Regulating Love
On this edition, we take a look at how government is trying to increase marriage regulation: preventing same sex marriages on the one hand, and on the other, promoting marriage as an economic solution for low-income women.
ElectionWatch ’04 – Systems Failure (encore edition)
On this edition, we take a look at the disenfranchisement of African Americans in Florida, the debate over electronic voting machines, and Electoral College reform in the state of Colorado.
ElectionWatch ’04 – Swinging the States
On this edition, we hear from former federal employees who jeopardized their careers to expose official wrongdoing and hear about Daniel Ellsberg’s latest whistleblowing activities.
Unauthorized Disclosure: Blowing the Whistle on Government Crimes
On this edition, we hear from former federal employees who jeopardized their careers to expose official wrongdoing and hear about Daniel Ellsberg’s latest whistleblowing activities.
A New York Welcome: Protesters Respond to the Republican Agenda
On this edition, correspondent Pauline Bartolone takes us on an audio tour of the protests outside the largest demonstration against a political convention in U.S. history.
Reaching for Peace in the Holy Land
On this week’s edition of Making Contact, Israeli women defend Palestinian human rights at military checkpoints near Jerusalem.
The Struggle for Food
On this week’s edition we hear from people delivering fresh organic food to under-served neighborhoods, from farmers striking a balance between sustainability and survival, and from a biologist who became involved in a political struggle after discovering genetically contaminated corn in Mexico.
Election Watch ’04: Working Hard for Change
On this edition, we explore the economic anxieties driving voters – such as access to health insurance, affordable childcare, and livable wages.
Documenting Torture: Holding the United States Accountable
On this edition, we trace the seeds of the prison scandal to 9/11 and previous to that time, hear from survivors of torture, human rights advocates, and a soldier, and revisit the official government reaction.
Patagonian Winds of Resistance (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact Pauline Bartolone traveled to the small town of Esquel in Southern Argentina, where the residents successfully halted the gold mining venture as part of a larger movement of social transformation in Argentina.
