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 l... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 12/11/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held joint meetings December 4 and 5. Topics being discussed included the WHO Expert Committee’s upcoming review of t... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 16, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Climate and Justice: Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the histor... Read more

Climate and Justice

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Just three weeks after the disappointing outcome at the United Nations COP 29 (Conference of Parties) meetings in Azerbaijan, the largest case in the history of the International Court of Justice began this month with testimony from Pacific Islanders about the threats of cl... Read more

Making Solidarity and Making Community

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
With the looming prospect of a new Trump administration, left activists face a perilous political moment. Today we look back at the Central America solidarity movement of the 1980’s to discover what lessons can be learned from a movement that succeeded in blunting US milita... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 12/10/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The collapse of the Syrian dictatorship Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 9, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This episode features a discussion of possible changes to the Metro Supportive Housing Services Measure  and commentary from Desiree Hellegers on Mourning, Solidarity, and freeing Leonard Peltier.  Frann Michel hosts. More about the segments:   Support Supportive Housi... Read more

Social Responses for Women Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 12/04/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Social Responses for Women Who Use Drugs. The European Union Drugs Agency in collaboration with the Cooperation Programme between Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on drug policies recently held a webinar entitled Health and s... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 2, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Why is it that so many schools fail at teaching their students critical thinking skills that could help them understand the world? Political scientist Agustina Paglayan argues that mass primary education from its origins was set up not to raise children’s prospects — but... Read more

State of the Global Drug War 2024

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: State of the Global Drug War 2024. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held a set of thematic discussions November 12 through 14. On this edition of Century hear from Chloe Carpentier, Chief of the Research and Knowledge Production ... Read more