Government/Politics

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It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current politi... Read more

Radiozine on 07/16/09

Airs at: Thu, 07/16/2009 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Chris Hedges' new book Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle argues that we are now living in a dichotomous society split between the literate minority, a group able to see past illusion towards truth, and the other, a majority "retreating fro... Read more

More Talk Radio on 07/03/09

Airs at: Fri, 07/03/2009 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Per Fagereng speaks with Norman Solomon about the State Budget Crises, with a focus on California.  How is war spending gutting our State coffers? Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly "Media Beat" column s... Read more

Presswatch on 06/11/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
This morning on PressWatch, what would single-payer health care really look like? And did the Japanese government just try to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds to beat the collapse?  CD-1392   Read more

A Deeper Look

Linda Olson-Osterlund hosts this half hour interview show focusing on challenging social and political issues of our World today. Guests will include authors and activists writing and organizing around these issues. Tune in to get behind the headlines.       Read more

Howard Zinn: The Great Depression and our modern economic meltdown

Airs at: Wed, 05/06/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn starting in most places in 1929 and ending in the 1930s or early 1940s depending on the country. It was the largest economic depression in the 20th century, and is used in the 21st century as an example of how far the w... Read more

Political Perspectives on 4/29/09

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Per Fagereng speaks with writer and peak oil researcher Mike Ruppert, whose latest book is "A Presidential Energy Policy" which will be published on May Day. CD-1361 Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs on 04/24/09

Airs at: Fri, 04/24/2009 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
Friday April 24th: Political Prisoners in the USA Missed the special? Listen online here On the birthday of Mumia Abu Jamal, KBOO presents this special on Mumia and the many other political prisoners held in U.S. prisons including members of the Black Panther Party, 1960s ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 4/09/09

Airs at: Thu, 04/09/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Hosted by: TBA Host Per Fagereng speaks with Kevin Phillips about his updated edition of "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism. Kevin Phillips has been a political and economic commentator for more than three decades. A ... Read more

Political Perspectives

  Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. News and views on current politics. Different hosts each week bring a variety of guests and topics. Read more