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Snoop's Survival: An Interview with The Wire's Felicia Pearson

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson talks to Wiretap about working through her past to get to her future -- and the success she's gained along the way.

 
Mideast Digital Détente

Students in the Middle East and North Africa, from all different nationalities and faiths, come together to form a cyberdemocracy.

 
Rape, Pillage, and Ignore

In Indian country, a high number of rapes and no resources for victims.

 
Conversation with Amy Goodman

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.

 
Black Youth Want More than Voting

Young black leaders come together to think about new ways of engaging youth in the political process.

 
Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip Hop

With his new documentary, Beyond Beats and Rhymes: Masculinity in Hip Hop Culture, Byron Hurt hopes to expose and take apart the structures of violence, hyper-aggression, and misogyny present in much of today's hip hop.

 
Generation Mix

This spring the Generation Mix crew will travel 8,000 miles and will make 17 tour pit stops along the way. But this is not your average Road Rules-style trip – it's a way to raise awareness of the nations' growing number of mixed race youth and families.

 
Big (Yes) Men on Campus

“People often think ‘Yes, Bush Can’ is a pro-Bush campaign,” says Yes Man Mike Bonanno, “And they’re right. Our goal was to be more pro-Bush than Bush supporters, to make them feel revolted by our openness about Bush's plans and goals.”

 
Bob Woodward Visits My Campus

Bob Woodward spent three-and-a-half-hours asking G.W. Bush 500 questions about why he attacked Iraq. He wrote the book "Plan of Attack" based on this interview and now he's touring campuses talking about what he learned.

 
You Don't Need a Home to Vote

Young advocates for poor and homeless Americans are making voting a priority because they know that the reasons poor people tend not to vote are the same reasons they must vote.

 
New Kid For a Bloc

Young political activist Ben Yoon speaks to us about his involvement with the DNC, the democratic party and galvanizing an Asian-American voting bloc.

 
The Bitter Story of Your Favorite Sweets

"According to reports by such groups as Human Rights Watch, some cases of child labor may also be supporting American corporations. But who is supporting the children?"

 
Weighing the Impact of ‘Super Size Me’

Is "Super Size Me" just another documentary? Or is it helping change the face of the Fast Food industry?