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The privatization of public water supplies is occurring in many places around the world. Sold like a common commodity, the rights for distribution and management of community water are being bought and controlled more and more by private entrepreneurs and corporations. But a global movement of activists say this most basic element of life should stay in the hands of the people who use it and out of the control of profit-seeking corporations or government bureaucracies.
On this edition, we investigate what's behind customer complaints of American Water, North America's largest private water company. And we'll take you to Detroit, Michigan, where anti-poverty activists are leading the fight to demand that access to water be treated as a human right and not a commodity.
This show was made possible in part by the Park Foundation.
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The privatization of public water supplies is occurring in many places around the world. Sold like a common commodity, the rights for distribution and management of community water are being bought and controlled more and more by private entrepreneurs and corporations. But a global movement of activists say this most basic element of life should stay in the hands of the people who use it and out of the control of profit-seeking corporations or government bureaucracies. On this edition, we investigate what's behind customer complaints of American Water, North America's largest private water company. And we'll take you to Detroit, Michigan, where anti-poverty activists are leading the fight to demand that access to water be treated as a human right and not a commodity. This show was made possible in part by the Park Foundation.
Broadcast History
#44-07- Begin date: 10/31/07. End date: 5/2/08
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullethead | Charlie Hunter Trio | Bing, Bing, Bing!. | Blue Note | 1995 | 02:00 |
| Raindrops | Avko | The Best of Electronica and New Age. | 00:00 |
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- Michigan Welfare Rights Org (episode_pic_for_44-07.jpg)
- Promo has :10 end bed for ID (makingcon_071031_promo.mp2)
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A broad look at what is bound to be one of the 21st century's most important issues.