Dirty Secrets: Human Rights Abuses in Mexico
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at human rights crimes that continue to plague Mexican society and some responses from human rights organizations.
Before the Rains: The Struggle for Montes Azules
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.
Hoods in the Night: Colombia’s Conflict and the Civilian Population
On this edition of Making Contact, we go to the Colombian cities of Medellin and Bogota to hear first-hand what life is like for disenfranchised and displaced communities that are literally caught in the crossfire.
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.
Warnings 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.
Prisoners 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.
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.
Viva Las Mujeres: Women Challenge Globalization
On this program from the Women’s Desk of the National Radio Project, indigenous women from Mexico and Honduras discuss their work.
World Trade Watch Radio
During the World Trade Organization’s five day summit in Seattle, Washington, the National Radio Project collaborated with the Institute for Public Accuracy and Corporate Watch to broadcast live, one-hour daily programs.
