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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said his work "will not be cowed," as he promised the whistle-blowing site would release a million more documents.               In a speech from a balcony at the Ecuadorean embassy in London, he said the files to be published in 2013 wou... Read more

 Was on vacation. It was good. Read more

Here's a link to an article I just wrote for OpEd news. We need to push for better testing of food for radiation contamination.  http://www.opednews.com/articles/Food-Safety-in-the-Post-Fu-by-Marianne-Barisonek-110513-897.html Read more

Over 440,000 people will be detained by the U.S. government this year. Women, children, the elderly, asylum seekers, torture victims and even long-time permanent residents will be detained for months - in some cases years - awaiting a determination on their status. Many ... Read more

(NOTE: I originally posted this on my personal blog last week and intended it for those who might not necessarily be familiar with KBOO or its programming, hence the  preamble that might seem superflous (and perhaps inaccurate - Sorry!) to those closer to the subject.) A... Read more

Aloa Input Anysome Morr Alt Rock Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe Domino Alt Rock Coliseum Sister Faith Temporary Residence Alt Rock Har-di-Har Hard Parent / Thic... Read more

Asian American LGB Identity Research We are excited to be launching a new research project entitled: Negotiating the complexities of being self-identified as both Asian American and lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB). This project has two parts: (1) a web-based survey that wil... Read more

You are invited! The Oregon Poetic Voices project, , through the Special Collections at Lewis and Clark College,   is in the process of creating a permanent online audio repository of Oregon poets’ voices. The project aims to create a truly comprehensive audio library o... Read more

Portland has seen 11 gang-related shootings since the Dec. 12 murder of a gang member inside the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. City leaders are calling it a "gang war crisis" and the Portland police want a new coordinated strategy to combat the violence. But the ca... Read more