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Looking for the Truth in Chavez's Venezuela

Vanessa Espinoza, YO! Youth Outlook. April 26, 2006.
Personal Voice: I spent a month in Venezuela asking young people how they viewed the country's hot political situation.

Dispatches From the Gulf Region

Jordan Flaherty, WireTap. April 25, 2006.
Guantanamo on the Mississippi: a look at the New Orleans Parish Prison before, during and after Katrina.

Won't Stop for Nothing

Kristina Rizga, WireTap. April 21, 2006.
Interview: Author Jeff Chang talks about hip-hop and politics, lessons learned in youth organizing and why so many still fail to notice how politically engaged today’s youth are.

Texas Youth Fight the War Aimed at Them

Jordan Buckley, WireTap. April 19, 2006.
A glimpse at the Youth Activists of Austin provides insight into innovative counter-recruitment campaigns nationwide.

What Is Wrong with the Muslim World?

ibrahim abdul-matin, WireTap. April 18, 2006.
The Dalai Lama met with religious leaders to defend Muslim teachings and discuss how to mitigate intolerance and promote understanding among various faiths.

Tipping in America

Talia Berman, WireTap. April 17, 2006.
They are young, transient and a dime a dozen -- a look at the ways 2 million food servers survive and don't survive in the restaurant industry.

Conversation with Amy Goodman

Suemedha Sood, WireTap. April 14, 2006.
Interview: One of the world's leading investigative journalists talks about her career, Iran, the immigration debate and what we can do to support free and independent media.

The Birth of a New Generation of Activists

Nawal Arinji, Karla Cano, Caroline Leopold, Children's PressLine. April 13, 2006.
Similar to the rest of the country, unusually high numbers of teens participated in the recent massive rally supporting immigrant rights in New York City.

Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

Jordan Buckley, WireTap. April 11, 2006.
News & Analysis: As the immigration debate continues to sizzle across the nation, a widely unknown case pending in Tucson, Ariz., courts may establish a startling new precedent.

Join the Largest Social Movement of Our Decade

Valerie Benavidez, WireTap. April 7, 2006.
Call to Action: On April 10, we -- the young people of this country -- are walking out, marching, organizing and voting for humane immigration reform.

Notorious C.H.O.

Gary Moskowitz, Pop and Politics. April 7, 2006.
Interview: Comedian Margaret Cho talks about being Asian in America, body image, queer politics, and sex.

Gracias!

Richard Rodriguez, New America Media. April 6, 2006.
As Congress debates what to do with millions of undocumented immigrants, someone needs to thank them for what they do for us.

Aborting Young Women's Rights

Emily Olfson, David Simpkins, Children's PressLine. April 6, 2006.
Personal Voices: Teens talk about unplanned pregnancies and the effect of the recent abortion ban in South Dakota.

The Answer Is Blowin' in the Wind

Holly Beck, WireTap. April 5, 2006.
Interview: Guster guitarist Adam Gardner talks about planning a music tour with a positive eco-footprint.

Speaking of Racial Profiling

Aaron Morrison, WireTap. April 3, 2006.
Since 9/11, American leaders have avoided talking about racial profiling, but a recent arrest of a black professor near his office is putting it back on the agenda.

Honor the Hand That Harvests Your Crop

Howard Zinn, Eddy Morales, WireTap. March 31, 2006.
Opinion: When we shrink the wages and benefits of students and campus workers, the quality of education declines.

Students Defy Lockdowns, Continue Walkouts

Aura Bogado, The NewStandard. March 30, 2006.
News: For a fourth consecutive schoolday, high school students leave campuses to protest national anti-immigrant legislation.

Students Protest Anti-Immigrant Bill

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. March 29, 2006.
News: Thousands of high school students walked out of their schools this week to protest the anti-immigrant House bill.

Talk Back to Your Radio

Elizabeth Daley, WireTap. March 29, 2006.
The widespread disappointment with corporate radio is turning into legal challenges led by young organizers, musicians and DJs.

Over-Achievers With Low Self-Esteem

Amy DePaul, WireTap. March 28, 2006.
A look into the conflicted inner lives of young women who appear to kick ass everywhere -- in school and on the soccer field -- while secretly struggling with self-worth.

Before All Hope Is Lost

Adam McKibbin, WireTap. March 27, 2006.
Every two hours, a young person commits suicide. To raise funding for this epidemic, some concerned musicians and activists have combined forces.

Five Minutes with Russell Simmons

John Podesta, Campus Progress. March 24, 2006.
Interview: Hip Hop entrepreneur and activist talks about youth empowerment, yoga and who the real gangstas are.

Student Debts, Stunted Lives

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. March 23, 2006.
If students during the '60s had been saddled with the debts our present-day young people carry, there might not have been a civil rights movement.

Pick a Bigger Weapon

Zoneil Maharaj, Pop and Politics. March 22, 2006.
Interview: Politically-minded emcee, Boots Riley, from the Coup talks about why he became an activist, BET today, and his new album.

Why French Youth Are Rioting -- Again

Robin Kraft, WireTap. March 20, 2006.
News: This time young people are opposing an ill-conceived new employment law that the French government is pushing to boost ratings before elections next year.

Not in Our Nombre

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. March 20, 2006.
As military recruiters aggressively move into Latino communities, they are met with surprising amount of organized resistance.

Rachel Corrie: Too Hot for New York

Philip Weiss, The Nation. March 18, 2006.
Why has a New York theater company backed off from producing a celebrated play about the moral awakening of a young American activist?

Watching Out for 'Little Brother'

Dino-Ray Ramos, WireTap. March 17, 2006.
Review: Despite their success, Little Brother goes against the ‘bling-bling’ grain of rap and stays in the waters of tongue-in-cheek wordplay and social commentary.

Shaking of the Golden Arches

Jordan Buckley, WireTap. March 15, 2006.
News: A showdown between McDonalds and farmworkers escalates.

The New Battlefield in the War on Terror

Leah Samuel, ColorLines. March 13, 2006.
Community Colleges across the country are repackaging their classes for "homeland security" programs in order to get federal funding.

Road Tripping

Beth Schwartzapfel, WireTap. March 10, 2006.
Now, more than ever, gay youth in North America seem to be doing just fine.

Zapatista Insurgente

Aura Bogado, Free Speech Radio News. March 9, 2006.
Interview: The leader of the Zapatistas talks about the recent changes in Latin America, women's rights and the U.S.-Mexico border.

Did the Oscars Get It Right?

Dino-Ray Ramos, WireTap. March 7, 2006.
Who won and who should have won that golden bald man.

Five Minutes with Helen Thomas

Elana Berkowitz, Campus Progress. March 6, 2006.
Interview: One of the most relentless reporters that questioned nine presidents talks about women journalists, world wars, and undying curiosity.

Desi Power Online

Tanzila Ahmed, WireTap. March 6, 2006.
There are 2 million South Asians in America today. They read, date, party and, increasingly, organize for political change online.

Who's Afraid of Darwin?

Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed. March 3, 2006.
Turns out many clergy members are not -- they see no conflict between belief in God and studying evolution in schools.

Rest in Peace, J Dilla

ibrahim abdul-matin, WireTap. March 2, 2006.
Friends and family are saying goodbye to one of the most prolific hip-hop and soul beat makers of our generation.

Excerpt: Palmyra Street

Jana Dennis, WireTap. February 28, 2006.
The third in the series of excerpts from books written by young people celebrating their neighborhoods in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina.

Remembering New Orleans

Kristina Rizga, WireTap. February 27, 2006.
Six months after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, some resident-writers look back on the good, the bad and everything in between.

Excerpt: These Streets Are Ours

Ashley Nelson, Ebony Bolding, WireTap. February 27, 2006.
A new series of books, written by young people in some of New Orleans' poorest neighborhoods, chronicles life in the Big Easy prior to Hurricane Katrina.

Spring Break on the Gulf Coast

Celina R. De Leon, WireTap. February 25, 2006.
Rather than party, hundreds of students are heading to the Gulf Region in March to help communities recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Lust and Desire: to Honor or Ignore?

Jennifer Liss, WireTap. February 24, 2006.
Review: A new anthology examines why and how people cheat on their loved ones, get caught, suffer and recover.

If the Dead Could Spit

Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap. February 22, 2006.
Interview: Hip hop poet Saul Williams talks about his new book and the sources of his inspiration.

No Child Left Un-recruited

Aviva Ariel, WireTap. February 20, 2006.
Establishing an 'opt-in' military recruitment policy in schools is the only way to prevent students from unknowingly releasing their private information to the army.

Saving Your Soul with Rock & Roll

Annika Carlson, Campus Progress. February 17, 2006.
How the right markets the anti-choice movement to young Christians.

Beyond Black and White for One Night

Jamia Wilson, WireTap. February 16, 2006.
Review: A new film provides a rare look into more subtle forms of racism and proposes a way to change that one school at a time.

Responsible Indulgences

Talia Berman, WireTap. February 14, 2006.
Sustainable Living: In this high season of shopping for commitment rings and dazzling gems, here's our guide to diamonds that are not supporting wars or child labor.

The Human Cost of Diamonds

Justin Warren, ChangeItAll.org. February 14, 2006.
The daughter of a West African diamond trader talks about how the ongoing civil war fueled by the coveted gems affects her community.

It Should Break Your Heart to Kill

Jennifer Liss, WireTap. February 13, 2006.
Brian Turner, who was an infantry team leader in Iraq, recently reflected on the war-time experiences in his new book of poems.

A Wal-Mart Grows in Wyoming

Kat Smyth, Campus Progress. February 11, 2006.
I don't know how long my family's printing company can survive, since Wal-Mart moved into my town and displaced most of the local businesses.

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