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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.

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.

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.

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.

Immigrant Families Behind Bars (encore)

post thumbnail Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

In a special collaboration with Feet in Two Worlds, we hear about an immigrant family torn apart after an immigration raid in Arizona. Also, grassroots efforts help change policies at a detention center in Texas.

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.

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.

Immigration Reforms:
How a Broken System Breaks Communities

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

We go to two communities sorting through the aftermath of Bush-era federal immigration raids, and to Los Angeles, where American Apparel became the first test case of the Obama administration’s new approach to workplace hiring violations.

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