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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.


Art in Action

post thumbnail Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Art is everywhere…but why do we do it? On this edition, we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, identity, and politics…and along the way to self-reflect.


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?


Dr. Joanna Macy: Gifts of Uncertainty

post thumbnail Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Dr. Joanna Macy is a long-time peace, justice, and ecology activist. A celebrated Buddhist teacher, Dr. Macy’s wide-ranging work spans Eastern and Western thought. She spoke at the 2009 Bioneers Conference held in San Rafael, California.


‘Hyde-ing’ the Right to Choose

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Stupak, the Hyde Amendment, and religion. We take a look at some of the threats to abortion access, more than thirty-five years after Roe V. Wade legalized a woman’s right to have an abortion.


Women Rising XX:
Leaders Struggling with War

post thumbnail Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

In this program, we profile two government leaders tackling the monumental problem of war –– Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda, Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court and retired Colonel Ann Wright, a former United States military leader and diplomat for the State Department.


Women in Sports: Separate and Not Equal

post thumbnail Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Dave Zirin and Elizabeth Terzakis take a look back at the history of discrimination against women in sports, and we’ll hear where the long battle for equality and acceptance stands today.


Guard Us All? Immigrant Women and the HPV Vaccine (encore)

post thumbnail Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A controversial vaccine is at the intersection of immigrant rights and reproductive justice organizing. The HPV vaccine is mandatory for permanent resident status, and advocates say it follows a history of controlling the
bodies of women of color.


Many Lines of Fire: Women at War (encore)

post thumbnail Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The changing nature of the Iraq war has placed many women at the center of the conflict. Yet the women serving and dying for the U.S. have received very little attention. Who are they, why did they join and what are their experiences and points of view?


Green Jobs, Race and Economic “Recovery”

post thumbnail Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

The Obama Administration is spending billions to create so-called green jobs. But what are these jobs and who will get them? We hear from community advocates who are working to make sure the green jobs money benefits those who need it the most.



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