Booker's Balancing Act
By Leanne Shear, WireTap, May 28, 2007
Newark's young mayor Cory Booker takes on conventional machine politics and brings a new vision to combating crime, corruption, and improving education.
America's Broken Bootstraps
By Leanne Shear, WireTap, Jul 17, 2006
The American Dream -- based on the idea that merit and smarts matter more than class and money - today exists only in fiction.
Celebrity Activists
By Leanne Shear, WireTap, May 31, 2006
Even though being 'socially responsible' is just another means to self-promotion for many celebrities, their increasing involvement makes a difference.
Raunch Culture
By Leanne Shear, Pop and Politics, Apr 27, 2006
Personal Voice: I took a strip class recently and learned that power and achievement for women is still tied to sex.
