Police

KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032.


Squatting Ban in the Netherlands

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
For the last three years a ban on squatting has been in preparation in Dutch politics. A new act that is to ban squatting in the Netherlands passed through parliament on October 15th, 2009. Despite strong critique from the High Court, the union of city councils and even the... Read more

Looking beyond the rhetoric: the arguments for (and against) Measures 66 & 67

Airs at: Thu, 01/07/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
On January 26, Oregonians will be asked to decide how the latest chapter in the state's long-running tax wars will turn out. Opponents of two tax increases approved by the legislature in 2009 succeeded in collecting enough signatures for a referendum on what are now Measure... Read more

Wife of Mexican activist accused of Brad Will's murder

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A Mexican judge has once again ordered the release of Oaxacan human rights activist Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno.Moreno was charged with the murder of Indymedia journalist Brad Will in 2006, despite the fact that there was no evidence against him.This is a clip of his wife, ... Read more

INFO TO SUPPORT SUNDIATA ACOLI

What you can do to help and a sample letter: www.sundiataacoli.orgwww.myspace.com/freesundiataPlease write a letter of support for Sundiata Acoli. Your support is needed. Print it, sign it, mail it. It's that easy! Letter, links and more info are below! more details: ... Read more

January 4, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this first show of 2010 proposes that another, better world is possible.  Portland writer Kristian Williams tells Bill Resnick what it would take to provide domestic security without violent policing.  Clayton reflects on the recent terrorist... Read more

Better Policing

Airs at: Mon, 01/04/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Kristian Williams, Portland writer and author of Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America, continues his discussion of last week with Bill Resnick about police violence.  In this second part of the interview, Bill and Kristian look at what it would take to make pol... Read more

Life During Wartime Top 10's 2009

Our Top Ten Records decided at 2 am after a show... don't hold us to it, but we have good taste!Wasted Time – FutilityDestino Final – AtropadosNeedles – DisastreMarked Men – GhostsIron Lung/Walls/Pig Heart Transplant - Public HumiliationCondominium 7” ‘s Reigning Sound - Lo... Read more

December 28 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris hosts this show which features discussions of police brutality, the auto industry, Jeffrey Eugenides novel Middlesex, and the movie "Up In the Air."   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can follow us on Twitter, a... Read more

About Police Violence

Airs at: Mon, 12/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Why is violence such a feature of police work?  Kristian Williams is the author of two books on this topic, including Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America.  Williams examines the populations most often subjected to police abuse and the forms that abuse takes, d... Read more

The Decade In Review: Call in with your Best and Worst of the Decade

Airs at: Tue, 12/29/2009 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe UrisToday's show will be The Decade In Review...  Joe will seed the discussion with some of his own observations, then ask for yours. Read more