuss the not inconsiderable accomplishments of the Obama administration.

Airs at: Tue, 01/04/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris It's no secret that for progressives, the Obama administration has been a mixed bag. A number of landmark accomplishments seem diminished in light of what they might have been, had the President and his Congressional majority had the b... Read more

Voices from the Edge 12-30-10 Portland Police Association Contract

Airs at: Thu, 12/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave discussed the Portland Police Association's tentative contract agreement with the City of Portland, which will be presented at general meetings scheduled January 5th and 6th, 2011. Listeners called in to share their views. Jo Ann Bowman is a former state l... Read more

Sister Helen Prejean on Oregon's Death Penalty

Airs at: Wed, 12/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Political Perspectives presents a talk by Sister Helen Prejean who spoke in Portland on October 21st of this year at the First United Methodist Church in support of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty ( www.oadp.org ). She is introduced by Nasseem Raka, auth... Read more

Volunteer Non-Profits: How do YOU Give Back to the Community?

Airs at: Wed, 12/29/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Talk Radio
Hosted by Lisa Loving How do you give back to the community? Today on KBOO Talk Radio, my guests are Steven Beaudoin of the PHAME Academy and Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein of Clowns Without Borders We'll talk about these two Organizations, how they help the Communities they... Read more

Out with the old, in with the new: 2011 In Review

Airs at: Tue, 12/28/2010 at 12:00am
With Joe on vacation, Abe reflects on the wreckage of another year gone by, and looks forward to the year to come. But it's not all about the host, oh no! Listeners will have the chance to comment about which events from 2010 they thought were the most significant, and w... Read more