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Working Beyond Unions [Labor Day Special Encore]

post thumbnail Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a new labor movement that goes beyond the unions.


Oscar Grant and Police Accountability

post thumbnail Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

We take a look at the police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, and the debate over who gets to decide when an officer has done something wrong.


Crisis as Opportunity: Voices from the U.S. Social Forum

post thumbnail Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the 2010 United States Social Forum. We were there and on this edition of Making Contact, we’ll bring you some of the local and international voices we found.


Working Beyond Unions

post thumbnail Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a new labor movement that goes beyond the unions.


James Lawson: Non-Violent Warrior

post thumbnail Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

An interview with James Lawson, the chief architect of the 1960 lunch counter sit-ins, and confidant to Martin Luther King. Lawson touches on everything from Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez to the modern gay rights and environmental movements.


Art in Action

post thumbnail Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Art is everywhere…but why do we do it? On this edition, we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, identity, and politics…and along the way to self-reflect.


The Road to Detroit: US Social Forum 2010

post thumbnail Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

This June, the US Social Forum will be held in Detroit, Michigan.  We look at how Domestic Workers got organized at the last US Social Forum and we ask, what can we learn from the fall and rise of one of America’s great industrial cities?


How We Survive: The Crisis in K-12 Education

post thumbnail Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

State budgets are strapped and deep cuts to public programs continue. On this edition, we look at the crisis in K through 12 education. While the Obama administration pushes states to “Race to the Top,” teachers, parents and students are resisting budget cuts from the bottom up.



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