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Veterans of Occupation: From Iraq to Wall Street

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

On this edition, we bring you the voices of Veterans from Occupy Wall Street and a special report on veterans returning home from war and the struggles they endure from inadequate healthcare to the inability in finding employment.

Who Controls Black Women’s Bodies?

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Reproductive health services for women are under attack, leaving poor women and women of color lacking access. But a broad coalition of women is striking back, changing the conversation on abortion and race.

WARNING: This program contains graphic language.

Democratic Boundaries: Corporate Cash vs. the 99%

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

The people of the U.S. have seemingly awakened, and are out in the streets, demanding changes to a system in which money controls politics. On this edition, corporations, elections and the 99%. In a post-Citizens United world, is it too late to reclaim our democracy?

A Woman’s Rise to Power: Struggle and Success

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

In 2011, why are there fewer than 20 female heads of state around the world? A former President, a Supreme Court justice and other women leaders reflect on the battles they’ve won on the way to the top of their fields, and just how far there still is to go.