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A Waste-Free Dairy of the Future?

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

With increased focus on cattle waste methane emissions as a factor in climate change, the dairy industry is facing intense scrutiny. Making Contact’s Rita Daniels takes us to one sustainable California dairy farm where solutions are being found… and where waste makes all things possible.

Dry Farming–a Technique for a Water Scarce Future

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

The availability of water is a growing issue in California. And a handful of farmers are finding new ways to make every last drop count. “Making Contact” correspondent Joaquin Palomino visited the nearby Central Coast growing region.

Companies Choose Shared-Work Program Over Layoffs

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Instead of laying a few people off during a downturn in business, companies can choose to decrease the hours of all of their employees, and government provided, partial unemployment benefits can help make up for the rest. In Connecticut, more than 500 companies have gone the work-share route. Correspondant Melinda Tuhus has more.

Bay Area Non-Profits Help Create Jobs by Supporting Micro-Enterprise

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Despite Obama’s words of support of small business, experts say some aren’t relying on government, but more and more on community groups and micro-lenders. That’s what Making Contact correspondent Li Lovett found, talking to micro-entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Crisis in Public Education – An Hour-Long Special

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

On this special one-hour edition of Making Contact, we’ll hear who bears the burden of budget cuts to education, and the driving forces behind them.

In Absence of Federal Regulation,
Locals Challenge Fracking

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Reporter Rachel Zurer has more on citizen initiatives to stop the negative impacts of hydraulic fractures — ideally, before they even start.

Portland State University, Inc.

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Like other states across the country, Oregon is struggling with the question of how to fund higher education in a time of massive budget cuts. Portland State University president wants to incorporate it. But many students are saying no.

Beyond Wheeler:
UC Voices for Education as a Public Good

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A story about the University at California at Berkeley mobilizations against the privatization of the public higher education system in light of budget cuts.

Economic Roots of the Haiti Crisis

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

While the international community mobilizes to get aid – and guns – to Haiti, others are sending money and prayers. No matter where you were in the world when news of the devastation hit, disbelief seemed to be a global common denominator. How could Haiti be dealt another blow, when it has already suffered so much? Making Contact’s Pauline Bartolone searched for some answers.

Obamas New Immigration Policy Forces Massive Layoff at American Apparel

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Instead of facing huge fines for employing undocumented workers, American Apparel laid of its immigrant workforce. On the surface, this might seem like a more humane approach. In a collaboration with Spot.Us Patrick Burke reports from L.A.; where for the community at large, the result may not be that much different from the Bush-era raids.

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