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The Legacy of PEPFAR
Bush has made HIV/AIDS relief a priority, but he’s thwarted his own efforts by relying on unsound abstinence-only education.
By Stephanie Gross, Wednesday August 20, 2008

Know Your Right-Wing Speakers
Hugh Hewitt
One highly connected neoconservative radio host’s influence extends beyond the airwaves.
By Pat Garofalo, Monday August 18, 2008

Ask the Expert
In Need of Home and Country
An expert from Refugees International explains how we can help displaced Iraqis.
By Aaron Ludensky, Monday August 11, 2008

Opinions
Wanted: Female Cartoonist
Slowpoke artist Jen Sorensen explains why comics have historically been a nerdy guy thing and how we can change that.
By Jen Sorensen, Friday August 8, 2008

Opinions
A Proactive Progressivism
Rather than playing Whack-A-Mole with conservative ballot initiatives, Colorado activists are trying to get voters to say “yes” to affirmative action.
By Erica Williams, Wednesday August 6, 2008

Five Minutes With
Dennis Kucinich
The congressman discusses his articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush and what the public still doesn’t know about the Iraq war.
By Aaron Ludensky, Monday August 4, 2008

Know Your Right-Wing Speakers
Trent Lott
A former Mississippi senator who carries on the proud tradition of racial exceptionalism.
By Laura Perez, Friday August 1, 2008

Field Report
Globe Trotting
International volunteer organizations may do a lot of good, but they also have problems that need to be addressed.
By Thomas Coen, Thursday July 31, 2008

Books
Optimism Deficient?
A wrongheaded experiment to prove poor people are lazy shows it’s easy to succeed when you’re young, healthy, white, and male.
By Kayla Walker, Tuesday July 22, 2008

Five Minutes With
Luis Moreno-Ocampo
The International Criminal Court prosecutor speaks on the genocide in Darfur, youth activism, and what young people can do about it.
By Natalie Ondiak and Matthew Szewczyk, Friday July 18, 2008

Five Minutes With
Rick Sanchez
The CNN anchor talks about what it’s like to be a Latino in mainstream journalism.
By Saxon Baird, Wednesday July 16, 2008

Opinions
A Steeple of Progressive Policy
Faith-based initiatives have gotten a bad rap under the Bush administration, but the problem isn’t the idea—it’s the execution.
By Ben Weyl, Tuesday July 15, 2008

Opinions
The Young and the Indebted
College students face unique challenges when it comes to credit cards and debt.
By Erica L. Williams and Tim Westrich, Thursday July 3, 2008

Field Report
Quieting the Riot
Should police use force to break up student gatherings?
By Hilary Moss, Friday June 27, 2008

Field Report
Taking the (Dumpster) Plunge
“Freegans” can have their trash and eat it, too.
By Megan Peters , Monday June 23, 2008

Five Minutes With
Rachel Maddow
On gay marriage, Chris Matthews, and the youth vote.
By Kay Steiger, Friday June 20, 2008

Books
Autonomy Under 18
A recent book on children’s rights calls for a new paradigm for children stuck in broken systems like foster care.
By Erika Asgiersson, Monday June 16, 2008

Crib Sheets
Student Loan Crisis?
Fear not: The mortgage crisis hasn’t doomed the student loan industry.
By Ben Miller, Tuesday June 10, 2008

Books
The Unappetizing Politics of School Lunches
How a progressive idea ended up reinforcing inequality.
By Eliza Krigman, Wednesday June 4, 2008

Field Report
What Lies Beneath
One of the largest wildlife refuges in Colorado is threatened because oil companies still own the subterranean minerals.
By Rachael DeWitt, Tuesday June 3, 2008

Five Minutes With
Matthew Yglesias
The Atlantic Monthly blogger talks about his new book and an old approach to foreign policy.
By Nickolas Sifuentes, Thursday May 29, 2008

Opinions
The Incentive to Heal
Backwards incentives push the pharmaceutical industry to produce drugs curing erectile dysfunction rather than malaria.
By Hewsan Pang, Wednesday May 28, 2008

Opinions
Globalizing Education
Many study abroad programs have sought an egalitarian liberal education objective, but many have fallen short.
By Conor Gaffney, Tuesday May 27, 2008

Field Report
A Moment of Silence
Remembering our fallen peers on Memorial Day.
By Campus Progress, Monday May 26, 2008

Crib Sheets
Valuable Wasteland
Why the preservation of swamps and bogs could hold the key to stopping global warming.
By Adam Welti, Friday May 23, 2008

Field Report
Breaking Down the Cell Walls
For some, ending the death penalty begins with the simple act of writing letters.
By Brittany Aubin, Thursday May 22, 2008

Crib Sheets
Generation Progressive
A recent report shows that young people favor universal health care, strong labor unions, and economic equality.
By Amanda Logan , Tuesday May 20, 2008

Opinions
Passing through the Middle East
An American student chronicles her travels — and her fluid identity — as she visits the Middle East.
By Shira Tevah, Monday May 19, 2008

Crib Sheets
A New Kind of Addiction
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise on college campuses.
By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch, Friday May 16, 2008

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Making Med Schools More Diverse
America needs more minority doctors—and the government can help make it happen.
By Andrew Herstein, Tuesday May 6, 2008

Five Minutes With
Nir Rosen
The Iraq-war chronicler discusses day-to-day life in Iraq and explains why he thinks young Americans can’t end the war.
By Tanya Paperny, Thursday May 1, 2008

Ask the Expert
Redefining "Pro-Israel"
A new group called J Street wants to loosen the right-wing stranglehold on Israel advocacy. Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami explains how it will get the job done.
By Justin Elliott , Wednesday April 30, 2008

Five Minutes With
Mike Gravel
The left-of-center presidential candidate on the war, gay rights, and the environment.
By Tanya Paperny, Monday April 28, 2008

Opinions
Not-So-Equal Pay Day
Young women taking on large debt loads are especially at risk for pay discrimination.
By Aisha Forte, Friday April 25, 2008

Field Report
Two Wrongs
Legislation and regulation designed to prevent another Virginia Tech shooting virtually eliminates many student rights.
By Katie Gaughan, Thursday April 24, 2008

Five Minutes With
Samantha Power
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses her new book about Sergio Vieira de Mello, a U.N. diplomat who died in Iraq.
By Natalie Ondiak, Wednesday April 23, 2008

Opinions
The End of Bush’s Earth Days
With Bush out of the White House next year, future Earth Days should signal real policy change on the environment.
By Kate Sheppard, Tuesday April 22, 2008

Field Report
Sustainable Punk
A New York skateboard manufacturer is creating green-collar jobs.
By Mike Berlin, Thursday April 17, 2008

Crib Sheets
Ending Ethnic Conflict in Uganda
A long-awaited peace agreement hinges on international courts backing down.
By Kayla Walker, Monday April 14, 2008

Field Report
Video: Who's Rebuilding New Orleans?
We’ll give you a hint: It’s not the government.
By Zach Pentel and Brendan Polmer, Thursday April 10, 2008

Crib Sheets
Why Superdelegates Exist
They’re supposed to make the Democratic presidential nominating process more democratic, not less.
By Brittany Schulman, Wednesday April 9, 2008

Opinions
Thinking about the Breast
Young women are screened annually for cervical cancer, but breast cancer could be a greater threat.
By Amy Williams, Monday April 7, 2008

Opinions
Learning the Right Lessons from the Neocons
A recent review of a book on neoconservatism took the wrong lessons from the movement.
By Ben Weyl, Tuesday April 1, 2008

Opinions
Off-Target
A new superstore ignores its Spanish-speaking neighborhood.
By Bobby Allyn, Thursday March 27, 2008

Opinions
The Power of Protest
Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of U.S. combat operations in Iraq. Protesters gathered in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. to voice their opposition.
By Tanya Paperny, Thursday March 20, 2008

Opinions
Paul’s Fall
Ron Paul’s supporters can rationalize his failure however they want, but his ideas simply aren’t popular enough to spark a revolution.
By Tim Fernholz , Monday March 17, 2008

Five Minutes With
Eliot Spitzer
Before he was known as “Client-9,” Eliot Spitzer talked to Campus Progress about ethics and public service.
By Elana Berkowitz, Wednesday March 12, 2008

Opinions
A Conservative Bombshell
The person responsible for yesterday’s bombing of a military recruiting station in Times Square may have anti-war sentiments, and conservatives couldn’t be happier.
By Jesse Singal, Friday March 7, 2008

Opinions
All You Need is Shopping
A new Target can fix a troubled neighborhood, The Washington Post says.
By Jesse Singal, Wednesday March 5, 2008

Opinions
Desperately Seeking Diversity
Stanford University will no longer charge tuition to students whose families’ make less than $100,000 a year. That’s good for diversity, but it’s not good enough.
By Kai Stinchcombe , Monday March 3, 2008