ElectionWatch ’04: War on Terror
On this ElectionWatch ’04 edition, we take a look at how communities most impacted by Bush’s war on terror will vote in the upcoming 2004 elections and see how the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq are playing a role in the election year.
Iraq: Portrait of an Occupation
On this edition, we take a look at the impact of the U.S. bombardment in Fallujah, and how that, along with mass incarceration and the Abu Ghraib prison torture incidents, have turned the tide of Iraqi civilian sentiment against the U.S. military occupation.
Chemical Soup: Pollutants in the Body (encore edition)
On this edition, we’ll take a look at these everyday chemicals found in our air, water, dust, and food coming from everyday products like detergents, cookware, and cosmetics, and how they’re being regulated.
Working Democracy: Participatory Movements in Latin America
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at workers movements in Argentina and Bolivia and investigate how residents of Montreal are using a citizen-based model of democracy from Porto Alegre, Brazil.
ElectionWatch ’04: Hip Hop and Elections
On this ElectionWatch ’04 edition of Making Contact we take a look at how grassroots activists within the hip hop community view the political process, and how they are using hip hop to organize around the November elections and beyond.
Refugees of Development: India and Multinationals
On this edition, we take a close-up look at a small town in Southern India and their struggle against Coca Cola, as well as hear from an Indian journalist and activist Nityanand Jayaraman, who has been following the impact of multi-national corporations in India.
Deadly Extractions: Oil and Mining Interests in Africa (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at some examples of multinational corporate interests and their effects on people in African nations: In Tanzania a Canadian-based corporation is accused of burying alive artisan miners in order to acquire control of a gold mine; and, the drive for oil has sparked political and social upheavals in Sudan and Angola.
Courage Under Fire: Resistance to War
On this edition of Making Contact, we’ll take a look at resistance in Rwanda during the nationwide call for genocide in 1994, Japanese American activism during World War II, and the legacy of draft-registration resistance and conscientious objection since the Vietnam War.
ElectionWatch ’04: Taxonomics: Federal Tax Cuts and the Budget Deficit
On this edition of ElectionWatch ’04, we take a look at how Bush’s tax cuts impact the economy, state budgets, and small businesses.
Building Walls: Life in the Palestinian Territories
On this edition of Making Contact, we examine the impact of the current border conflict on Palestinian sovereignty.
