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When We're Not Working: On Awkward Family Conversations
Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap
Podcast: Thanksgiving dinners can be an awkward time when you are surrounded by less than like-minded family and friends. Here's how Matt and Gavin make it work.
Free Association: Sound of Silence
Larisa Mann, WireTap
Music bloggers beware: Your posts could vanish without warning.
Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers
Shona Clarkson, WireTap
Do farmworkers deserve to be treated as human beings? For Chipotle Mexican Grill, the jury is still out.
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Beats, Rhymes and Votes

Jamilah King, WireTap

Vote Hip-Hop contest winners rap and work for change.

 
 
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(Video) Streets of Fire

Rock the Trail/B FRESH

A call to action against police brutality.

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(Video) Barack and Curtis
Nah Right

New short documentary examines Black masculinity through Barack Obama and 50 Cent.

(Video) How To Tell People They're Racist
ILL Doctrine

Everyone's talking about race these days, but how useful is it?

(Video) If I Were President
247 TownHall

Mos Def calls for National Pudding Day.

(Video) America's Next Top Immigrant
Global Action Project

Follow seven immigrants as they battle it out for the American Dream.

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(Video) You Voted. Now What? Go Green

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Kristina Rizga introduces the series "You Voted, Now What?" -- launched in partnership with The Nation -- and talks about the Clean Energy and Green Jobs Youth Movement.

ACORN Accusations: How The Right Got It Wrong

Ivan Natividad, WireTap

Young ACORN organizer reflects on negative media sensationalism and how it affected this so-called "radical" group of community organizers.

Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama's Victory

Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap

Opinion: Even if Barack Obama is not everything you want in a president, his victory still warrants a full-hearted celebration.

The Difference Makers

Sarah Burris, WireTap

Young voters and political experts talk about plans to keep youth engaged on the nation's issues.

You Voted. Now What? 

Kristina Rizga, TheNation.com, WireTap

A young voter's guide from grassroots to the Hill: three ways to continue the activism and change the world.

He Absolutely Had To Be A "Community Organizer"

Hakim Bellamy, WireTap

Opinion: Community organizers didn't just sprout up overnight for the Obama election victory, they've been in the trenches for years.

Former Gang Rivals Catch Waves

Sarah Doss, Golden Gate [X]press

Santa Barbara gang members trade turf for surf.

K Chronicles: Hall of Presidents

Keith Knight, WireTap

K Chronicles considers Disneyworld's latest edition to its Hall of Presidents.

 
 
Blogs
Diana Jou Coming to America

For young immigrants and their families, the pursuit of the American Dream has been met with aggressive public policies that limit opportunities.

 
Aaron Tang He's Not Even President Yet...

But already the punditry has started its second guessing.

 
Young Boi Remembering Our Communities

Last week's Transgender Day of Remembrance was about honoring the lives of community members lost in the past year at the hands of hate and transphobia.

 
Jeff Chang The Impact of the Hip Hop Vote

Voters under 30 formed the core of Obama's victory.

 
Sarah Burris How The GOP Got Left Behind

A recent panel of post-election findings shows how young voters are changing the electoral landscape. Now the GOP has to catch up.

 
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