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Audio Posts
The Warmth of Other Suns: Isabel Wilkerson on the Great Migration
Should they go or should they stay? That was a question millions of African Americans living in the South asked themselves in the 20th Century.
Economic Update: Capitalism and Its Costs
Richard D. Wolff gives an economic update on Delta Airlines changes; US millionaires in office; irrational student debt; Rupert Murdoch's wealth; and more.
School’s Out: The Decimation of Public Education
On this edition of Making Contact weu2019ll explore how the privatization of public education is playing out across the country and how students and teachers are fighting back.
Economic Update: This System Does Not Work
Richard D. Wolff gives an economic update on the Olympics; Chicago university faculty strike; Chevron's contempt; Gallup poll on unemployment; and more.
Foodopoly: Big Agribusiness and the Monopoly on the Food Industry
From farm to fork, few things matter more than the food we eat.
Economic Update: The Death of the Middle Class
Updates on polls showing most Americans want less inequality; why Tea Party types fixate on government debt; why French right-wing and other far-right parties gain support; and more.
AOL’s CEO Is Not the Only One Who Should Be Shamed
Laura Flanders: Not long ago it was the Great Recession, today it's Obamacare that's serving as a convenient scapegoat for employers seeking to tighten the screws on their workers.
Economic Update: Public vs. Private Enterprise
Updates on economic democracy from Jackson, Mississippi to Marseilles, France; credit card scandals; phony labels for chicken; overcharging inmates for calls; and more.
Insult to Injury? American Indian Sports Mascots
From FedEx Field to High School Football teams, pressure is increasing on teams to stop using American Indian names and mascots.
Economic Update: Myths of Economic Recovery
A North Carolina company was sold to its 320 workers; India enables cheap substitutes for overpriced drugs; updates on US union membership in 2013; the myth of returning manufacturing …