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Salmonlands
On this edition, producer Barbara Bernstein takes us on a journey into the land of salmon. Why are they so significant and what will it take to keep them from disappearing?
read moreRemembering Marla Ruzicka
On this edition, we take a look at Marla Ruzicka’s life and work, through the words of some of her many friends and colleagues.
read moreBlocking the Highways of Globalization: Tales from Bolivia and Peru
Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Latin America implemented the globalization policies demanded by the US. But now those policies are coming under fire.
read moreMedia Justice: Access and Accountability
On this edition, we’ll take a look at Media Justice, and the grassroots efforts to make media more accountable.
read moreChildren Denied: Family Cap and Foster Care
On this special Welfare Radio Collaborative edition of Making Contact, we’ll explore the “family-cap” and its effect on women’s lives, as well as the studies that call it into question.
read moreSocial Security “Reform”: Rolling Back the New Deal
On this edition, we’ll explore the importance of the program to those often overlooked in the current debate over Social Security, like young people, and the disabled.
read moreThe Third Option – Assisted Suicide (encore edition)
In 1994, Oregonians voted to make doctor assisted suicide legal, the only law of its type in United States. Ten years later, it’s still controversial. On this edition, correspondent Barbara Bernstein speaks with activists and analysts on both sides of the issue.
read moreFake News Flap – VNRs and Covert Propaganda
On this week’s edition, we’ll take a look at video news releases and the VNR industry.
read moreQueer Youth Challenges
On this edition, we’ll take a look at the unique perspective of LGBTQ youth on such topics as foster care, childhood sexual abuse, and disability.
read morePlan Colombia: Drug War Without End
Independent producer Reese Erlich visits rural farmers and urban shanty towns in Colombia, and talks with high ranking Colombian politicians to learn about Plan Colombia, an effort to reduce cocaine production.
read moreLand for Those Who Work It
On this edition Associate Producer Pauline Bartolone guides us through the daily lives of those seeking agrarian reform in southern Brazil.
read moreKurds: From Oppressed to Oppressors
On this edition, correspondent Aaron Glantz takes an in depth look at the six million Kurds in Iraq, their years of suffering under Saddam Hussein’s regime, and their drive towards an independent country in the future.
read moreHumanitarian Crisis in Haiti
On this edition, Correspondent Reed Lindsay takes a look at the offensive launched by the U.S.-backed Haitian government against supporters of the former president.
read moreWomen’s Movements in Palestine
On this edition, correspondent Sarah Olson talks with Palestinian women about their experiences fighting for peace, democracy and gender equality.
read moreWorld Social Forum ’05: Fostering Dignity in Africa
On this edition, we’ll hear from African women leaders who say the dignity of peoples in the developing world is depleting. During the January 2005 World Social Forum, they proposed alternatives to the root causes of suffering.
read moreGlobal Trade: Neither Free Nor Fair
On this edition we’ll hear how workers in Ghana are struggling to cope with the pressures of globalization. We’ll also take a look at the ballooning United States trade deficit, and examine the fair trade label.
read moreMoving Beyond the Binary System
On this edition, we take a look at a couple navigating their relationship through the crossfire of gender identity, follow one woman’s experience of changing her sex, and explore legislation and public education efforts to protect transgender people.
read moreMany Minds in an Army of One
On this special report, prepared by Associate Producer Justin Beck, we take a look at some of the different ways the war has affected soldiers and their families, both personally — and politically.
read moreSeeing Red: Marshalling Cultural Anger in Middle America
On this edition, we’ll hear from Thomas Frank, author of “What’s the Matter with Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Political Heart of America.”
read moreCapturing Dreams: Race and Public Policy in the United States
On this edition, we’ll hear from leaders in the racial justice movement and their visions for a more equitable society.
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