Floodplains are our watershed's natural buffer from the impacts of flooding as they absorb and filter water. But when floodplains are developed, we permanently lose those ecosystem benefits. In Oregon, many of our floodplains are developed for industrialized uses, which ...Von KBOO Community Radio

This Monday, September 8th at 6:30pm, Prison Pipeline co-host Emma Lugo will be speaking with Angela Kim of the Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Women’s Justice Project.Angela is a former critical care nurse who spent more than 15 years in the medical field before bein...Von KBOO Community Radio

Join us as we speak with the Mindy Troffer-Cooper, union president of the Evergreen Public School Employees, or PSE, which represents the 1400 classified workers in the Evergreen School District who are currently on strike.Von KBOO Community Radio

Jan Haaken talks with local teachers Stephen Siegel and Ellen R about the movement among educators to resist right-wing and Zionist attacks on critical pedagogy and the struggle within the NEA around cutting ties with the ADF.The teachers also recommend these resource...Von KBOO Community Radio

Promise Li discusses the response in Los Angeles to the militarized federal ramping up of ICE detentions. He discusses the role of the LAPD, the complicity of Democratic politicians, and the popular response that built on networks generated through mask blocs and oth...Von KBOO Community Radio

Dianne Feeley discusses Trump's brutal immigration policies and ways that those of us with citizenship can support our neighbors and build opposition to deportations. This July 2025 talk is an earlier version of her discussion available in the September-October 202...Von KBOO Community Radio

Portland is blessed with an incredible literary community. Could be for a wealth of reasons -- our independent book stores, the perfect-for-reading weather, the world-class coffee, and annual traditions like the Portland Book Festival. All attractive for those engaged in...Von KBOO Community Radio

In this episode: the State Dept. labels the International Criminal Court a national security threat; strains in the US-Korea alliance; and a summit of authoritarian leaders in Beijing; plus other news.Von KBOO Community Radio

On this edition of Century of Lies: Broken No More.International Overdose Awareness Day was August 31. The organization Broken No More held a news conference August 27 to lift up the voices of families who’ve lost loved ones to the toxic unregulated drug supply and to dr...Von KBOO Community Radio

Transpositive PDX – Tuesday, September 2nd at 6pm on KBOO 90.7FMThis week on Transpositive PDX we will be remembering Elisa Rae Shupe. Elisa was the first person in Oregon to legally obtain non-binary identity documents, a milestone that helped bring visibility to transg...Von KBOO Community Radio