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Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in US
We look at the bloody struggle to obtain - and protect - voting rights in the United States with Lewis.
Interview with Lieutenant of the Free Syrian Army
A clean-shaven man in a fresh-pressed shirt and spotless dress shoes is waiting outside a hospital for Syrian refugees as I walk out the door. We start talking about …
Migrant Workers’ Bitter Fruit
Dr. Seth M. Holms not only observed the plight of farm workers as they traveled to the US, but lived it
Anarchism in Egypt — An Interview from Tahrir Square
I met Mohammed Hassan Aazab earlier this year over tea at a table of young anarchists in downtown Cairo. The anniversary of the revolution had just passed with massive …
Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton on How Hunger Hurts Everyone
Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton explain to Bill Moyers how hunger and food insecurity hit people from every walk of life.
The Grass Roots Battle to End the Drone War
Long time peace activist Kathy Kelly is co-coordinator of the Chicago-based Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Kelly just returned from her twelfth trip to Afghanistan, and is now trekking 195 …
In Jail, “Bowl Phone” Takes Edge Off Inmates’ Isolation
Drained metal toilets are used as megaphones.
Yemen’s “Schoolhouse Rock” vs. the “War on Terror”: A Conversation With Baraa Shiban
Robert Naiman meets with Baraa Shiban, who works for the British human rights group Reprieve, who discusses a proposal to prohibit drone strikes in the country that is …
Scratching The Surface: Daniel Falcone Interviews Tony Rotondo, author of “Scratch Where it Itches”
Tony Rotondo has taught English in West Chester, Pennsylvania since 1964 at every level ranging from 7th grade to Graduate School. He served as President of the Teachers Association …
“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Food Rights”: Shouldn’t We Decide What We Eat?
A food rights movement described in David Grumpert's new book has sprung up to save small farms.