Dubbed "The Nannies' Norma Rae" by The New York Times, Ai-jen Poo has worked for over a decade advocating for the rights of domestic workers with Domestic Workers United. Today, she joins us to discuss organizing with immigrants for labor rights.
As the Executive Director for the Center for Community Change, Deepak Bhargava works to empower low-income people through community-building. Today, he joins us to discuss organizing for civil rights and economic justice.
Henry Red Cloud has spent over a decade working to bring green technology and renewable energy to some of the poorest communities in the United States. Currently, he runs the Lakota Solar Enterprises on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Eric Alterman is a writer, historian, college professor, and media critic. He joins us here to discuss his latest book, Kabuki Democracy: The System vs Barack Obama. To read more about and by Eric Alterman, click here.
David Swanson is a writer and progressive political activist. His latest book is War is a Lie.
We recently interviewed David Swanson at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Here is our interview, along with the lively audience Q & A.
Witold Rybczynski is an architect, writer, professor, and urban thinker. He joins us to discuss his vision for the future of America's cities.
For this month's Keynote interview in Urbanite magazine, author and professor Sheryll Cashin talks with Marc about the diversity imperative and the civil rights movement of the 21st century.