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How Homelessness Became A Crime

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

So-called ‘quality of life’ policing may temporarily decrease crime, but it has harsh consequences for innocent people caught up in the frenzy of arrests. If it’s illegal to be on a city’s sidewalks, parks and plazas, where else can people go?

Facing Race in the Tea Party Era

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

The 2010 midterm elections have activists taking stock. This week, we take you to the ‘Facing Race’ conference for an in-depth discussion about how race continues to impact education, jobs, healthcare and almost every social issue.

How We Survive: The Recession Generation

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Survive, we look at how the economy is hitting the “millennial generation.”

The Price of Nature: Buying Our Way Out of Climate Chaos?

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

At the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, discussion centered on market-based solutions. On this edition, experts engage in a roundtable discussion about alternative ways to both understand and solve the climate crisis.

California’s Prop 19: The End of the War on Marijuana?

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Californians went to the polls this past November to vote on whether to legalize marijuana. On this edition, we look at the damage wrought by the failed war on marijuana, with a focus on the millions caught in the criminal justice system.

The Sound of Change: Hip Hop in Cuba

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

We hear about hip-hop and change in Cuban society, and what people on the ground are saying about new phases in the Cuban revolution.

Working Beyond Unions [Labor Day Special Encore]

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.

Small Farms, Big Future

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is slowly but surely moving away from factory farms.

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