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The War on Drugs Revisited
On this Special Prison Desk edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the impacts of the so-called war on drugs.
read moreRight Wing Movements Around the World
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the Right-Wing movements around the world.
read moreThe Spoils of War: Economic Interests of War in Iraq
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the economic interests behind the war against Iraq.
read moreBiowars: First, Do No Harm (encore edition)
On this program, we investigate the threats of a new biological arms race and the international efforts to stop it.
read moreReproductive Slights: The Erosion of Abortion Access
On this program from the Women’s Desk, we look at how low-income women and young women are losing their access to abortion.
read moreBeyond the Dream: MLK and the Anti-War Movement
On this special edition of Making Contact, we take a look at Martin Luther King’s stance against the Vietnam war and its relevance today.
read moreWarnings from the Coal Fields (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the impacts of a common practice in the coal industry known as “mountain top removal.” We also hear about alleged collusion between an Alabama-based coal company and paramilitaries in Colombia against union organizers.
read moreThe Threat of Peace: Questioning War Against Iraq (encore edition)
President Bush has often repeated that the Iraqi regime poses a “grave and growing danger” to the United States. But many people question that assessment. There’s little doubt that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is a repressive leader who’s used chemical weapons in the past. But is the United States justified in going to war against Iraq?
read moreFresh Minds for Sale
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at private interests and the mental environments of youth.
read moreQueer as Youth
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the hostile climate for LGBT youth, youth activism in schools, and a new radio show in Chicago for queer latino youth.
read moreBreaking the Sound Barrier: Amy Goodman on Media and Democracy
On this edition of “Making Contact,” you’ll hear Amy Goodman as she talks about the amount of control major media outlets exert over public opinion and what grassroots activists and independent media are doing about it.
read moreOil and Outrage Flare: An Audio Journey Through the Niger Delta (encore edition)
On this program, we hear from people who are taking risks, and demanding control over resources in their communities.
read moreJob Security: Labor Rights and the U.S. War on Terrorism
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at national security and labor rights.
read moreRacial Reflections: White Anti-Racist Activism
On this roundtable edition of Making Contact, we take a look at what’s termed white privilege and white anti-racist activism.
read moreSurrogate Forces: U.S. Foreign Military Training
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at U.S. training programs for foreign armies. We also examine a new recruitment push by the U.S. military.
read moreA Set-up for Failure: Racial Inequality in Education
A series of subsequent Supreme Court decisions in the 1990s and shifts in education policy at the federal, state, and local levels, have led to a trend that some observers are describing as “resegregation.”
read moreThe Threat of Peace: Questioning War Against Iraq
President Bush has often repeated that the Iraqi regime poses a “grave and growing danger” to the United States. But many people question that assessment. There’s little doubt that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is a repressive leader who’s used chemical weapons in the past. But is the United States justified in going to war against Iraq?
read moreHouse of Cards: The Affordable Housing Crisis
Nowhere in the United States can a full-time minimum wage worker afford to rent a two bedroom apartment. This is the conclusion, for the fourth year in a row, of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
read moreUnwrapping Plastic: A Look at Food and Beverage Containers
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the production, use, and disposal of plastic food and beverage containers.
read morePrisoners of Conscience: Civil Disobedience and the S.O.A.
On this program we take a look at the School of the Americas, and a broad-based movement of human rights activists and religious groups that’s organizing to shut down the institute.
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