Bill Resnick talks with political scientist Joseph G. Peschek about why voter apathy is understandable, how corporate power and threat of capital flight impoverish political debate, the impact of the Occupy movement, and the hope of resurgent popular resistance.

Denise Morris and Frann Michel discuss the documentary Maquilapolis (2006), its collaborative production and innovative style, and its presentation of the struggles and modest triumphs of Tijuana factory workers and community environmental activists in the years since NAFTA.