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Making Contact – Who Controls Black Women’s Bodies?

 While overall access to contraception and other reproductive health services have increased over the last 20 years, access for low-income women and women of color has dropped. Since the 2010 elections, anti-abortionists have grown more emboldened in their attempts to restrict not only abortion services, but also to basic reproductive care.   African-American women have … Continued


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Making Contact – Democratic Boundaries: Corporate Cash vs. the 99 %

The people of the United States have seemingly awakened.  People are out in the streets, demanding changes to a system in which money controls politics.  Some complain the masses have no clear demands.  But with little transparency, it’s often unclear exactly where to point the blame.  On this edition, corporations, elections and the emerging movement … Continued


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Making Contact – Presumed Guilty: American Muslims and Arabs (9-11 Encore Edition)

10 years since 9-11…and 10 years of America’s homeland war on Muslims and Arabs.  American Muslims are under the microscope, from capital hill, to your local shopping mall.  Almost every week, there’s news about the bust of another terrorist cell.  The effect on those communities-living in fear of demonization, or arrest– has been devastating.  Racial … Continued


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Making Contact – Who Won the Egyptian Revolution?

In February a mass movement overthrew the hated dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. But a military council now rules the country. Critics say the new regime has kept much of Mubarak’s repressive apparatus. Meanwhile extremist Islamist groups are pressuring the government to adopt undemocratic, right-wing policies. On this edition, independent producer Reese Erlich brings … Continued


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Making Contact – Not My Zion: American Jews Divided on Israel and Palestine

The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down.  And Jewish Americans are playing a major role.  But it’s not easy.  On this edition: a Jewish American community divided.  More and more ‘members of the tribe’ are breaking a long-standing taboo, and voicing criticism of the Israel government. Featuring:  Kayla Starr, Alexi Folger, & … Continued