Social Issue Scorecard
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Nov 7, 2008
Social issues dominated ballot referendums this year. Wiretap analyzes the results.
Getting into the Swing of Things
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Sep 5, 2008
Swing Semester's Anima La Voy talks about how she's trying to get progressive youth to swing the nation.
Taking On the Democratic Party Machine
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Aug 18, 2008
State Rep. Tony Payton is part of a growing movement of committed, young progressive outsiders working to bring the Democratic Party back to the people.
Mideast Digital Détente
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Nov 24, 2007
Students in the Middle East and North Africa, from all different nationalities and faiths, come together to form a cyberdemocracy.
Rape, Pillage, and Ignore
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Aug 29, 2007
In Indian country, a high number of rapes and no resources for victims.
Conversation with Amy Goodman
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Apr 14, 2006
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, May 19, 2005
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Mar 1, 2005
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Jan 28, 2005
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Oct 26, 2004
“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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Sep 29, 2004
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Aug 26, 2004
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
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, Jul 30, 2004
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
By Suemedha Sood, YouthNOISE, Jul 19, 2004
"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?"
