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Making Contact’s 20th Anniversary
Every week since January of 1995, Making Contact has been bringing you voices and perspectives from the grassroots.
Health Insurers Fight Republican Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Most observers feel the Republican lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act has little chance of moving forward, but itu2019s just the latest in a long line of trying to …
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Cultivating Climate Justice From the Front Lines of the Crisis
Following Typhoon Haiyan, survivors in impacted communities in the Philippines came together in a deep expression of solidarity to help each other rebuild their homes and lives.
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Katharine Gun’s Risky Truth-Telling
Truth-telling can be a dangerous undertaking, especially when done by government insiders trying to expose wrongdoing connected to war-making.
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Monsters’ Ball on Capitol Hill: A Tale of Congress, Tsunamis and Circuses
Far more than merely just a few elected officials have ceaselessly covered the flanks of the Christian fundamentalist forces that are actively commandeering our US military.
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The Fracking Rush Hits a Pothole
Oil and natural gas gluts are driving prices so low that drill-baby-drillers may have to hit the brakes.
Why the Idea of Fair, Affordable Care in the US Is Still a Problem
It is clear Obamacare has another difficult year ahead.
ROTC Brings the Military Home to CUNY
Kicked off campuses in the Northeast in the '60s, ROTC is back appealing to the most vulnerable students.
Touring North Korea? An Interview With Author Robert Willoughby
“You see people just trying to get by, kids playing in the streets, teenagers on mobile phones,” in North Korea, says guide author.
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Why Is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit?
Expert testimony about domestic violence was not included during her trial.