WireTap Magazine: Our Rights Ideas and action for a new generation. en-us Wiretap http://www.wiretapmag.org/rss/button.gif http://www.wiretapmag.org/ Wiretap http://www.wiretapmag.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. en-us Our Rights: Bad Girls http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43534/ Doing time in the Rhode Island Training School is punishment for young women who break the law. What's surprising is how many would rather be in the big house than out. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Beth Schwartzapfel, Rhode Island Monthly Our Rights: Free Association: Internet Neutrality And The Struggle For Equal Access http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43526/ Column: What do OK Go!'s Damien Kulash, the Raging Grannies and the Christian Coalition have in common? They all want net neutrality. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:01 PDT Larisa Mann, WireTap Our Rights: The Peacemaker: An Interview With Aqeela Sherrills http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43493/ Aqeela Sherrills traded retaliation for reconciliation and helped broker peace between the Bloods and Crips. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:01 PDT Adam McKibbin, WireTap Our Rights: Razing NYC: The Disappearance of Affordable Housing http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43516/ One community in Brooklyn examines their plight and fight for affordable housing. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:00:01 PDT Global Action Project Our Rights: Deadly Silence: Stop Snitching's Fatal Legacy http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43473/ We all learned in the schoolyard that no one likes a tattletale. But when issues of theft, rape, and murder are involved, is it so wrong to tell? Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:01 PDT Ayah Young, WireTap Our Rights: Youth Surviving Subprime: Shady Lending Hits Home http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43457/ The subprime crisis gives young homeowners a harsh education in predatory lending. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:00:01 PDT Allison Kilkenny, WireTap Our Rights: Cyber Stalking Invades Jackson State's Campus http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43470/ It's easy to be a casual tech user in today's computer and gadget age, but young people are discovering they must proactively protect their online identities. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:00:01 PDT Ashlei Spivey, Black College Wire Our Rights: Streets Called Home: Q&A With Author Jessica Blank http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43437/ Jessica Blank's new novel debunks homeless teen myths and misconceptions, while the author offers solutions. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST Rachel Kramer Bussel, WireTap Our Rights: Life or Debt: Can Youth Liberate Their Finances? http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43430/ Young people will have to work longer and harder than previous generations to pay off all of their debts, but some are taking steps to avoid getting financially strapped. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:00:01 PST Marcus Gadson, WireTap Our Rights: Ready For Change In Pakistan http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43424/ Commentary: As Pakistan prepares to vote this weekend, retired military generals ask Musharraf to step down. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:00:01 PST Syed Arif Hussaini, Pakistan Link Our Rights: Minors in the Big House http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43395/ After two failed decades of getting 'tough on crime,' advocates are pushing states to reconsider trying youth as adults. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST Te-Ping Chen, WireTap Our Rights: Fellow Travelers http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43379/ Young People For's fellows work for change from the bottom up. Get the lowdown on this generation's budding grassroots leaders. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:00:01 PST Scott Thill, WireTap Our Rights: Youth Guide to Politics Part 2: Lobbying http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43279/ Lobbyists are powerful, influential and <i>unelected</i> folks who get Congress to do their bidding. What do youth need to know about these key players? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT Ally Klimkoski, WireTap Our Rights: Anti-Gentrification Rebels http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43269/ Increasing gentrification in America's midsized cities has spurred collective actions -- and gained victories -- among local communities fighting for their right to stay. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:01 PDT Roopa Singh, WireTap Our Rights: Risky Business http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43217/ Are "risk-groups" an aging concept in the fight against HIV/AIDS? Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Jessica Weisberg, WireTap Our Rights: Know Your Judges! http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43215/ Who gets to judge you and the law? If you don't know -- read this! Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Scott Thill, WireTap Our Rights: America's Safest Big City Sours http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43212/ Activist Stephen Johnson demands accountability for San Jose police tactics. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Charisse Domingo, Silicon Valley De-Bug Our Rights: Youth Guide to Politics, Part One: What Are Political Action Committees? http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43192/ Political gold diggers abound throughout Washington, D.C., and U.S. state capitols. But what are PACs, what do they want and how do they affect us? Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT Ally Klimkoski, WireTap Our Rights: Fighting for Youth or Fighting Youth? http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43175/ Opinion: New push for gang legislation ignores economic causes of crime. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:01 PDT Matt Nelson, WireTap Our Rights: Go Tell It on the Mountain http://www.wiretapmag.org/rights/43134/ Students in West Virginia stare down the toxic silo of Big Coal. How will youth cope with the destruction of Appalachia and future environmental legacies? WireTap treks to the Mountain State to find out. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT Anand Gopal, WireTap