Making Contact

Mothers, Markets, and Migration: How South Korea Became a Major Source for International Adoptions

In today’s episode, we look at how, over six decades after the Korean War, South Korea processed the most international adoptions in history and how the demand for a “domestic supply of (adoptable) infants” may be playing a role in increasing threats to autonomy over pregnancy in the U.S. GUESTS: Independent Producer and Founder of … Continued


Economic Update

The U.S. Capitalist Class and the Election / Solving a Fiscal Crisis by Switching to a 32-Hour Work Week

In this week’s episode, Professor Wolff discusses how U.S. foreign aid serves the interests of corporations and their profits. He highlights how San Juan County in Washington state handled its fiscal crisis by cutting its employees’ work week to 32 hours; updates you on workers of Wells Fargo Bank who are currently conducting a unionization … Continued