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Freaky Fridays

Sex Goddess, WireTap. July 21, 2006.
WireTap's bi-weekly sex and relationships column for organizers, activists, change makers, closet progressives and for the young at heart.

Wassup Rockers

Liz Cole, WireTap. July 19, 2006.
Film Review: Larry Clark's latest take on race, class and being a Latino immigrant in the U.S.

America’s Broken Bootstraps

Leanne Shear, WireTap. July 17, 2006.
The American Dream -- based on the idea that merit and smarts matter more than class and money - today exists only in fiction.

Ise Lyfe Style

Jamilah King, WireTap. July 13, 2006.
Music Review: One of the country's most talented young poets takes his message from the stage to the studio with the release of two new albums.

Dispatches from the Gulf Region

Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn. July 13, 2006.
Black and Latino community organizers in New Orleans respond to a recent study that documents a huge decline in the workers’ rights and conditions in the city.

Autism: the Art of Compassionate Living

Jennifer Liss, WireTap. July 11, 2006.
Parents of autistic children strive to raise awareness in a world full of misconceptions about what autism really means. (Part 2 of 2.)

Autism: A Hidden Epidemic

Jennifer Liss, WireTap. July 10, 2006.
One in 166 children are diagnosed with autism; yet the schools are ill-equipped to educate and care for them.

Freaky Fridays

Sex Goddess, WireTap. July 7, 2006.
Our new bi-weekly sex and relationships column for organizers, activists, change makers, closet progressives and for the young at heart.

College Just Got a Lot Costlier

The Progress Report. July 6, 2006.
The huge jump in interest rates for student loans makes higher education even harder to achieve -- and help for low-income students certainly isn't on the way.

Saying No to Suicide

Brian Fanelli, WireTap. July 6, 2006.
As suicide rates continue to rise among young people, students find that talking to peers about depression can help save lives.

Five Minutes With Eric Schlosser

Timothy Fernholz, Ben Adler, Campus Progress. July 5, 2006.
The author of Fast Food Nation discusses his new book, the ongoing dangers of fast food and how the more things change, the more they stay the same under the Golden Arches.

Free to Rock Out

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. July 4, 2006.
No fires at these summer camps for girls, but plenty of guitars, drums, keyboards and a whole lot of ambition.

Community Organizing, the White Supremacist Way

Adam Elkus, WireTap. July 3, 2006.
Aided by technology, online hate subcultures are increasing their reach through racist video games, music, dating websites, and chat groups.

Freaky Fridays

Sex Goddess, WireTap. June 30, 2006.
Our new bi-weekly sex and relationships column for organizers, activists, change makers, closet progressives and for the young at heart.

Why Neil Young Is Wrong

Stephan Smith-Said, The Progressive. June 28, 2006.
Where are the young voices of protest? They're in MTV's trash can. They're on the "don't add" list at corporate radio stations.

From Grassroots Activism to Nonprofit Bureaucracy

Gavin Leonard, WireTap. June 26, 2006.
Building a Movement: Young leaders share their tips on staying true to the mission of social change, as they transition from all-volunteer activism to established institutions.

Campus Papers Can Save Journalism

Sara Gruen, WireTap. June 24, 2006.
As media mergers and budget cuts squeeze local papers ever tighter, indy campus journalism is breaking news that the mainstream outlets miss.

The Best of Indy Campus Journalism

Independent Press Association. June 21, 2006.
The following stories were chosen as the best independent campus reporting and commentary by a panel of distinguished editors and writers.

Citizen Journalism at Its Best

Emily Polk, WireTap. June 20, 2006.
An all volunteer newspaper run by Liberian refugees helped their communities more than the writers ever imagined.

Increasingly Active Young Voters Are a Gift to Democrats

Deborah Rappaport, WireTap. June 19, 2006.
A philanthropist urges the Democratic Party to reach out to America's largest, most progressive constituency -- young people.

Know Your Rights: Skipping School to Protest

Paul Rathgeb, WireTap. June 16, 2006.
Opinion: When we don't like laws being passed in our name, we have a constitutionally protected right to speak up.

Music and Politics: the Greatest Combination

Dino-Ray Ramos, WireTap. June 14, 2006.
Since 2003, Music for America is working hard to de-nerdify politics for punk rockers, indie rockers and hip-hoppers alike.

The Sweatshop Stops Here

Peter Dreier, Richard Appelbaum, The Nation. June 12, 2006.
In the past decade, over 200 universities have adopted antisweatshop codes of conduct in response to student protest.

Anonymity in the Age of Full Disclosure

Elizabeth Daley, WireTap. June 8, 2006.
Going too far: Two proposed laws want to punish online 'bad-talkers' by revealing their identities to anyone who finds them offensive.

A Kid in a Theological Candy Store

Sarah E. Gillespie, Campus Progress. June 6, 2006.
Personal Voice: My journey to pro-faith, pro-choice activism.

Generation X's Debt Headache

Laura Barcella, AlterNet. May 31, 2006.
Today, more and more twenty- and thirty-somethings are struggling to stay afloat -- and 'Strapped' author Tamara Draut knows why.

Celebrity Activists

Leanne Shear, WireTap. May 31, 2006.
Even though being 'socially responsible' is just another means to self-promotion for many celebrities, their increasing involvement makes a difference.

Excerpt: Downscaling the Dreams of Youth

Tamara Draut, AlterNet. May 31, 2006.
America prides itself on its unlimited opportunity. So why are fewer and fewer young people able to attend college, find jobs and reach the middle-class promised land?

Reflections of a Transformed Warrior

Jordan Buckley, WireTap. May 29, 2006.
Interview: Iraq combat veteran, Hart Viges talks about his transformation from a solder into a peace activist and the meaning of 'supporting our troops' today.

Political Invisibles

Sasha Abramsky, Pop and Politics. May 27, 2006.
Remove the voting power of the urban poor, and issues of importance to inner-city America are likely to get ignored come Election Day.

Married to a Man, in Love With a Woman (Part II)

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. May 25, 2006.
Interview: 'Brokeback' women counselor talks about her work and her personal 'coming out' while being married to a man and raising two kids.

Married to a Man, in Love With a Woman

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. May 24, 2006.
A look at the 'Brokeback' women who are torn between their marriages and new sexual identities.

A Generation of Debtors Grow Up Owing

Mischa Gaus, In These Times. May 23, 2006.
From college loans to soaring health costs and mortgage payments, twenty-somethings face a life of staring into a deep financial hole.

Generation Debt

Chris Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor. May 22, 2006.
As college tuition prices and interest rates continue to rise, more students are walking away from government, nonprofit, and teaching jobs.

Daughters of the Iranian Revolution

Amy DePaul, WireTap. May 18, 2006.
Unlike their Iranian-born parents, Persian-American women are not longing for a lost homeland. But they still feel torn between cultures.

Has the Long Peak-Oil Emergency Begun?

Ben Adler, Campus Progress. May 17, 2006.
Interview: Writer and urbanist James Kunstler talks about America's auto-dependent culture, urban sprawl and what he sees beyond our dependence on oil.

We Be Grubbin'

ibrahim abdul-matin, WireTap. May 15, 2006.
A new book by food activists Bryant Terry and Anne Lappe dishes up the political impact of our food choices with a side serving of artwork, poetry and soundtracks for cooking.

Changing Conservative Hearts, One Door at a Time

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. May 12, 2006.
A new documentary shows how a passionate group of believers in fairness and equal rights can change even the most conservative of hearts.

Talking to Godsmack About Selling War

Jay Babcock, Arthur Magazine. May 11, 2006.
Music journalist turns up the heat on a top-selling hard-rock band that has taken a pro-military stance and is loaning their music for use in recruitment ads.

Speaking of Racial Profiling: Part II

Dani McClain, WireTap. May 9, 2006.
The profiling of black Americans had become less of a story since 9/11, but recent incidents involving black congresswoman McKinney and professor Akom are reviving the debate.

A Log Cabin Divided Cannot Stand

Chase Foster, Campus Progress. May 8, 2006.
What I learned from my weekend at the nation's largest gathering of gay Republicans.

Subliminal Militarization

Adam Elkus, WireTap. May 5, 2006.
The U.S. Army and video game producers are increasingly collaborating on war simulation games designed to attract a new generation of potential soldiers.

An Excellent Reason Not to Join the Military

Aimee Allison, AlterNet. May 5, 2006.
I was shocked to discover the realities of being a female minority in uniform.

Rally to Save Darfur Draws Thousands of Teens to D.C.

Anna Bernstein, Jonah Jablons, WireTap. May 4, 2006.
Personal Voices: Young activists at the rally talk about what motivated them to come and what they hope to achieve.

Loving to Hate Reality TV

Dino-Ray Ramos, WireTap. May 3, 2006.
Personal Voice: Most Americans watch close to four reality shows a week and many of us -- especially I -- love to spend time hating it.

Dixieland Justice: the Slow Murder of Rodney Reed

Jordan Buckley, WireTap. May 2, 2006.
New evidence in the murder case involving a young black man and white woman unveils the menacing legacy of Jim Crow in the Deep South.

Why I Will Boycott on May 1

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, AlterNet. May 1, 2006.
I will stand with my immigrant sisters and brothers because I value their contribution to America, and because their work makes my privilege possible.

Rally to Save Darfur This Sunday

WireTap. April 28, 2006.
Call to Action: Thousands will march to capture the world's attention and urge our government to end the genocide in Darfur.

Raunch Culture

Leanne Shear, Pop and Politics. April 27, 2006.
Personal Voice: I took a strip class recently and learned that power and achievement for women is still tied to sex.

Scott Ritter on Iran and the Return of a Draft

Charles Davis, WireTap. April 27, 2006.
Interview: Former U.N. weapons inspector and critic of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East talks about Iraq, Iran and the prospects for the return of a draft.

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