Patagonian Winds of Resistance (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact Pauline Bartolone traveled to the small town of Esquel in Southern Argentina, where the residents successfully halted the gold mining venture as part of a larger movement of social transformation in Argentina.
From Cradle to Grave: The Impact of Electronics
On this week’s edition we take a closer look at what our gadgets are doing to our environment.
CAFTA: The Cost of Free Trade
On this edition, we’ll take a look at the potential impacts of the new Central American Free Trade Agreement, also known as CAFTA.
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.
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.
Patagonian Winds of Resistance
On this edition of Making Contact Pauline Bartolone traveled to the small town of Esquel in Southern Argentina, where the residents successfully halted the gold mining venture as part of a larger movement of social transformation in Argentina.
Empty Promises? NAFTA at 10
On this edition of Making Contact, we hear from people who are working on the front lines of so-called free trade-farmers and a fisherman-and get their perspectives on corporate-led economic globalization.
Spill-Over: Plan Colombia and U.S. Interests in the Andean Region
On this edition, we hear from leaders in Colombian civil society about what they view as Plan Colombia’s broader strategy: regional dominance by U.S. military and economic interests.
Meat, Milk and Money (encore edition)
On this program, we take a look at food safety and some of the health problems associated with the foods we eat.
