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Here Come Los Suns: Dave Zirin on Sports and Resistance

post thumbnail Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Sports writer Dave Zirin tells the story of how the Phoenix Suns basketball team took a stand against their state’s anti-immigrant bill SB1070. He says athletes, too, can be revolutionaries.


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.


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.


Beyond Gay Marriage

post thumbnail Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

For many people in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, the struggle to legalize gay marriage across the U.S. remains the priority political battle. But others in the LGBT community disagree. They question whether gay marriage should be the central issue of their movement.


LGBTQ Immigrants Speak Out

post thumbnail Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender immigrants not only have to hide their legal identity, but their sexuality too. Living illegally in the U.S. is not only their refuge, but also their biggest fear.


‘Race, Immigration and the Fight for an Open Internet’

post thumbnail Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism and New American Media present a panel discussion that looks at net neutrality and the digital divide. What is it? Why should we care? What’s at stake for immigrant communities and communities of color in the fight over who controls the Internet? 


Redefining Human Rights:
The Case for Food, Health Care & Housing

post thumbnail Monday, February 15th, 2010

Are food, housing, and health care human rights? A round table discussion about the right to healthy food, the right to housing, and the right to healthcare. Do Americans have these, and if not, what’s standing in the way?


Redefining Black Power in the Age of Obama

post thumbnail Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Does a black president equal black power? Three African-American community leaders discuss how Obama’s election, and presidency, has changed their perspective on what black power is…and what it isn’t.


Live From Main Street in Denver: So You Say You Want Change?

post thumbnail Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Laura Flanders hit the streets of Denver at the Democratic National Convention to find out what real, sustainable change looks like.



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