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Report: Portland Police Training Pulls Punches When It Comes to De-Escalation

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, KBOO reported on a report released October 3 by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL), the body tasked with assessing the city's compliance with the terms of a settlement reached with the US Department of Justice. The settlement was reached after the ... Read more

Hello Vancouver with Kris Greene

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
Host Temple Lentz speaks with Kris Greene, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver. As of air date, Greene has received $370,000 in direct contributions from Tesoro and Savage, the oil companies doing business as Vancouver Energy LLC, who want to build the natio... Read more

Local Group to Deliver Aid to Puerto Rico--Event this Saturday

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Puerto Rico is still suffering the consequences of Hurricane Maria and the somewhat haphazard government aid efforts. Ninety percent of the island is still without power, and clean water is near impossible to find, not to mention fuel to boil questionable water. A group of... Read more

Citizens Respond to Latest COCL Report on Police Reform

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Compliance Officer and Community Liaison (COCL) is the body tasked with independently assessing the city's compliance with a 2012 Settlement with the US Department of Justice. The settlement (pdf) was reached after years of community agitation over excessive force by po... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/16/17 - Interview w/ Portland City Council candidate

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Candidates Speak Host Michael Cathcart sits down with Philip J. Wolfe, candidate for Portland City Council seat #2.   Connect with Michael on Twitter @MichaelBCath (Show starts at timestamp: -29:15)  Read more

MSF "Forced from Home" Exhibition Starts Today in Pioneer Square

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Starting today and running through October 22, the international medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will be holding a free, interactive outdoor exhibition in Pioneer Courthouse Square called "Forced from Home," which invites you to see ... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Kris Greene

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 10/19/2018 at 12:30pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
Host Temple Lentz speaks with Kris Greene, candidate for Commissioner of the Port of Vancouver.  Original air date: October 19, 2017 Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for October 16, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Thom Becker hosts this episode, which features these segments: Bill Resnick interviews Bayla Ostrach about Catalonian independence from Spain  Movie Moles review Reds (1981) about the October 1917 Revolution Thom shares comments on Climate Change and Capitalism Listen ... Read more

Russia-Gate Refuses to Die: Robert Parry

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Per welcomes Robert Parry to discuss the zombie-like reanimation of claims that Russia hacked the vote.  Robert Parry is an American investigative journalist best known for his role in covering the Iran-Contra affair for the Associated Press (AP) and Newsweek, including ... Read more

Police Response to ICE Protest Raises Questions

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The actions of the Portland Police are once again gaining national attention after disturbing pictures emerged yesterday of officers placing sensory deprivation hoods and headphones on people who were peacefully protesting deportations by Immigrations and Customs Enforcemen... Read more