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Small Farms, Big Future

post thumbnail 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.


No ‘Fracking’ Way: The Perils of Natural Gas Drilling

post thumbnail Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

We’ll hear excerpts from the movie “Gasland,” and from locals from people who are trying to prevent the toxic fallout from ‘fracking’ before it starts.


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.


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?


Heavy Weather (Part II)

post thumbnail Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

We’ll hear part two of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll look at how climate change is creating new challenges in urban communities as they recognize the need to think and act sustainably.


Heavy Weather (Part I)

post thumbnail Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

We’ll hear part one of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll explore the connections between the increase in extreme weather and our changing climate and landscapes.



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