Finding Perspective
A student at University of California–Santa Barbara enlists in the Marines. Suddenly, college doesn’t seem so hard.
By Mario Geary, November 5, 2009The Problem with the Campus Sex Column “Movement”
A recent article in The Nation highlighted campus sex columns as progressive and under conservative attack, but sometimes sex columns get criticism from the left.
By Amanda Hess, October 8, 2009The Cult of Michael Moore
Love him or hate him, the filmmaker strikes a nerve with his work.
By Michael Corcoran, October 1, 2009The Myth of the Young Invincible
Young people stand to gain a lot from health care reform—and are more supportive of it than other age groups—so why do they get pegged as apathetic?
By Suzy Khimm, September 23, 2009Rating the iPhone's Top 25 Free Apps
Apple has a list of “top 25” free applications for the iPhone, but how good are they?
By Drew Seman, September 17, 2009Anti-Heath Care Reform Protesters Skewed Old, White
Tens of thousands may have gathered in Washington, D.C. this weekend to protest health care reform, but you didn’t see young adults in the crowd.
By Kay Steiger, September 14, 2009The End of the Revenge Fantasy
The nation’s initial response to 9/11 was one that could have easily come from an eleven-year-old. Let’s hope we’ve moved beyond the need for war as a response to terrorism.
By Dylan Matthews, September 11, 2009Infighting: The Tyranny of the Internet
Is the Google Books settlement progressive or not? Two sides debate the issue.
By Jake Stillwell and James Grimmelmann, September 9, 2009Picking Up the Check
One conservative writer complains that modern dating is in chaos. Her solution? Return to the days when women were passive.
By Kay Steiger, September 1, 2009Mr. Brown Goes to Washington
The National Organization for Marriage moves to Washington, D.C. and tries to couch its bigotry in non-personal, intellectual language. Or so says the Washington Post.
By Emily Rutherford, September 1, 2009Ted Kennedy, R.I.P.
The man known as the “Liberal Lion” did a lot to advance the rights of young people throughout his career.
By Kay Steiger, August 26, 2009Time for the Internet Generation to Save Itself
There’s a lot more at stake with national broadband than you might think.
By Russ Caditz-Peck, August 11, 2009Out of Touch
Conservatives keep showing they can’t keep up with America on social issues.
By Sahil Kapur, July 30, 2009Phoning In Democracy
Some argue against phonebanking on privacy grounds, but it’s essential to democracy.
By Dylan Matthews, July 28, 2009What Gatesgate Reveals About Racism in America
Recent news events are showing that conservatives are more eager to denounce accusations of racism than racism itself.
By Jamelle Bouie, July 27, 2009The End of the Evening News
As Walter Cronkite passed away last week, we remember that the era of “the most trusted man in America” on the evening news is long gone.
By Matt Zeitlin, July 20, 2009Sotomayor as a College Activist
Few have noted Sonia Sotomayor’s activist past at Princeton University, but they shouldn’t ignore how it gained her mainstream acceptance.
By Emily Rutherford, July 15, 2009Decoding Sotomayor Opening Statements
What the Senate Judiciary Committee really meant by their opening statements.
By Matt Zeitlin, July 14, 2009Binge Drinking: Purge the Drinking Age
Colleges and college students get blamed for binge drinking fatalities, but maybe we should blame the high drinking age.
By Kathleen Reeves, July 9, 2009The Civil Rights Act in a Post-Obama World
On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, where we stand and where we must go in continuing the struggle for civil rights in America.
By Erica Williams, July 1, 2009Yet Another Conservative Hates on Feminism
American Enterprise Institute scholar argues that feminism is sloppy in an equally sloppy column.
By Emily Rutherford, June 30, 2009Why an Affair Shouldn’t Ruin Mark Sanford’s Career
The South Carolina governor choked his state’s budget in a recession, but what ended his presidential hopes was a tawdry affair in Argentina.
By Kay Steiger, June 24, 2009This Passes for Diversity?
A poster campaign at Ithaca College featured the slogan “i Am Diverse.” But the institution, like other private liberal arts schools, is overwhelmingly upper-middle-class and white.
By Julissa Treviño, June 18, 2009An Intern’s Guide to D.C.
How to dodge the District’s gunfire—and jumbo slices—during your summer internship.
By Jesse Singal, June 11, 2009Internet At Risk
Why Young People Should Care About Internet Policy
By Zach Pentel, June 4, 2009Text Appeal
Fifteen new text acronyms you should memorize to protect your teenager—and yourself.
By Jesse Singal, June 2, 2009Rebirth of Anti-Abortion Terrorism
The murder of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas brings back old memories of radicalized violence against abortion providers.
By Kay Steiger, June 1, 2009It's Not What You Think
What the New Haven firefighter case really tells us about Sonia Sotomayor
By Dylan Matthews, May 28, 2009As American as General Tso’s Chicken
Many ethnic foods have a root in other cultures but are greatly Americanized over time.
By Jackie Simone, May 27, 2009Jailbreak!
Our nation’s prisons aren’t secure enough for Gitmo detainees. Be very, very, very afraid.
By Jesse Singal, May 21, 2009The Sky Isn’t Falling
The battle for same-sex marriage might be turning around, but there are still a lot of other issues important to the
LGBT community.
By Emily Rutherford, May 18, 2009Double X Gets an F
Why is the newest feminist publication attacking feminists?
By Kay Steiger, May 14, 2009Just Ask
University officials are coming under fire for inviting controversial commencement speakers. They should have included student input.
By Jamelle Bouie, May 14, 2009White Washing
M. Night Shyamalan’s new film casts white actors in what are clearly meant to be Asian roles.
By Julianne Henry, May 11, 2009Take Two
Conservatives are rehashing liberal arguments—badly.
By Jesse Singal, May 6, 2009A More Gay Friendly Supreme Court
At least two potential
SCOTUS nominees could be big wins for
LGBT rights.
By Dylan Matthews, May 5, 2009Wrong Again
Why Naomi Wolf needs to update her knowledge of feminism.
By Kay Steiger, May 4, 2009Aporkalypse Now?
How one young journalist in Mexico City is dealing with the swine flu epidemic.
By Julia Cooke, April 30, 2009Marital Issues
Responding to a lame, sexist argument for early marriage.
By Jesse Singal, April 28, 2009Obama Didn’t Ban Torture
The nonsensical case for “moving forward.”
By Randolph Brickey, April 23, 2009You’re Fired!
The Senate often stands in the way of great progressive reform, so how can we get rid of it?
By Dylan Matthews, April 22, 2009A New Deal for Young Workers
Is it time to bring back Roosevelt’s National Youth Administration?
By Ethan Porter and Elon Plotkin, April 21, 2009YAF's Gaffe
A conservative youth group settles on a post-Obama strategy: ignore young people.
By Jesse Singal, April 13, 2009Loosening Up in Lisbon
Portugal’s drug decriminalization is a model of successful reform. Too bad it would never work here.
By Jesse Singal, April 6, 2009The "Fempire" is Not a Trend
Problems with the
New York Times‘ reporting on women in Hollywood.
By Kay Steiger, March 25, 2009Leave El Salvador Alone!
Obama gives Salvadoran leftists room to breathe.
By Jake Blumgart, March 19, 2009Obama’s Transparency Problem
The new administration’s decision to adhere to state secrets and other policies is a misuse of power.
By Ned Resnikoff, March 3, 2009How Not to Protest
The latest
NYU protest made news, but it didn’t make a difference.
By Ned Resnikoff, February 23, 2009Clinton Psychodrama Redux
The right-wing attack machine’s smears against Obama bring us back to the days of the Clinton administration.
By Ned Resnikoff, February 19, 2009Don’t Apologize, Michael!
Michael Phelps’ apology for smoking pot was a lot like his personality: lifeless and rote.
By Jesse Singal, February 2, 2009Choosing the Court
Barack Obama could pick as many as three Supreme Court justices. His choices could change the Court’s trajectory for decades to come.
By Dylan Matthews, January 28, 2009Investing in Justice
Students around the country are starting to look at university investments as a means of social activism.
By Emily Rutherford, January 27, 2009A New Focus for Feminism
During this season of change, feminist organizations must reach out to people of color, young people, and straight men.
By Kay Steiger, January 22, 2009To a Black Man Who Died Too Soon
This week may symbolize hope for black men, but the reality is that many are still more likely to be murdered than to go to college.
By Erica Williams, January 19, 2009The Transition Memo
Six things incoming President Barack Obama can do to keep his promises to young people and restore the world’s faith in America.
By Lauren Yingling, January 16, 2009The Death of Intellectual Conservatism
After a crushing electoral defeat, conservatives are dashing further to the right. Such a direction leaves the movement intellectually bankrupt.
By Ned Resnikoff, December 17, 2008The Case Against Robert Gates
The current secretary of defense has a somewhat sordid history, so why is Obama asking him to stay on?
By Dylan Matthews, December 15, 2008Sick Leave Sniffles
Three cities have passed mandatory paid sick leave. Will everyone get it next?
By L. Russell Allen, December 11, 2008Taking Responsibility
One student examines her life for opportunities to be an ethical consumer.
By Suyeon Khim, December 10, 2008Be a Little Thankful
What Campus Progress and Pushback.org are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
By Campus Progress and Pushback, November 26, 2008Professor-in-Chief
Unlike other egg-headed candidates, President-elect Obama has proven that an intellectual can make it to the Oval Office.
By Emily Rutherford, November 24, 2008On Our Watch
What one student believes President Obama must do to restore America’s place in the world.
By Sahil Kapur, November 20, 2008Alternative Travel for the Wealthy
California’s high-speed rail initiative has been hailed by urbanists around the country, but it might be more worthwhile to increase public transit in cities instead.
By Ben Adler, November 19, 2008The Fire of a New Generation
Railing against expectations, young people voted in record numbers—and it’s just the beginning.
By Tim Fernholz, November 5, 2008The Problem with the Debates
Why presidential debates have become more like bi-partisan press conferences.
By Kay Steiger, September 26, 2008No Laughing Matter
Community organizing isn’t a joke—it’s one of our country’s proudest traditions.
By Rob Anderson, September 17, 2008We Still Don’t Get It
Seven years later, America’s conversation about terrorism hasn’t grown up.
By Jesse Singal, September 11, 2008Wanted: 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, August 8, 2008A 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, August 6, 2008A 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, July 15, 2008The Young and the Indebted
College students face unique challenges when it comes to credit cards and debt.
By Erica L. Williams and Tim Westrich, July 3, 2008The Incentive to Heal
Backwards incentives push the pharmaceutical industry to produce drugs curing erectile dysfunction rather than malaria.
By Hewsan Pang, May 28, 2008Globalizing Education
Many study abroad programs have sought an egalitarian liberal education objective, but many have fallen short.
By Conor Gaffney, May 27, 2008Passing through the Middle East
An American student chronicles her travels — and her fluid identity — as she visits the Middle East.
By Shira Tevah, May 19, 2008Not-So-Equal Pay Day
Young women taking on large debt loads are especially at risk for pay discrimination.
By Aisha Forte, April 25, 2008The 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, April 22, 2008Thinking about the Breast
Young women are screened annually for cervical cancer, but breast cancer could be a greater threat.
By Amy Williams, April 7, 2008Learning the Right Lessons from the Neocons
A recent review of a book on neoconservatism took the wrong lessons from the movement.
By Ben Weyl, April 1, 2008Off-Target
A new superstore ignores its Spanish-speaking neighborhood.
By Bobby Allyn, March 27, 2008The 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, March 20, 2008Paul’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 , March 17, 2008A 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, March 7, 2008All You Need is Shopping
A new Target can fix a troubled neighborhood,
The Washington Post says.
By Jesse Singal, March 5, 2008Desperately 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 , March 3, 200899 Problems with the Bush Administration
A look at the biggest losers under our current president.
By MicCheck Radio, February 25, 2008Raúl and the New Cuba
Americans could see gradual change in Cuba after Fidel Castro’s departure, but only if the embargo ends.
By Andrew Tillman, February 22, 2008Carded at the Polls
Why a pending Supreme Court case could disenfranchise students just as they’ve begun voting in record numbers.
By Michael Lausch, February 20, 2008Have a Happy, Feminist Valentine’s Day
Progressives and feminists don’t need to reflexively bash V-Day.
By Brittany Schulman, February 14, 2008At Mitt’s End
Teary-eyed conservatives bid adieu to Mitt Romney at their national conference.
By Jordan Michael Smith, February 11, 2008Why Conservatives Won't Capture the Youth Vote
No matter what Young America’s Foundation Spokesman Jason Mattera says, young people and conservatism don’t mix.
By Erica Williams, February 5, 2008We Need Super Bowl Monday
Why the day after the big game should be a national holiday.
By Brittany Schulman, February 4, 2008What's next for John Edwards?
Edwards may have a better chance of changing America now that he has dropped out of the presidential race.
By Kai Stinchcombe, January 31, 2008Rudy Did Fail, Luckily
Why Giuliani’s loss is America’s gain.
By Jesse Singal, January 30, 2008State of the Union Drinking Game
Because sometimes all you can do is laugh… and drink.
By Jesse Singal, January 28, 2008Today's Choice Landscape
The 35
th anniversary of
Roe is a good time to take a broad look at choice in America.
By Nancy Keenan, January 23, 2008Race On the Ballot
This fall, progressives need to make affirmative action a moral issue, the way King did.
By Tyler Lewis, January 21, 2008Are Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Scabs?
You bet. Think twice before tuning in.
By Saxon Baird, January 10, 2008Response from David Horowitz
David Horowitz responds to Campus Progress take on Horowitz’ own history.
By David Horowitz, January 5, 2008Is the Death Penalty Dying?
New Jersey abolished the death penalty this week. Is this the beginning of a new trend?
By Greg Bloom, December 21, 20072007 Progressive Gift Guide
This holiday season, give the
progressives in your life something better than a Wii.
By Ben Furnas, December 17, 2007Agree to Disagree
Tim Fernholz may be “mad as hell,” but that doesn’t mean he’s right.
By Courtney E. Martin, November 29, 2007The Kids Are Alright
Today’s youth activism is better than that of the ’60s. Too bad one young journalist doesn’t get it.
By Tim Fernholz , November 27, 2007He Said, Ze Said
Should progressives support Rep. Barney Frank’s Employment Non-Discrimination Act? Part two of a two-part debate.
Part One: The opening statements
Part Two: The rebuttalsBy Kate Sheppard and Rob Anderson, November 16, 2007Che Lives ... on a T-Shirt
What progressives should know about Cuba’s most iconic revolutionary.
By Kay Steiger, October 12, 2007Depleted Uranium, Increased Risk
Weapons the Department of Defense claims are harmless have serious and lasting effects.
By Perry O’Brien, Cornell University, September 5, 2007Buzz Kill
How to Make Donald Rumsfeld’s Memoir a Bestseller
By Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress.org, August 28, 2007How to Fix Divestment from Sudan
Let’s bring companies to the negotiating table.
By Tristan Reed, UCLA, July 27, 2007Ill Communication
Iranian-American students feel their homeland is misunderstood.
By Patrick Boyle, Emerson College, July 9, 2007Boop Beep Bleep Bloop
The machines are already taking over.
By Patrick Appel, University of California, Irvine, July 9, 2007Reppin' Islam
Young and Muslim and not who you think I am.
By Isra Bhatty, University of Chicago, May 16, 2005
How to Fix Divestment from Sudan
Let’s bring companies to the negotiating table.
By Tristan Reed, UCLA, Friday July 27, 2007
Hey AT&T, Eavesdrop it Like it's Hot
How your iPhone service provider has cooperated with illegal eavesdropping.
By Mark Pike, William & Mary School of Law, Tuesday July 17, 2007
Cleaning Up a Candidate’s Act
How to Get Special Interest Money Out of Elections.
By Andrew Calderaro, SUNY-Nassau Community College, Wednesday June 27, 2007
Suburban Cowboys
Conservatives are getting frenzied over the perils of “anti-sprawl policy.”
By Ben Adler, June 12, 2007
Whither Women Leaders?
A look at the future of female political leadership.
By Zach Marks, Yale University, May 31, 2007
Whose Pleasure?
Girls Gone Wild is a symptom of our culture’s stunted view of female sexuality.
By Lisa Jervis, May 17, 2007.
Cleaning Up Student Loans
With payola and inefficiency, federal aid fails needy students.
By Kate Sabatini and Pedro de la Torre III, May 16, 2007
Porn Again
How the new pornographers are exploiting young women, and why liberals should care.
By Garance Franke-Ruta, May 15, 2007
Barely Legal Porn
Why we shouldn’t infantilize 18-year-olds.
By Matthew Yglesias, May 8, 2007
Down and Out in the City of London
Why progressives should not cheer Lord Browne’s resignation.
By Alex Levy, Wesleyan University, May 7, 2007
Young America
A New New Deal.
By Paul Starr, Apr. 23, 2007
Being a Radical Doula
How pro-choice advocacy and birth activism go hand in hand.
By Miriam Pérez, Swarthmore College, Apr. 17, 2007
Afghani Children Left Behind
The poor state of education in Afghanistan.
By Lily Smith, Colorado College, Apr. 5, 2007
Infighting: Anna NiCoulter
Should progressives take Ann Coulter seriously?
Sam Berger and Ben Adler, Mar. 30, 2007
Sick Transit
The new budget is predictably bad for mass transit.
By Ben Adler, Feb. 15, 2007
Murray’s Morons
A conservative “scholar” wants to keep students out of college.
By Niral Shah, Dartmouth College, Feb. 7, 2007
A Will Without a Way
The conservative canard about the “will to win in Iraq.”
Jesse Singal, University of Michigan, Feb. 6, 2007
Sea No Evil
Americans should open their eyes to the reality of climate change.
By Kari Manlove, University of Puget Sound, Feb. 5, 2007
Accessing Choice
34 years after Roe, barriers remain for low-income women.
Miriam Pérez, Swarthmore College, Jan. 16, 2007
Campus Progress Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ben Adler, Jan. 11, 2007
Wage War
Why the minimum wage increase is so good for young people.
Niral Shah, Dartmouth College, Jan. 11, 2007
The New Saddam
The dictator we should we hate now.
Bryan Collinsworth, Jan. 9, 2007
Why Coach Should Fly Coach
Colleges need to put education ahead of athletics.
Andrew Kroll, Western Michigan University, Jan. 9, 2007
License to Ill
Why American workers should get paid sick days.
Matt Singer, Dec. 8, 2006
The Wrong Nuclear Option
Bush’s new deal with India is radioactive.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Nov. 27, 2006
Speaking of Choice…
The fetus is not the issue. The woman is.
Dana Goldstein, Nov. 15, 2006
Prop 87 Gets 86ed
Californians fail to support a progressive energy policy.
Somerset Perry, Georgetown University, Nov. 13, 2006
Wait Just a Minute
The questions you should ask a Minuteman.
Somerset Perry, Georgetown University, Nov. 6, 2006
Missing on Affirmative Action
Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate.
Madhuri Singh, University of Michigan, Nov. 2, 2006
Borderline Buchanan
My accidental incursion into the creepiest book club meeting ever.
Joseph Peha, University of Denver, Oct. 24, 2006
Gambling Ban a Bust
History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet.
Philissa Cramer, Oct. 27, 2006
Don't Blame the Scantron
Why the SAT’s limitations are a good thing.
Ezra Klein, Oct. 31, 2006
SAT-isfactory
The SAT is our best option, for now.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Oct. 17, 2006
The Standardized Pest
Is it time to drop the SATs?
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, Oct. 16, 2006
Momma Said Help Me Out
In the latest feminist battle, men should do more than observe.
Dana Goldstein, Oct. 2, 2006
Heated Conversation
A discussion on global warming the world desperately needs.
Amanda Terkel, Sep. 29, 2006
Treading Goldwater
A rebuttal to the Arizona Republican’s alleged progressive legacy.
Justin Elliott, Brown University, Sep. 25, 2006
Gay Marriage
Two progressives debate marriage’s importance in the LGBT movement.
Kat Lewis and Rob Anderson, Sep. 18-21, 2006
'Elvis' Has Left the Picture
After Koizumi, the U.S. should press Japan to mend fences with China.
Graham Webster, Sep. 17, 2006
In-D.C. Proposal
It’s time to give residents a vote.
Laura Beaufort, University of Delaware, Sep. 14, 2006
Fair Harvard
Aiming for equality, the nation’s top college drops early admission.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Sep. 12, 2006
Put Your Best Face Forward
What Facebook Feed should have taught us about the internet.
Ezra Klein, Sep. 12, 2006
"Healthy Families," Confused Voters
Fighting a draconian abortion ban on the ground in South Dakota.
Alexandra Berke, Cornell University, Sep. 7, 2006
Systemic Failure
News flash: the missile defense shield still doesn’t work.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Sep. 7, 2006
Throwing the Book at Them
Why you’re being forced to spend so much on textbooks.
Ben Waxman, Juniata College, Sep. 1, 2006
America's Next Top Union
Reality-show writers demand a “Model” employer.
Miranda Nelson, University of Chicago and Nichole Bauer, George Mason University, Aug. 24, 2006
The Upside of Anger
The case for progressive rage.
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, Aug. 23, 2006
Not So Social
Do young people support private accounts? I went to an empty room to find out.
Dana Goldstein, Campus Progress, Aug. 15, 2006
A Congressional Panel Would Like To Be Added
MySpace causes legislators to start thinking of the children.
Katie DeWitt, Yale University, Aug. 2, 2006
My Open Exchange With a Conservative Spokesman
...before he threw me out of his conference.
Conor Clarke, Amherst College, Aug. 1, 2006
Boys Crying Wolf
The overreaction to women closing the gender gap.
Rohan Mascarenhas, Amherst College, July 26, 2006
Gay Parties
Coming out of the electoral closet.
Adam Jack Gomolin, UC-Berkeley and Alex Halpern Levy, Wesleyan University, July 21, 2006
What's The Big Idea?
Do progressives need better ideas – or better campaigns?
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, July 19, 2006
Onward and Bye, Ward
Progressives have nothing to mourn over the departure of Ward Churchill.
Graham Webster, Campus Progress, July 11, 2006
Making College Affordable Again
The sad state of today’s college costs.
Elana Berkowitz and Adam Jentleson, Campus Progress, July 6, 2006
Do we Root for the Home Team?
Should progressives support America in international sports?
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University and Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, June 27-30, 2006
Abstainers-Only Need Apply
Politicians want to make kids swear off sex- why don’t they make their interns?
Ben Waxman, Juniata College, June 26, 2006
A Necessary Intervention
Why progressives should support military intervention in Darfur.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, June 23, 2006
The Tasty Term Politicos Love
A different opinion on the “electability” issue.
Julie Brinn Siegel, University of Pennsylvania, June 22, 2006
Someday I'll Bring My Husband to Passover
One couple’s struggle to overcome immigration’s hurdles.
Hanna Ingber, May 15, 2006
Anger in Uniform
Why it’s wrong for students to take their war outrage out on the ROTC.
Paul Abowd, University of Michigan, May 10, 2006
Wage-ing War on Immigrants
Examining the right wing’s newfound concern for America ’s working class.
Ezra Klein, May 1, 2006
It's Only Natural
For Latino immigrants seeking citizenship, having a home and feeling at home are two different things.
August Miller, Hope College, Apr. 26, 2006
Dear Deviants…
3 Open letters in support of H.R. 4437.
Katie Halper, Apr. 20, 2006
Phantom Menace
Conservatives claim to hate earmarks. Don’t take them at their word.
Josh Patashnik, Harvard University, Apr. 11, 2006
TFA, Yea or Nay?
Two students debate Teach for America, the achievement gap and transforming the system.
Amy Schiller and Mat Schutzer, Brandeis University, Apr. 10, 2006
Hate the Game, Not the Player
A (competitive) discussion on the role of athletics in academia.
Ben Adler, Mark Pike and Will Feldman, Apr. 3, 2006
Profit Marginal
How Congress is screwing students—again.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Mar. 31, 2006
Help Ted Stevens!
How you can help save the bill to kill wildlife.
Katie Halper, Mar. 31, 2006
“Precarity” Reaches Old Europe
Why French students are rioting.
Julia Gronnevet, Campus Progress, Mar. 15, 2006
An unFAIR Policy
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the military recruiters. That doesn’t mean you have to pretend to like it.
Sam Berger, Center for American Progress, Mar. 10, 2006
Ixnay on the N-Word Already
Dave Chappelle finally gave it up. Now everyone else should too.
Tamia Booker, Campus Progress, Mar. 9, 2006
Off Base
How the Cuban embargo threatened to endanger America’s pastime and the World Baseball Classic.
Kelson Bohnet, Vanderbilt University, Mar. 6, 2006
Why We Published the Mohammed Cartoons
College publications grapple with the Prophet controversy.
Travis Mushett, Dartmouth College, Feb. 27, 2006
What You Don’t Know About Facebook
Is there more behind it than you think?
Eric Osguthorpe, Clemson University, Feb. 23, 2006
‘Tern Limits
Unpaid internships restrict a lot more than a student’s cash flow.
Yael Julie Fischer, Feb. 21, 2006
Tooning Out The Truth
What the cartoon coverage is ignoring about the real cause of the riots.
Raffaello Pantucci, Feb. 16, 2006
Can’t Hackett
Paul Hackett needs to get his act together for the sake of the progressive movement.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Feb. 15, 2006
Alito Unmasked
He’s a flaming liberal.
Kate Halper, Feb. 15, 2006
Big Brother is IMing You
A school invades the MySpace of its students.
Max Kardon, Feb. 9, 2006
A Wal-Mart Grows in Wyoming
Is my parents’ store the next victim?
Kat Smyth, Boston College, Feb. 2, 2006
Does France Suck?
Eve Fairbanks of The New Republic and Brian Beutler of the Washington City Paper on the country Americans love to hate.
Eve Fairbanks and Brian Beutler, Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2006
Six-Figure Sellouts?
Three very different perspectives on post-graduate careers in finance.
The Princeton Progressive Nation, Jan. 27, 2006
Disappointing Dowd
After criticizing the Dems for being “girlie men,” the consummate woman in a man’s world still doesn’t seem interested in changing it.
Lauren Pruneski, Jan. 24, 2006
The Minuteman Who Came to Dinner
What the left can learn from my anti-immigration father.
Bryan Collinsworth, Sarah Lawrence College, Jan. 18, 2006
Americans, War Is the Answer
James Howard Kunstler’s frank talk on Iraq and the need for reshaping the American lifestyle.
Jan. 5, 2006
Red Lips, No Veil
One Iranian-American student explains why her dissent begins with lipstick.
Safa Samiezade’-Yazd, University of Denver, Jan. 4, 2006
Two Sides of the Same Coin
French Riots and Hurricane Katrina.
Raffaello Pantucci, Dec. 19, 2005
Salaries Aren’t the Problem
College presidents make top dollar, but tuition hikes are the real enemy.
Ryan Werder, University of Michigan, Dec. 15, 2005
The Passion of the Administration
One student’s story of being harassed and censored by his university.
Chris Lee, Washington State University, Dec. 13, 2005
What I Learned from David Brooks
At a recent lecture, this conservative favorite had a few tips for progressives.
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, Dec. 5, 2005
Re-Capture the Flag
It’s time to make the ultimate American symbol stand for all Americans again.
Chelsea Ross, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nov. 29, 2005
A Letter to Parents: We Are Drowning in Debt
Today’s graduate carries three and a half times more debt than a decade ago. But Washington just can’t stop cutting student aid.
Elana Berkowitz, Campus Progress and John Burton, Center for American Progress, Nov. 28, 2005
The Great Wal-Mart Debate
Three experts talk wages, health care and the everyday low prices of our nation’s largest employer.
Maggie Brock, University of South Carolina, Nov. 21, 2005
To Leave or Not to Leave?
Ezra Klein of The American Prospect and Adam B. Kushner of The New Republic debate withdrawal from Iraq.
Ezra Klein and Adam B. Kushner, Nov. 15-18, 2005
Jesus, Meet Evolution
Why it’s okay for Christians to believe in Darwin.
Bryan Collinsworth, Sarah Lawrence College, Nov. 17, 2005
Caught Red-Handed
Budget reconciliation – conservatives’ skewed priorities – exposed! Take action. Keep them on the run.
Nov. 10, 2005
In the World But Not of It
Going from a conservative religious sect to progressive politics in eighteen years.
Nathan Dickerson, University of Kentucky, Nov. 9, 2005
The District Needs Democracy, Too
A D.C. native on the modern-day fight against taxation without representation.
Emma Levine, University of Michigan, Nov. 4, 2005
Who’s Sorry Now?
Apparently not our university president, who diverted thousands from students like me and never apologized.
Melanie Roussell, American University, Nov. 1, 2005
Skull-Crushers, Bible-Banners, and Pedophiles, Oh My!
Conservatives take on a progressive agenda that doesn’t exist.
Bryan Collinsworth, Sarah Lawrence College, Oct. 3, 2005
I Didn’t Go to a Girls’ School
It’s a women’s college – get it straight.
Rhian Kohashi O’Rourke, Center for American Progress, Sep. 27, 2005
Marching Off Course
The Bush Administration got it all wrong in Iraq, so why are protesters burying the message this weekend?
Ben Adler, Campus Progress, Sep. 22, 2005
Forgetting to Remember 9/11
Campus Progress documents the disturbingly co-opted “Freedom Walk.”
Sep. 12, 2005
Eye of Newt
Looking into the contradictory cauldron of conservatism.
Sky Andrecheck, University of Illinois, Aug. 16, 2005
A Mother Finds Her Voice in a Ditch in Crawford, TX
Campus Progress visits with Cindy Sheehan outside the Bush ranch.
Todd Hill, North Lake College, Aug. 15, 2005
Real U.N. Reform
An Administration that believes in Bolton doesn’t believe in real reform. It’s time for progressives to take the lead.
Geoff Aung, Columbia University, Aug. 10, 2005
Live 8 … 7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Africa disappears from the headlines too quickly. Young people are helping bring the issues to light.
April Gu, New York University, Aug. 10, 2005
Enola Gay Encounter
60 years after the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a Japanese-American remembers an encounter that wasn’t.
Rhian Kohashi O’Rourke, Center for American Progress, Aug. 9, 2005
Senator Rick Santorum Sounds Very Good; Remains Very Wrong
His new book, It Takes a Family, is downright scary. Progressives need to learn to effectively tackle him.
Suzanne Kahn, Yale University and Vilas Rao, Stanford University, Aug. 2, 2005
Watergate by Other Means
Why Bush is on the road to irrelevance, scandal or no scandal.
Josh Patashnik, Harvard University, Aug. 2, 2005
25 to Life
Getting a higher education shouldn’t mean a life sentence of debt.
Denise St. Just, CUNY Honors College at The City College of New York, Aug. 1, 2005
Nuking Mecca
Why Tancredo’s latest idea is both strategically and morally bankrupt.
Alejandro J. Beutel, Seton Hall University, July 20, 2005
What is Progressive?
One student shares his views. Share yours as well.
Andrew Garib, Campus Progress, July 13, 2005
U.S. Campuses Up for Grabs
Why Campus Progress is bringing together over 600 students on Wednesday, and why you should care.
David Halperin, July 11, 2005
Learn to Trust Students
Courts, legislators, administrators, and David Horowitz are all attacking free speech and free political expression on campus. There is only one voice missing – ours.
Amy Schiller, Brandeis University, June 30, 2005
The Confederate Flag Desecration
Messing with the First Amendment has consequences.
Jamin Raskin and Michael Anderson, June 29, 2005
Corporations got a problem? Call ALEC
This under the radar conservative-corporate political behemoth is having major impact on the state level.
Matt Singer, University of Montana, June 21, 2005
Kicked Off the Calendar
Bush refuses to share June with gays and lesbians but offers it up to houses and trees.
Daniel Savickas, The LowDown magazine, June 8, 2005
The Stem Cell Compromise?
We can find a way to put down the political football and start getting real research done.
Jonas Singer, Johns Hopkins University, June 8, 2005
Take Your Shirt Off
Spring fever meets family values.
Nicholas Santos, Dartmouth College, June 7, 2005
Fighting for the Filibuster, Winning a Lot More
A student activist reflects on what was really gained during the national student protests against the “nuclear option.”
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, June 1, 2005
The Decline of Civilization
A student recently returned from tsunami-ravaged Indonesia presents a dark vision of the future.
Nicholas H. Taranto, Dartmouth College, May 31, 2005
Out of Touch, Already
By following the party line in Washington, Senator Thune is jeopardizing South Dakota’s future.
Eamonn Walsh, University of Saint Thomas, May 19, 2005
Reppin’ Islam
Young and Muslim and not who you think I am.
Isra Bhatty, University of Chicago, May 16, 2005
Stemming the Tide
Speaking of that whole ‘Culture of Life’ thing, stem cell research is the kind of moral victory progressives need.
Erin Parsons-Wright, May 11, 2005
Confederate Memorial Day Comes to the DMV
A Southern expat returned home reflects on the holiday she didn’t even know existed.
Anna Dudley, May 9, 2005
Pension Envy
Hoping to spend your “Golden Years” in a little Florida condo? Think again.
Heather McGhee, May 4, 2005
The Way to My Heart is Through My Stomach
Thirty years after the fall of Saigon, Tuyet Huynh remembers a childhood in Viet Nam and Minnesota.
Tuyet Catrina Huynh, May 3, 2005
Piety and Paradox in Fire and Brimstone Politics
A skeptical young Christian sees promise and peril in the emerging Christian Left movement.
Paul Abowd, University of Michigan, Apr. 25, 2005
Heading Towards a Finish Line Covered in Red Tape
President Bush’s inadequate changes to Title IX jeopardize the future of women’s sports.
Claire Pogue, Georgetown University, Apr. 20, 2005
I Used to Heart John McCain
Facing up to the fact that my rebel with a cause is just a plain old conservative.
Michelle Paladino, NYU, Apr. 12, 2005
Simple, Neat, Expensive and Deadly
Markets are awesome for some things. But not health care.
Matt Singer, University of Montana, Apr. 12, 2005
What Happens When Conservative Morality and Medicine Climb Into Bed Together?
A recent flurry of controversial refusals by health care providers to do their job could put your health on the line.
Emily Brochin, Apr. 6, 2005
A Life of Honor
In the shadow of September 11th, remembering Fred Korematsu.
Rhian Kohashi O’Rourke, Center for American Progress, Apr. 5, 2005
Remembering a Sometimes Progressive Pope
The complicated legacy of a man who saw both sides of the “culture of life.”
Marcus Mrowka, George Washington University, Apr. 4, 2005
How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Privatization
Living through a new millennium Gilded Age, young people really do believe in common solutions, and progressives need to start giving us some.
Heather McGhee, Mar. 31, 2005
Terry Schiavo’s Irony
Her life and death struggle with an eating disorder caused her heart attack, but Republicans won’t move on the bill that truly could have saved her.
Jane Fleming, Mar. 30, 2005
Your Privacy Under Attack
No Child Left Behind forces schools to give student info to military.
Justin Sane, militaryfreezone.org, Mar. 28, 2005
Just Kidding!
Why conservative politicians aren’t serious about budget cuts.
Josh Patashnik, Harvard University, Mar. 24, 2005
Priced-Out of an Education
Where did America’s promise of equal opportunity go?
Javier Silva, Mar. 17, 2005
How Dare the Homosexuals!
A University of Alabama student reminds his fellow citizens to focus on the real issues.
Jason Blakenly, University of Alabama, Mar. 16, 2005
The Simpsons leads the way on gay marriage
In keeping with fans’ expectations, Homer once again shows us the true path.
Michael Maio, Vanderbilt University, Mar. 8, 2005
The Day They Detonated the Golden Gate Bridge (a Social Security Parable)
California trades in a bridge for lots of tiny, poorly constructed motorboats.
Chris Hayes, Mar. 3, 2005
No Exit
Your credit card companies might be a week away from rewriting federal law so that you will never, ever, get out of debt.
Heather McGhee, Mar. 3, 2005
Get on the Truth Van
Dispelling the myth that Progressives and Christians don’t mix.
Jason Rathod, Grinnell College, Mar. 3, 2005
Capitol Hill Daze
A former Hill intern takes a frankly funny look at the highlights and lowlights of his requisite D.C. summer.
Daniel Stabile, University of Virginia, Mar. 2, 2005
Three Painfully Obvious Things Progressives Must Do to Take the Country Back
Culture War Ju-Jitsu and other ideas from USC’s Joshua Holland.
Joshua Holland, USC, Mar. 1, 2005
Don’t Bow Down to This Lord: Corporate Welfare vs. Student Financial Aid
College loan companies aren’t just ripping off students, they rip off taxpayers too.
Robert Shireman, Feb. 24, 2005
The Kids Aren’t Alright: Why Middle Class Security is so Last Generation
Young economist Heather McGhee bets you can’t afford the house you grew up in.
Heather McGhee, Feb. 16, 2005
“Nature Boy” Larry David”
Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David rhapsodizes about environmentalism, Brooklyn and tuna fish sandwiches.
Larry David, Feb. 16, 2005
Social Security Privatization Doesn’t Add Up
You’ve probably heard the politicians warn you: By the time you retire, Social Security won’t exist. Of course, only a fool blindly believes what politicians say.
Matt Singer, University of Montana, Feb. 16, 2005
Bush’s Budget in Question(s)
A bit of black humor to get you through the 2006 fiscal year budget.
Rebecca Regan-Sachs, Georgetown, Feb. 16, 2005
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