New America Media: New America Now

Immigration Ground Zero At 9500 Liberty

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 16, 2010

Long before Arizona, Prince William County in Virginia became ground zero for the immigration movement. Filmmakers Eric Byler and Annabel Park had a front seat to the drama in their new documentary film, 9500 Liberty

Where is Iran's Opposition Movement Now?

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 15, 2010

A year after the controversial elections in Iran, what is the status of the opposition movement? Mahnaz Afkahmi is founder and president of Women's Learning Partnership, and executive director of the Foundation for Iranian Studies

New America Now: One Year After Neda, 9500 Liberty, True Colors

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 11, 2010

Mahnaz Afkahmi examines the status of the Iranian opposition movement, 9500 Liberty is a new documentary about ground zero for immigration reform, and Juana Alicia is the visionary behind a new mural in West Berkeley

Islamic Radicalism in the Rear-View Mirror

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 10, 2010

Laura Poitras tracks the intersecting lives of Abu Jandal, bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden, and Salim Hamdan, Bin Laden's driver, in her new doumentary, The Oath

Following the Electronic Waste Trail

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 08, 2010

Sunita Sohrabji traveled to India to follow the electronic waste trail of discarded electronic equipment. She reported on what she found for India West.

New America Now: Flotilla Attack, The Oath, Electronic Waste

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 04, 2010

Sunita Sohrabji followed the electronic waste trail to India, Jamal Dajani examines the recent Israeli attacks, and Laura Poitras discusses her film The Oath

A Lesbian Lieutenant in Don't Ask Don't Tell Limbo

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Jun 03, 2010

Robin Chaurasiya got her discharge papers from the military this year after having served in the Air Force since 2006

Beatrice and Virgil

New America Media, Audio, Mary Ambrose, Posted: Jun 03, 2010

Yann Martel shot to worldwide fame with his book Life of Pie, even gaining a fan in President Obama. His new novel tackles the subject of the Holocaust.

New America Now: Don't Ask/Don't Tell, Beatrice and Virgil, Defamation

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: May 28, 2010

A deal is reached to repeal the "don't ask/don't tell" policy, Yann Martel generates controversy with the subject of his new book, and Yoav Shamir's documentary examines anti-semitism.

Which One Deserves to Die?

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: May 26, 2010

One in ten Asian Americans are infected with Hepatitis B. And that's a gateway disease to liver cancer. Dr. Stuart Fong of San Francisco's Chinese Hospital explains how he's working with Asian Americans to make San Francisco a Hep-B free city.