Five Minutes With:

Barbara Ehrenreich The author of Nickel and Dimed has a new book out that critiques “look on the bright side” culture in America. By Jake Blumgart, October 27, 2009

PETA The infamously unapologetic animal rights group talks about its controversial advertising, ways to be animal-friendly without giving up meat, and its new campaign against the biggest offender in factory farming: McDonald’s By Cord Jefferson, October 15, 2009

Rich Trumka The soon-to-be AFL-CIO president sat down with Campus Progress to talk about what needs to happen with health care reform, why more young people aren’t in unions, and how to get money out of politics. By Kay Steiger, September 2, 2009

Rush Holt The congressman is an academic, a scientist, and a policymaker. He manages to combine all three in his career. By Emily Rutherford, August 12, 2009

Ezra Klein Ezra Klein rose quickly to become an expert in health care. He told Campus Progress about what’s really standing in the way of health care reform. By Jake Blumgart, July 22, 2009

Congressman Jared Polis Colorado’s openly gay congressman is marking milestones: He starred in a CNN reality show, took a trip to Afghanistan, and is fighting for education reform and LGBT rights. By Emily Rutherford, June 25, 2009

Christopher Hayes The Nation’s Washington editor is just 30 years old and spends his time reporting on “a very corrupt town.” By Jake Blumgart, June 17, 2009

Mark Bittman The New York Times’ food columnist talks about food policy, learning to cook, and the connection between feminism and cooking. By Kay Steiger, May 26, 2009

Michelle Goldberg The author of a new book on reproductive health explains how improving women’s status worldwide could help end global poverty. By Kay Steiger, March 31, 2009

Kevin Roose The student who went undercover at Liberty University talks about Christian education, conservative Christian views on homosexuality, and why the “God divide” is overblown. By Bradley Portnoy, March 25, 2009

Mike Lux The activist and strategist talks about why he wrote his book, the importance of thinking big, and what we have to accomplish during our “big change moment.” By Lauren Yingling, March 20, 2009

Elana Schor The Talking Points Memo journalist discusses the demands of a blog-driven job, what makes TPM different, and the challenges that come with being a female political reporter. By Daniel Strauss, March 10, 2009

Lilly Ledbetter The tire-factory-worker-turned-equal-pay activist talks about her struggle, young women today, and what battles are next. By Sarah Karlin, March 5, 2009

Amy Goodman The progressive journalist on getting arrested at the Republican National Convention, the role of advocacy in journalism, and why she got banned from the White House. By Jessica Newman, February 17, 2009

David Sanger The New York Times’ chief Washington correspondent on the world Obama inherited and advice to future journalists. By Cordell Fields, February 11, 2009

Sen. Mark Begich The newest senator from Alaska on why he didn’t go to college, running for office at a young age, and speaking on the fly. By Kay Steiger, February 4, 2009

Jessica Valenti The founding editor of Feministing.com talks with Campus Progress about feminism, her new book, and how young women can take action. By Sarah Karlin, February 3, 2009

Harold Meyerson The Washington Post columnist and self-described social democrat on unions, politics, and young people. By Jake Blumgart, January 29, 2009

Tim Westergren The co-founder of Pandora Internet radio on the future of the music industry. By Kay Steiger, January 26, 2009

Dr. Jocelyn Elders The former surgeon general under Clinton weighs in on the potential battles the new surgeon general may face and where women’s health fits into the public health debate. By Kay Steiger, January 9, 2009

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper The freshman congresswoman from Pennsylvania spoke about her experience as a single mother, what she learned during the campaign, and young voters. By David Spett, January 5, 2009

John Podesta The Center for American Progress’ CEO talks about the religious left, President Clinton’s progressivism, and the next generation of politicos. By Tim Fernholz, September 10, 2008

Dennis Kucinich The congressman discusses his articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush and what the public still doesn’t know about the Iraq war. By Aaron Ludensky, August 4, 2008

Luis Moreno-Ocampo The International Criminal Court prosecutor speaks on the genocide in Darfur, youth activism, and what young people can do about it. By Natalie Ondiak and Matthew Szewczyk, July 18, 2008

Rick Sanchez The CNN anchor talks about what it’s like to be a Latino in mainstream journalism. By Saxon Baird, July 16, 2008

Rachel Maddow On gay marriage, Chris Matthews, and the youth vote. By Kay Steiger, June 20, 2008

Errol Morris The Oscar-winning documentarian discusses Standard Operating Procedure, his new film about the Abu Ghraib photographs. By Liz Williams, May 30, 2008

Matthew Yglesias The Atlantic Monthly blogger talks about his new book and an old approach to foreign policy. By Nickolas Sifuentes, May 29, 2008

John Cusack and Mark Leyner The co-writers of the new movie War, Inc. explain why rebellions should be frequent and fun. By Annika Carlson, May 21, 2008

Keli Goff Keli Goff, the author of a new book on young independent black voters, discusses what the real role of hip hop should be. By Ali M. Latifi, May 13, 2008

Nir Rosen The Iraq-war chronicler discusses day-to-day life in Iraq and explains why he thinks young Americans can’t end the war. By Tanya Paperny, May 1, 2008

Mike Gravel The left-of-center presidential candidate on the war, gay rights, and the environment. By Tanya Paperny, April 28, 2008

Samantha Power The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses her new book about Sergio Vieira de Mello, a U.N. diplomat who died in Iraq. By Natalie Ondiak, April 23, 2008

Eliot Spitzer Before he was known as “Client-9,” Eliot Spitzer talked to Campus Progress about ethics and public service. By Elana Berkowitz, March 12, 2008

Naomi Wolf Naomi Wolf believes the end of America is near, and that only young people can restore the Founders’ vision. By Rob Anderson, February 9, 2008

Frank Warren The keeper of Postsecrets reveals the secrets behind the popular postcard blog. By Ali M. Latifi, January 16, 2008

David Horowitz The conservative activist has referred to Campus Progress as part of the “gutter left” and a “baby farm.” We thought it was time for a chat. By Jesse Singal, December 18, 2007

Van Jones On the civil rights movement, the environmental movement—and how to connect the two. By Jenny Odegard, University of Minnesota, and Rob Anderson, November 1, 2007

Guster's Adam Gardner On biodiesel, potato-starch silverware, and the Weather Channel. By Thomas Coen, October 31, 2007

Environmental Justice Activist Majora Carter On the connections between poverty and the environment, the upside of moving back in with your parents, and the benefits of being labeled a genius. By Erica Williams, Campus Progress, October 30, 2007

Greenpeace's John Passacantando On global warming, Bush, and the future of the environmental movement. By Kay Steiger, October 17, 2007

Glenn Greenwald On terrorism, civil rights, and building a blog. By Jesse Singal, September 17, 2007

Mary Frances Berry By Ben Adler, September 4, 2007

Asra Nomani On reformist Islam and A Mighty Heart. By Dorna Mohaghegh, University of Pennsylvania, August 8, 2007

Martha Burk The Augusta National protester discusses quotas, paid leave, and the importance of sharing “crap work.” By Zach Marks, Yale University, July 25, 2007

Mark Green On progressive radio and urban leadership. By Ben Adler, Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College and Zach Marks, Yale University, July 10, 2007

Gov. Janet Napolitano Immigration, the environment, and leading a “purple” state. By Ben Adler and Zach Marks, Yale University, June 22, 2007

Ben Stein Student debt, academic freedom and the war in Iraq. By Michael Gottwald, Wesleyan University, and Austin Thompson, Howard University, June 11, 2007

Sarah Jones On health insurance, sexism and dope beats. By Ben Adler, May 29, 2007

Ralph Nader Fighting corporate globalization and his plans for 2008. By Srinivas Rao, Ben Adler, and Graham Webster, April 4, 2007

Morgan Spurlock Making minimum wage, relationship problems, the red state/blue state divide and loving bacon. By Campus Progress, June 14, 2005

M.I.A. Takes on the World From Sri Lanka’s civil conflict to London’s street culture, this young performer throws labels out the window. By Jacob Ganz, April 19, 2005

Brian Schweitzer
On Rocky Mountain progressivism, the environment, and cowboy boots.
By Ben Adler and Graham Webster, May 3, 2007

Todd Gitlin
Iraq and Vietnam protests, and why David Horowitz hates him.
By Julia Gronnevet, Columbia University, Mar. 15, 2007

Talib Kweli
Critiquing mainstream rap, BET, and community activism.
Feb. 26, 2007

Noam Chomsky
Globalization, anti-war activism, and reasons for hope.
By Niral Shah, Dartmouth College, Feb. 1, 2007

David Kuo
Abortion, the Dixie Chicks, and ending genocide.
Lauren Dunn, Jan. 3, 2007

Ned Lamont
Health care, Darfur, Iraq, and yes- Joe Lieberman.
Ben Adler, Dana Goldstein, and Graham Webster, Dec. 12, 2006

Andrew Stern
The future of the labor movement and how labor issues fit into the broader progressive agenda.
Dana Goldstein, Nov. 28, 2006

David Simon
The creator of The Wire on making the hit HBO crime drama.
Sam Rosenfeld, Nov. 6, 2006

Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Editor of The Nation on the post-9/11 generation, peace and justice movements, and women in journalism.
Ben Adler and Dana Goldstein, Oct. 23, 2006

Christiane Amanpour
Daniel Pearl, jihads and journalism.
Oct. 10, 2006

Kristen Breitweiser
A 9/11 widow on the state of homeland security.
Oct. 3, 2006

Julian Bond
Civil rights, “Eyes on the Prize” and the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Ben Adler, Sep. 15, 2006

Ron Suskind
One percent doctrines and the reality-based community.
Graham Webster, Campus Progress, Aug. 24, 2006

Lee Daniels
Sex scenes, racial politics, and the understated gay aesthetic of his films.
Dana Goldstein, Campus Progress, Aug. 9, 2006

George Lakoff
Books, his manual for progressives and his favorite Berkeley coffee bars.
Elizabeth Mattiuzzi, UC Berkeley, July 27, 2006

Lawrence Lessig
Facebook, copyrights, and saving the internet.
Mark Pike and Peter Backoff, July 6, 2006

Eric Schlosser
Chewing the fat with the author of Fast Food Nation.
Timothy Fernholz, Georgetown University, and Ben Adler, Campus Progress, June 14, 2006

David Brock
Media Matters and leaving the right-wing conspiracy.
May 23, 2006

Ken Burns
Documentaries, the Confederacy, and the Smithsonian controversy.
Apr. 26, 2006

Arianna Huffington
Celebrities, viral video, and what to expect from a Huffington presidency.
Apr. 17, 2006

Markos Moulitsas
The founder of Daily Kos on books vs. blogs, fluffy stuff, and looking further ahead.
Bryan Collinsworth, Mar. 30, 2006

Russell Simmons
Youth empowerment, yoga, and who the real gangstas are.
Mar. 16, 2006

Helen Thomas
Women journalists, comparing wars, and undying curiosity.
Feb. 28, 2006

Rep. Kendrick Meek
Haiti, HBCUs, and why young people should run for office.
Feb. 23, 2005

Eugene Jarecki
The difference between mousetraps and B2 bombers, Pentagon euphemisms, and Why We Fight.
Feb. 1, 2006

Paul Begala
Judging Alito, Christmas sins, and advice for President Bush.
Dec. 21, 2005

Paul Krugman
Illegal immigration, the deficit, blogs and why he’d pick a root canal over Bill O’Reilly.
Nov. 10, 2005

Janeane Garofalo
Hollywood, Washington, and the media machine.
Oct. 27, 2005

John Edwards
College for everyone, countering conservatives, and making every vote count.
Oct. 12, 2005

Jonathan Kozol
Race, education, and Shame of the Nation.
Sep. 19, 2005

Dan Savage
Hot conservatives, the urban archipelago, and the two types of Santorum.
Aug. 16, 2005

Stephen Colbert
Mocking our nation’s foibles, meeting Bill Clinton, and making everything stupider.
July 11, 2005

Jeffrey Sachs
Africa, Bono, and where the U.S. falls short.
June 28, 2005

Morgan Spurlock
Making minimum wage, relationship problems, the red state/blue state divide and loving bacon.
June 14, 2005

Eliot Spitzer
Tom DeLay, fisticuffs, public service and the revolving door problem.
May 23, 2005

Sen. Charles Schumer
Filibusters, keeping young people progressive, and New York on $20 and 30 miles a day.
May 2, 2005

Richard Leiby
The Post gossip on canoodling, journalism, war and making D.C. sexy.
Apr. 18, 2005

Dee Dee Myers
The West Wing, denim in the Oval Office, and the blue state/red state media divide.
Apr. 12, 2005

Dave Eggers
The Lost Boys of Sudan, abysmal teachers’ salaries, pirates, Abraham Lincoln, and the writing life.
Apr. 4, 2005

Sen. Barack Obama
From college costs to Condi – the Senator answers your questions.
Mar. 28, 2005

Seymour Hersh
The Pulitzer-Prize winner on Abu Ghraib, little mice and the media.
Mar. 21, 2005

Adonal Foyle
The NBA star and campaign finance reformer talks politics and basketball.
Mar. 14, 2005

Thomas Frank
Kansas, college, the culture war, punk rock and more.
Mar. 7, 2005

Elizabeth Edwards
Her secret blogging habit, dirty power plants and more.
Feb. 28, 2005

Margaret Cho
Campus Progress chats with the actress/comedian.
Feb. 18, 2005

Howard Dean
Campus Progress talks with the former Vermont governor.
Feb. 16, 2005

Sam Vs. I Am
By Ben Adler
Author Sam Harris chats on religious fundamentalism.

Commanding Women
By Emily Amick, Wellesley College
Feminist Linda Hirshman on women in the workplace.

Truth Be Told
By Keith White, U. of Virginia
Author Harry Frankfurt follows up on his previous BS.

Has the Long Emergency Begun?
By Ben Adler, Campus Progress
A conversation with writer and urbanist James Kuntsler.

War Zone
By Kate Sheppard, Ithaca College
Veteran reporter Chris Hedges on Iraq, the media, & 20 years of war journalism.

Meredith Blake
One social entrepreneur, one law school degree, one organization built from scratch and now 11 Oscar nomainations with Participant Productions.
Amanda Angelotti, Campus Progress, Mar. 1, 2006

Raw Deal
Joe Conason talks to us about Alito, Scooter and his new book on Social Security privatization.

What’s My Name, Fool?
Dave Zirin, a progressive sports writer, on Muhammad Ali, the “indentured servitude” of the NCAA, and why politics and sports can’t be separated.

Political Science 101
Chris Mooney talks about his new book, The Republican War on Science.

Poetry as Homeland
Growing up in Palestine, Boston, Paris and the West Indies, poet Nathalie Handal offers up a rich cultural stew. Listen to exclusive tracks here.

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: An Interview with Hip-Hop Scholar Jeff Chang
Laura Bush in the hood, Jay-Z, the ‘burbs, and political distrust in the hip-hop generation. Check out an excerpt, and download exclusive MP3s!

Majora Carter
This Bronx crusader is sustained by her passion for sustainability. And now she’s a certified “Genius,” too.
Daniel Munz, Yale University, Oct. 18, 2005

Daniel Benjamin
A expert on terrorism explains why there’s no reason to be terrified of not having a plan.
Daniel Munz, Yale University, Oct. 3, 2005

Heather Hurlburt
From college to the State Department to Yugoslavia to the White House to Michigan. Here’s how Heather did it.
Ezra Klein, UCLA, July 11, 2005

Peter Koechley
The youngest staff writer at The Onion tells you how he did it.
Ezra Klein, UCLA, June 23, 2005

Karen Hicks
A political campaign operative extraordinaire explains why you should always suffer from “impersonator syndrome.”
Ezra Klein, UCLA, May 16, 2005

Liz Drew
From sitting on a milk crate in Chicago to working for Senator Obama in Washington.
Ezra Klein, UCLA, Apr. 28, 2005

Get a Job: Matthew Yglesias
Sometimes blogging can actually get you out of your pajamas and into your first real gig.
Ezra Klein, UCLA, Apr. 6, 2005

Get a Job: Gideon Yago
This unwitting MTV News star is entering the big leagues of political media.
Feb. 17, 2005

Live Chat with Anya Kamenetz
Our live chat with the author of Generation Debt.
Mar. 1, 2006

Live Chat: Alito
Melody Barnes and Robert Gordon discuss Alito, the Supreme Court hearings, and your questions.
Jan. 9, 2006

Live Chat with Daniel Benjamin
Campus Progress talks to the author and counterterrorism expert.
Dec. 5, 2005

Conversations With Daschle: Disaster Response in the Wake of Katrina
A live town hall with Tom Daschle and James Lee Witt.
Nov. 30, 2005

Live Chat with Sen. Tom Daschle
Oct. 18, 2005

Live Chat: Hey, Remember Afghanistan? Assessing problems, finding solutions
Featuring Dr. Nazif Shahrani and Caroline Wadhams.
Oct. 11, 2005

Live Chat: Katrina
Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Times-Picayune reporter John McQuaid and Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Sep. 15, 2005

Live Chat with Al Franken
Mar. 3, 2005