The Center for Emerging Media is commited to bringing you thoughtful and provocative discussions on issues that matter. Whether we’re looking at the issue of child marriage or exploring the life of a disabled Iraq War veteran while also hearing from Iraqi-Americans, our programs provide context and analysis to help you learn about the world. We’ll bring you voices that are often ignored by traditional mainstream media and talk about the things that are important to you.
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.
We speak with Randolph Roth, author of American Homicide. He offers a historical perspective on violence in the United States, and an explanation of why the United States is today the most homicidal affluent nation in the world.
Marc talks with Aneesh Chopra, the first Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO), who previously served as the Secretary of Technology for Virginia. Marc and the CTO explore his ambitious goals for education, internet security and job creation.
When Annie Leonard created a short video illuminating the interconnected nature of environmental and social issues around the world, she never expected many people would see it. Now that many millions have watched The Story of Stuff online, in classrooms, and beyond, what is Annie Leonard up to?
It just so happens that Philipp Meyer grew up in Hampden, the same neighborhood in Baltimore where our offices and studios are. He stopped by for an interview while he was in town on the book tour for his first novel, American Rust. It's a story set in a small, former steel town in western Pennsylvania, that explores how people's lives change when stable, middle-class jobs disappear from the place they call home. Listen to the interview here.
Philip Dray is an award winning author who is responsible for novels such as Stealing God’s Thunder and At the Hands of Persons Unknown, which won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. Dray was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
His new novel, Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen, shines a new light on the post-Civil War era of US history, focusing on the first black members of Congress, important historical figures who are frequently overlooked.
Nancy Pelosi will be in Baltimore tonight, discussing her new book Know Your Power at 7pm in the Main Hall at the Enoch Pratt Library.
Here's a podcast of an interview with her today, in which she discusses not only her book, but also the Wall Street bailout being debated in Congress, and her thoughts on the effect race will have in the upcoming presidential election.
Running time is 17 minutes.
Constitution Day: September 17, 2008
photo credit: Jim Burger Photography
MICA, ACLU of Maryland Present Constitution Day Event Focusing on Voting Rights, Electoral Reform
Constitution Day: September 17, 2008
photo credit: Jim Burger Photography
MICA, ACLU of Maryland Present Constitution Day Event Focusing on Voting Rights, Electoral Reform
