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Immigration Reforms:
How a Broken System Breaks Communities

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

We go to two communities sorting through the aftermath of Bush-era federal immigration raids, and to Los Angeles, where American Apparel became the first test case of the Obama administration’s new approach to workplace hiring violations.

Trade Shifts: Reflections on the Seattle WTO Protests

post thumbnail Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Ten years ago this week, thousands of people shook the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organization. On this edition, we revisit the voices from that week and find out how global economic forces have shifted in the past decade.

Immigrant Families Behind Bars

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

In a special collaboration with Feet in Two Worlds, we hear about an immigrant family torn apart after an immigration raid in Arizona. Also, grassroots efforts help change policies at a detention center in Texas.

American Peace Activists on the Streets of Kabul

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Almost everyone in the U.S., in one way or another, does business with the banks. But the business of borrowing isn’t always fair. We talk to lenders who do things differently and those who stave off financial scams.

How We Survive: Predatory ‘Mending’

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Activists have been setting up community-run check-cashing and community loan funds as an alternative to predatory lending practices which led to our current foreclosure crisis.l

Looking Back, Moving Forward 2007

post thumbnail 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

post thumbnail 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.

Looking Back, Moving Forward

post thumbnail Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

As the year 2006 comes to an end, we take a look back at three hot button issues that we covered over the past year: the Iraq War, U.S. immigration, and the ongoing efforts to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

David Korten and the Great Turning

post thumbnail Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

David Korten new book, “The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community” examines how current economic models are producing devastating consequences for people and planet. In this edition, Korten speaks about being on the cusp of a major shift from a world dominated by economic values to one that embraces human values.

Big Box Nation

post thumbnail Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

On this edition, we take you inside the walls of the infamous big box retailer to hear how the company is responding to withering criticism from activists, what Wal-Mart’s financial success means for workers and small business owners, and a flap over a pro-Wal-Mart advertisement that compared a city zoning ordinance to book burning in Nazi Germany.

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