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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.

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Fighting a Toxic Current

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  What's in the water and in the soil? Who put it there? How can you help make it right? Tune in Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 9am and join the conversation with Lisa Loving.  Call in at (503) 231-8187 How can the people force the corporate sector to clean up the Willamette River... Read more

Political Perspectives on 08/08/18

Airs at: Wed, 08/08/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Political Perspectives on 07/25/18

Airs at: Wed, 07/25/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The Anatomy of Terrorism and the Roots of White Nationalism

Airs at: Wed, 07/18/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Longtime investigative reporter Peter Byrne shares what he learned from numerous interviews with academic and military analysts involved in the "war on terror," and why they told him that the war must end. Byrne explains what he's learned about why people become terroris... Read more

Political Perspectives on 07/11/18

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Medea Benjamin on KBOO

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin to discuss her new book Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Ms. Benjamin just returned from South Korea where she's helping to mobilize the peace movement to su... Read more

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged "by teachers, administrators, and the justice system "and degraded by the very institutions charged... Read more

Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Today, a special one-hour interview with MIT professor of history, Craig S. Wilder. We discuss his book, "Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities." Professor Wilder reveals the all to hidden relationship between some of the countr... Read more

Project Censored

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Discussions on the corporate media's depiction of Russia, a new documentary about 'fake news,' and rising voter discontent.  Hosts: Nolan Higdon, Nicholas Baham III, Desiree McSwain. Producer: Mitch Scorza.  Read more

Political Perspectives on 05/23/18

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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