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From Campus to Combat: A profile of Afghanistan war veteran Perry O’Brien From Campus to Combat: A profile of Afghanistan war veteran Perry O’Brien

A profile of Afghanistan war veteran Perry O'Brien.

Jun 5, 2007 / The Nation

Work for Change Work for Change

Earn a living and make the world better. Sound impossible? Check out our recommendations for summer employment for socially conscious young folks.

Jun 1, 2007 / The Nation

Booker’s Balancing Act Booker’s Balancing Act

Newark's young mayor Cory Booker takes on conventional machine politics and brings a new vision to combating crime, corruption, and improving education.

Jun 1, 2007 / The Nation

Dueling Windmills: How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time Dueling Windmills: How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time

How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time.

May 25, 2007 / The Nation

Quiet in the Stacks: MU debates the Bush library, but where are the student voices? Quiet in the Stacks: MU debates the Bush library, but where are the student voices?

MU debates the Bush library, but where are the student voices?

May 25, 2007 / The Nation

Rally for the American Dream: Asian Pacific Americans support progressive immigration reform in DC Rally for the American Dream: Asian Pacific Americans support progressive immigration reform in DC

Asian Pacific Americans support progressive immigration reform in DC.

May 25, 2007 / The Nation

Campus Con: A flimsy new film treats young conservatives as victims Campus Con: A flimsy new film treats young conservatives as victims

A flimsy new film treats young conservatives as victims.

May 25, 2007 / The Nation

Drop It Low: Sexist Rap Reconsidered Drop It Low: Sexist Rap Reconsidered

With misogynistic rap lyrics dominating commercial media, a young feminist reflects on what women and society are willing to do about it.

May 22, 2007 / The Nation

Activism 2.0: myBLOC Rocks! Activism 2.0: myBLOC Rocks!

Youth organizing takes a giant leap forward with the launch of three online communities conceived, coded, designed and produced exclusively by black and brown folks.

May 22, 2007 / The Nation

Teenage Birth Rate Drops to a 65-Year Low Teenage Birth Rate Drops to a 65-Year Low

WireTap asks teens what's behind the decline--sex education, abstinence or better access to contraception?

May 22, 2007 / The Nation

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