Economy

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The growing case for a Universal Basic Income

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Offering to everyone, free of any conditions, an income that would provide for a basic living, is an idea that has been gaining momentum all over the world. Why is it being supported?  How would it work? Where is it happening? Tune in to hear from Jenna Van Draanen who w... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for March 13, 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this show, and we hear: 1. Part 2 of Desiree Hellegers's interview with Ramón Ramírez of PCUN about immigrant farm workers in the age of Trump. 2. The Old Mole Action Calendar 3. Clayton explains why it's worth working for socialism when you don'... Read more

People versus Chevron in Richmond

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with with Steve Early about his new book about Richmond, California: Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City. They’ll discuss how the Progressive Alliance has worked over the years to get a majority on the city council, ... Read more

Believing in a Better World

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge argues that a life dedicated to working for a world free of capitalism and wage labor is the best life even though we cannot be sure that such a world is possible.  The argument follows the logic of Pascal's wager, but to a purely secular conclusion.  Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 13, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge will be our host and we will hear -- More about the impact of ICE raids in Woodburn and how US foreign policy drives immigration How to overcome disempowering skepticism about a better world Providing medical help to marginalized communities How pro... Read more

SE Portland Tenants Try to Organize Apartment Building

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tenants at the Clifford Apartments in Southeast Portland are trying to organize. They say the management company, Income Property Management, has unfairly retaliated against tenants who have made complaints regarding health and safety. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has this r... Read more

guess who's coming to radio??!! on 03/09/17

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
  Part 2 of Guess Who's Coming to Radio from  3/9/17 Catch the first hour here: http://kboo.fm/media/56313-fuller-conversation-dr-jared-ball-and-music-al-jarreau Read more

A (fuller) conversation with Dr. Jared A. Ball, and the music of Al Jarreau

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Jared A. Ball has been on the airwaves of KBOO several times; in interviews related to news programming, on airings of Hard Knock Radio, and even on 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' (in a segment on A Tribe called Quest and Phife Dawg). However, we had been wanting to d... Read more

Famine Looms in Parts of Africa and Yemen

Airs at: Mon, 02/27/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Famines are looming over several dry and war-torn areas in North Africa and the Middle East. The United Nations officially declared a famine in South Sudan last week, and is on the verge of declaring famines in Yemen, Somalia and northeastern Nigeria as well. While low ... Read more

Street Trust and State Money

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Bike Show
This month on the KBOO Bike Show we'll be hosting some old friends with a new identity (and mission). Formerly the Bicycle Transportation Alliance the newly minted "Street Trust" has expanded their vision to include pedestrians and transit. But what does that mean for bi... Read more