Making Contact

The Fight Over the Indian Child Welfare Act Is Not Just A Custody Battle (ENCORE) – Making Contact – June 9, 2023

It’s a lesser-known case in the docket for the Supreme Court, but if The Indian Child Welfare Act is overturned, it could have massive implications for the laws that govern Indigenous sovereignty in the United States. We talk with author and activist Rebecca Nagle about the case of Baby O and the Librettis and how … Continued


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What’s behind anti-transgender legislation / Lessons from a veteran community organizer – Project Censored – June 9, 2023

Eleanor Goldfield hosts this week’s program. Her first guest , Morgan Artyukhina, examines the recent flurry of legislation directed against transgender people, and places these attacks in the context of social class. Then in the second half of the show, long-time community organizer Kamau Franklin recounts some of the history of Black resistance to oppression, … Continued


California’s public transportation system is on the edge of what has been described as a “fiscal cliff.” Due to lower post-pandemic ridership and inflation, among other factors, transportation agencies just don’t have enough funding to meet their needs. The funding deficit is particularly acute in the San Francisco Bay Area, where it could mean steep … Continued