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Imagining Mi Madrina Revolucionaria
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Melissa Montero, film and media maker, activist, salsa dancer. Mrs. Montero talks about his experience with Isabel Rosado who passed on in 2015 at the age of 107 and whose life encompassed Puerto Rico's historical struggle with colonialism over the last century.
Imagining the Cool World of Miles Davis
Host Jim Vrettos and guest co-host Felipe Luciano (Poet, Community Activist, Journalist), interview Documentary Filmmaker Stanley Nelson about his recent work "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool"
A Spotlight on Mass Supervision: Rethinking Technical Violations
Host Ronald F. Day, VP of programs at The Fortune Society, leads a discussion about the explosion in technical parole violations, the impact of these violations on individuals, the community, and the system, and ways to address this challenge. Guests are Tanya R. Pierce, co-founder and president of...
Imagining What an Independent American Left Would Look Like
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York - CUNY.
Imagining the Radical Love and Power of the Young Lords
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Felipe Luciano, Afro-Puerto Rican American poet, activist, radio, television, print journalist. They talk about Luciano's life and his involvement with the Young Lords.
Imagining An End of the Tortured Path to Death Row and the Death Penalty
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Alan Stolzer from Military Initiative in the studio and Stanley Howard Co-author of "Tortured By Blue:The Chicago Police Torture Story" via phone call from an Illinois jail.
Back to School: The Challenges of Parenting Post-Incarceration
More than 2.7 million children in the U.S. currently have an incarcerated parent, and 10 million children experienced this at some point in their lives. The incarceration of an individual affects people who are often referred to as “hidden victims” - people impacted but rarely considered when...
Imagining A New Political World of People Power
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Nick Brana, Founder and Director Movement for a People's Party; and Russell Gray, Activist at Extinction Rebellion. They talk about the journey fighting for climate change.
Imagining The People's Forum
Host Jim Vrettos interviews Renata Pumarol, Coordinator of International Projects at The People's Forum. They talk about this organization and how it serves the community of the City of New York.
This Week on MNN
This week on MNN we recognize the Week of Solidarity with The People Struggling Against Racism & Racial Discrimination