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Come Up
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: Tanya Benson, Credit: Tanya Benson
Feature story about a woman squatting in an abandoned house in Detroit with her family of five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
Financing Land Without Water
From: Stephen Baker
Series: Water is a Many Splendor'ed Thing
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Most of us have lived our lives knowing that if we want a glass of water, we simply turn on the tap and out comes that delicious liquid. But in tod...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 06:58
ACORN Descendents Keep Their Traditions, While Fighting Foreclosures
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As the 2009 ACORN scandal quickly unfolded and funding started to dry up, the groups’ members and organizers had to jump ship. Many formed new loc...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
My Family, Foreclosed.
From: City High Radio
Caption: Makele and Her Dad
When you're a teenager, it's hard to understand how "the economy" has anything to do with your life. But when Makele's dad lost his job and their h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 1
How to Occupy the Economy, According to Richard Wolff
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Deepa Vanra at Occupy Wall Street West, Credit: Lisa Rudman
Occupy Wall Street has changed the conversation about the distribution of wealth. So what now? What policy changes and initiatives should the mov...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Linda Contes and Evelyn Williams
From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1
Caption: Ms Evelyn Williams, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. With mounting hospital bills, Linda Contes and her husband struggle to make mortgage payments...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 11:11
  • Purchases: 1
Sunday, January 16
From: Spencer Downing
Series: BACKGROUND BRIEFING with IAN MASTERS
Caption: Ian Masters
Analysis of the following subjects: Tunisia; foreclosures; MLK Day; the military-industrial complex

  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 54:56
Practically Speaking: Strung Out on Credit
From: Ayana Contreras
Series: Practically Speaking
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The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures. Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addic...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Oct 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
It's Not Funny Anymore: Comedy in the Recession
From: Maria Bartholdi
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They say comedy is serious business. But in this economy, it can be downright depressing.

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:10
  • Purchases: 3
Redefining Human Rights: The Case for Food, Health Care & Housing
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Annie Flores, Womens Economic Agenda Project; Max Rameau, Take Back the Land Founder; Shereen D'Souza, California Food and Justice Coalition Director., Credit: Khanh Pham
Are food, housing, and healthcare human rights? A round table discussion about the right to healthy food, the right to housing, and the right to he...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Educating Borrowers Away From Debt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy so borrowers don’t fall into lending traps.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2
Non Profit Check Casher May Ease Predatory Lending Pinch
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A new business is trying to clean up the image of check cashers, one customer at a time.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1
How We Survive: Predatory Mending
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Community Check Cashing in Oakland, CA, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
This week we talk to lenders who are doing things differently and to people who are helping others stave off financial scammers.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Facing The Mortgage Crisis: Scams
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As home foreclosures rise, so do the number of people trying to take advantage of those in a bad situation. More and more, scams are popping up acr...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 2
Facing the Mortgage Crisis
From: Michigan Radio
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Michigan's unemployment and foreclosure rates are among the worst in the United States. Now that we're in this situation, what can we so about it?

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 53:29
Foreclosing on the American Dream
From: Michigan Radio
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Michigan has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. Thousands of people in the state have had their homes foreclosed on. Michigan Ra...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 53:33