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Life in the Dead Zone

 

Filmmaker Irene Zabytko joins Dave Kraft, of the Nuclear Energy Informaton Service, to discuss her documentary "Life in the Dead Zone" revealing the pain and loss of the many nameless victims of the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl.

 

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Attention-Deficit Society: Consciousness Fragmented, Commodified, and Controlled

 

Buddhist scholar and Zen teacher David Loy speaks on how modernity has affected human awareness. The event was hosted by the Chicago Chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

 

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A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair & Just America

Senator Jim Webb discusses his new book “A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America” at the Union League Club of Chicago.

 

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Raw Voices 08: Teens in the Media Arts Festival is an annual conference celebrating the work and opportunities available to teens in the media arts. The conference was sponsored by Columbia College Chicago, Youth Communication and CAN TV.

 

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Creative Living in the City:
The Chicago “L”


Chicago native, Greg Borzo, shares images depicting the evolution of the “L” and discusses his new book about the history of the “L” and the need for its preservation.

 

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SB 678 - What it Means for Illinois

CAN TV's Barbara Popovic and Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan Satter discuss Illinois' new statewide franchising bill.

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Media in the 21st Century: Hanging Up on Reform

As the telephone industry pushes for changes to telecommunications legislation, the program explores the dangers of these changes to the public interest, including threats to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access centers.

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Speaking Freely - answers to questions about public access TV programs

 

ACLU attorney, Adam Schwartz discusses the unique nature of public access cable television's public forum. 

 

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Metropolitan Planning Council
Revival of the Fittest: Is Your Neighborhood Ready?


Neighborhoods throughout Chicago are struggling with how to make the most of new developments to include affordable, well-designed homes near transit. A panel of local experts discuss this challenge.

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Working for Justice

Chicago day laborers describe how day labor agencies exploit workers and how workers are coming together to fight abuses.

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Illinois Labor Works: Andy Stern

As the leader of the largest and fastest-growing union in the U.S., Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern explains his views on organizing, universal health care, politics and the role of labor in the global economy.


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Nuclear Power and Global Warming

Dr. Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, details the failings of nuclear power and stresses the need for a radically different energy strategy.

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Dissent is not a crime

Puerto Rican activists Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera discuss the political nature of their incarceration and explain why their release is long overdue. The video was produced in collaboration with the National Boricua Human Rights Network.

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