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Archive for 2007

Looking Back, Moving Forward 2007

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

As the year 2007 ends, we reflect on three key issues we covered this past year and hear the voices of: the immigrant labor force in post-hurricane New Orleans, domestic workers in the United States, and Iraqi refugees on the streets of Damascus.

Investing in Insecurity Along U.S. Borders

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Independent producer Joseph Richey visits Project 28 – Boeing’s security site, a 28-mile strip along the U.S.-Mexico border. Then we talk to “No One is Illegal” organizer, Harjap Grewal, about migration and international trade.

Women Rising XV: World Health Activists

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Prudence Mabele is a South African activist in the battle to contain HIV. Mary Pipher is an American psychologist and author confronting the American Psychological Association about its cooperation with the U.S. government in the use of torture.

Iraq, Iran, Pakistan: Dahr Jamail and David Barsamian in Conversation

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Independent journalists David Barsamian and Dahr Jamail tackle Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and our relationship to each of these countries.

The Color of AIDS: Bringing “Risk” Up to Date

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Those on the front lines of the grassroots HIV/AIDS movement bring the discussion about HIV risk up to date. They say generating more relevant prevention models is literally a matter of life and death, especially for women of color.

HIV Groups Work to Bring CDC’s Risk Categories Up to Date

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Eighty percent of women get the HIV virus from heterosexual contact. Yet the Centers for Disease Control or CDC, has no category for these women. The government agency distributed 300 million dollars a year to state and local health departments for prevention activists to high risked population. But are these funds getting to the people that need them?