Los Angeles’ garment district is notorious for sweatshop conditions, abuse, and the outright theft of earned wages. Yet the name-brand clothes that some of us are wearing right now, may have been produced in factories like these. On this edition of Making Contact we’ll take you on a trip through LA’s garment district. Featuring: Irma, garment workers; Eulalia, garment … Continued
Host Antonia Juhasz is joined by Ariel Ross with Stop Fracking Payne County from Stillwater, Oklahoma, home to one of the larger recent bursts of fossil fuel production spawned by fracking, and the state with the highest number of earthquakes in the lower 48–a result of the fracking process. And Rossmery Zayas of Youth for Environmental … Continued
Media Focuses on ISIS Attacks While Ignoring CIA Photos of Naked Detainees; “For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood”; “Green Sex” For Climate’s Sake? Black Lives Matter Toronto Camp Outside Police HQ. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
Largest Pay Raise for American Workers in History? NY & CA Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike; Exclusive: Cherelle Baldwin on Being Found Not Guilty for Defending Herself Against Abusive Ex; Human Rights Advocates: U.S.-Backed Saudi Offensive in Yemen a “Dark Mark” on Obama’s Presidency.
With Harry Enten, senior political analyst at fivethirtyeight and author of the recent article Bernie Sanders Continues To Dominate Caucuses, But He’s About To Run Out Of Them. And Johnathan Tasini, official surrogate for the Bernie Sanders campaign and author of the book The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America. About the book: Meet … Continued
‘Right Wing Extremists’ Dehumanize Transgender People Through “Bathroom Bills”; American By Paper: How Documents Matter in Immigrant Literacy. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown announced a deal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023, which would make California’s the highest in the nation. We talk to Ken Jacobs from the UC Berkeley labor center about who the minimum wage would benefit and how it might impact our economy. Plus: … Continued
The Price of Fighting Back: How Woman Faces 60 Years in Prison for the Death of Her Abusive Ex; “Spain in Our Hearts”: Adam Hochschild’s New Book Gives Life to the Americans Who Fought Fascism; Fueling Fascism: The Secret History of How Texaco Supplied Oil to Fascists in Spain.
With Meg Leta Jones, Assistant Professor of Communications, Culture and Technology at Georgetown University and Author of the Book Ctrl + Z: The Right to be Forgotten. And Monique Morris, social justice scholar and author of the book Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century. Her new book is called Pushout: The … Continued
Drinking While Black? Two Lawyers Kicked Out Of Fresno Bar; Mumia Abu Jamal on Nixon’s War on Drugs; Cal State University Employees Prepare for a Historic Walkout; California Battles Over Raising Minimum Wage. Hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar.
