Before the Rains: The Struggle for Montes Azules (encore edition)
On this edition of Making Contact, we go to Montes Azules and hear about threats by the Mexican government to forcibly remove dozens of communities from land that indigenous people and campesinos claim is rightly theirs.
Trading Democracy: The WTO and Public Interests
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the WTO, public interests, and civil society opposition to an international trade regime.
Deadly Extractions: Oil and Mining Interests in Africa
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at some examples: 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.
Shifting the Debate: Alternatives to Corporate Globalization
On this edition, we’ll hear from two key advocates of alternatives to economic globalization: physicist Vandana Shiva and economist John Cavanagh.
Bottled Rights: Coca-Cola Workers
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at Coca-Cola and a couple examples of the corporation’s foreign operations.
The 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.
Oil 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.
Growing Doubts: Corporate Control of Agriculture
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the plight of family farmers.
Tapping the Market: Privatizing the World’s Water Supply
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at water privatization in South Africa, Ghana, Bolivia, and the United States.
Fuel to the Fire: Oil and Indigenous People in Colombia
On this program we look at connections between oil corporations, indigenous peoples and the civil war in Colombia.
