Field Report:
Reporting on the latest issues.
Why Japan's Health Care Is Better
A recent panel at the University of Michigan explored how Japan’s system can be capitalist, universal, and cheap. By Daniel Strauss, November 6, 2009
Don't Tread on Michele Bachmann
Conservatives are mad about health care reform and gathered on the Hill this week to protest “socialized” health care. By Krista Fulton and photos by Arielle Koreyasu, November 5, 2009
Corzine Fails to Inspire Youth
Whether out of hesitance to re-register or just plain apathy, New Jersey youth voters largely ignored yesterday’s election. By Emily Rutherford, November 4, 2009
Scholarly Critique
The most potent opposition to the war in Afghanistan is coming from academics. But why are think tanks in Washington, D.C., remaining silent? By Dylan Matthews, November 4, 2009
The LGBT Battle in Seattle
Washington state votes on a measure that would ensure domestic partnership rights to its LGBT residents. Youth voter turnout will be key in whether the measure passes today. By Arielle Koreyasu, November 3, 2009
Game's the Same, Just Got More Fierce
The Wire may have been off air since 2008, but academics and the show’s former actors are realizing it has a lasting impact. By Dylan Matthews, October 30, 2009
Trick or Treaty
Young people line up at Senate hearings on climate to demand a fair, ambitious and binding international climate treaty. By Tommaso Boggia, October 29, 2009
Webcomics: the Female Geekdom
Thanks to online media, artists can make a living creating webcomics, and female artists are taking advantage of it. By Erin Polgreen, October 28, 2009
Politically Incorrect Sex Ed
A psychiatrist at Heritage purports to increase “facts” in sex ed, but rejects groups that actually use them. By Aisha Turner, October 21, 2009
The Equality Agenda
Last week’s National Equality March on Washington not only unified LGBT activists everywhere, it signaled an important victory in the battle to keep the movement inclusive. By Emily Rutherford, October 20, 2009
Smashing 'Left-Wing Scum' on Campus
A new conservative campus watchdog group aims to fight ‘bias’ on campus through online organizing. By Erin Rosa, October 19, 2009
Gender-Neutral Housing Comes to Princeton
Princeton will have a gender-neutral housing option starting in this spring’s housing lottery for the 2010-11 school year. By Emily Rutherford, October 16, 2009
The Prop. 8 Generation Marches on Washington
Young people came from all over the country to march in Washington, D.C., to protest same-sex marriage bans and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” By Lydia DePillis, October 13, 2009
Video: The Solar Decathlon
Twenty university teams descended on the National Mall last week for the fourth Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the Department of Energy, which is an international competition designed to build the most energy efficient solar-powered houses possible. By Julie Turkewitz , October 13, 2009
Toke Up Marijuana Laws
California has four possible paths for ending marijuana criminalization this year. But can activists agree on a way to end the ineffective policy? By Rachel Antony-Levine, October 5, 2009
The Battle for Pittsburgh
A dispatch from the protests that turned violent last week in Pittsburgh during the G-20 summit. By Nathan Eckstrand, September 29, 2009
Health Care on the Go
Students volunteer at mobile health care fairs this summer. It’s a lesson in what it’s like to be uninsured. By John Chen, September 28, 2009
Picture Imperfect
The green revolution gathers outside the United Nations yesterday to protest President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech before the general assembly. By Rob Anderson, September 24, 2009
Taking It Personally
Young anti-choice activists at a conservative conference last weekend believe they are on a divine mission of biblical proportions—even if they can’t exactly get the biblical timeline right. By Sarah Posner, September 21, 2009
What the Death of the F-22 Really Means
Ending funding for an outdated project showed that the military industrial complex can—and should—be beaten on wasteful spending. By Daniel Strauss, September 8, 2009
The Quiet War on American Workers
Modern labor disputes are less bloody than the ones that brought about Labor Day, but today’s workers are no better off—and employers are more powerful than ever. By Jake Blumgart, September 7, 2009
The Grim State of Young Workers
A new study shows that young people are worse off than they were a decade ago — and the AFL-CIO has pledged to step up. By Jake Blumgart, September 2, 2009
Is This the Face of Anti-Nuke Activism?
The anti-nuke movement is pretty lonely these days, but the groundwork for serious disarmament is there. By Jake Blumgart, August 28, 2009
Looking Beyond Our Borders
A new human rights report from Iraq shows that there are more urgent threats to LGBT people than marriage discrimination. By Emily Rutherford, August 20, 2009
Moving Beyond the G-Word
Anti-genocide activists work to maintain the profile of human rights violations, even if they can’t be called genocide. By Matt Zeitlin, August 19, 2009
What To Do With Darfur?
Anti-genocide activists struggle to maintain support for Sudan while scholars and some administration officials try to downgrade the situation to “the remnants of genocide.” By Matt Zeitlin, August 18, 2009
Is Ralph Nader Irrelevant?
A recent speech to a group of high school students shows that this generation might be bored with Nader’s message – even if it’s one they still need to hear. By Emily Rutherford, August 6, 2009
Young America’s Foundation: Live Conservative or Die in Canada
Spokesman Jason Mattera kicked a Campus Progress reporter out of YAF’s conference, saying it is for “conservative students.” By Emily Rutherford, August 4, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Dramatic Improvement in Our International Image
A change in U.S. foreign policy is shifting the negative perception held against the U.S. during the Bush years. By Ruy Teixeira , July 30, 2009
Majority Whip Clyburn Focuses on Health Care for College Democrats
Campus Progress reports on the opening session of a three-day conference for the College Democrats of America. By Emily Rutherford and Matt Zeitlin, July 23, 2009
Give Me Your Unemployed, Your Poor, Your Uninsured
Campus Progress reports on the health care debate — and who stands to gain the most from heath care reform. By Campus Progress, July 23, 2009
No Tax, No Spend
Taxing health benefits is a great way of funding health care reform. So why are unions working so hard to stop it from happening? By Dylan Matthews, July 23, 2009
Adjunct Abuse?
Higher education relies heavily on part-time teachers, but these faculty members get paid little and don’t usually get health insurance. By Emily Rutherford, July 22, 2009
Students Over Banks: SOB Story
One student’s story on how, while young people are encouraged to take on student debt, in the current system, they can often be left trapped in it with few options. By Pedro de la Torre III, July 22, 2009
The Freedom to Write
Health insurance costs are preventing the self employed from following their dreams. By Matt Zeitlin, July 21, 2009
Summer Testimonial Project Shows Struggling Students
“Untraditional” students in particular face the unique challenges of balancing school, work, and their families. By Pedro de la Torre III, July 20, 2009
Obama’s Uninsured
They may have elected the first black president, but many former Obama organizers are still unemployed and uninsured. By Jake Blumgart, July 20, 2009
Hall of Shame: Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation
How the “Student Loan People” swindled their state and many of its teachers. By Pedro de la Torre III, July 15, 2009
Killing the Programs We Need Most
The non-profits that work on youth violence are facing tough economic times right when shootings are spiking. By Rachel Krause, July 13, 2009
What Really Matters?
Some LGBT bloggers are objecting to some administration actions, but meanwhile Congress is pushing legislation that will further the cause. By Emily Rutherford, July 7, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Backs Sotomayor for the Supreme Court
Despite conservative opposition, recent polls show the public backs Sotomayor. By Ruy Teixeira, July 7, 2009
The Greatest Trick Intelligent Design Ever Pulled
One of the architects behind the unscientific intelligent design movement is finding success in referencing its greatest enemy: Charles Darwin. By Matt Zeitlin, July 6, 2009
Reinforcing Discrimination?
The recent firefighters Supreme Court case illustrates just how hard it is to prove that discrimination still exists in America. By Kay Steiger, July 1, 2009
Paying for College with a Tour in Afghanistan
The new Post-9/11 GI Bill could mean more veterans start enrolling in higher education, from community colleges to Ivy League institutions. By Kay Steiger, June 29, 2009
Keep Up the Pressure
The importance of keeping pressure on Congress to enact real health care reform. By Natasha Bowens, June 24, 2009
The Young are the Restless: Matthew Kresha
This is the final installment in a three-part series about young activists facing a troubling economy. By Adam Raphael , June 24, 2009
Blast From the Past
Since the debate over the Defense of Marriage Act, six states have legalized same-sex marriage, but the language from a new Department of Justice report is eerily like the 1996 debate. By Emily Rutherford, June 17, 2009
Choose One
Facebook asks us to choose “male” or “female” on our profiles, but they shouldn’t. By Emily Rutherford, June 16, 2009
Video: Focusing on Pride
Attendees at Washington, D.C.‘s LGBT pride festival last weekend talk about what issues are most important to them. By Emily Rutherford, June 15, 2009
"I'm Not a Feminist, But..."
Why some young women are shying away from the f-word By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch, June 10, 2009
Manufactured Controversy
Who’s behind conservative efforts to limit free exchange of ideas on college campuses- and why their efforts have failed. By Pedro de la Torre III, June 10, 2009
NOM, Your Roots Are(n't) Showing
The National Organization for Marriage presents itself as grassroots, but who are the people really behind it? By Emily Rutherford, June 9, 2009
Dear Hearing Witness, would you mind not selling our future?
A progressive plea from outside the hearing. By Tommaso Boggia, June 9, 2009
Inside the 2009 College Republican National Convention
A party tries to rebuild its youth movement. By Josh Cohen, June 8, 2009
Righting Past Wrongs
We owe El Salvador—and its newly elected leftist president—some help. By Jake Blumgart, June 1, 2009
The American Conservative's Next Step
What’s the place of Pat Buchanan’s The American Conservative in a post-Bush world? By Daniel Strauss, May 29, 2009
Living in a Food Desert
Low-income neighborhoods have higher rates of chronic diseases for a reason—they don’t have access to supermarkets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables. By Cassandra Leveille, May 28, 2009
We Need More than EFCA
The current labor-law legislation would make it easier to unionize, but it still might not be enough. By Jake Blumgart, May 22, 2009
The Three-Week Bubble
Feel-good peace camps that host Israeli and Palestinian teenagers may not actually produce any tangible results. By Sarah Karlin, May 20, 2009
Public (Option) Enemy #1
A few conservatives are standing in the way of a public option, a wonky policy plank that could make a real difference in the health care debate. By Dylan Matthews, May 12, 2009
Video: Si Se Puede
Workers rallied in support of immigration rights on May Day, more commonly known to the rest of the world as International Workers Day. By Jake Blumgart, May 7, 2009
Sympathizing with (Leftist) Terrorists?
The Department of Homeland Security profiled several left-wing groups in a memo claiming they were potential threats. Not all of them are. By Jake Blumgart, April 29, 2009
All American Reject
At this year’s Summit of the Americas, Cuba will be notably absent among the Western Hemisphere’s negotiations about trade. By Jake Blumgart, April 16, 2009
Talking To the Tea Baggers
Video from the front lines of the right’s latest hobby horse. By Jesse Singal, April 16, 2009
Look Who's Talking
Steven Milloy wants you to believe environmentalists harbor a hidden agenda. Projecting much? By Sarah Karlin, April 15, 2009
Forever 21?
The legal drinking age may have started as a way to reduce drunk driving, but it has caused deadly side effects. By Kathleen Reeves, April 14, 2009
The Death of Women’s Colleges?
Single-sex institutions are becoming less and less popular, but they have a long and proud history. By Emily Rutherford, April 9, 2009
Union Jane
The best thing women could do to counteract pay inequality might be to join a union. By Jake Blumgart, April 2, 2009
Back in the Game
Neoconservatives seek to right their ship by lining up
behind Obama. By Jesse Singal, April 1, 2009
Hate on Display
The Westboro Baptist Church comes to the White House. By Jesse Singal, March 30, 2009
A New Generation of Farmers
Some students are taking their passion for environmental policy to the dining hall and growing sustainable food on campus. By Brittany Peats, March 17, 2009
Ross Douthat: the College Years
A look at the newest New York Times columnist’s undergrad writing. By Dylan Matthews and Jesse Singal, March 12, 2009
Sin Cambio
Why America’s new Latin-American policy will look much like the old one. By Jake Blumgart, February 18, 2009
The Recession-Proof Myth
Job websites claim that some industries, like software engineering and nursing, are “recession-proof” — but there’s no such thing. By Blake Thorne, February 5, 2009
Pictures from D.C.'s Pro-Life Protest on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Pro-Life activists gather every year at the Supreme Court. Here are some of the images from this year’s rally. By Kay Steiger, January 22, 2009
Obama Delicacies
We pick D.C.‘s best inauguration-themed desserts,
drinks, and dishes. By Jake Blumgart, January 15, 2009
Making History
Young people from across the country are pilgrimaging to Washington, D.C. to witness the most historic inauguration of all time. Many don’t even have tickets. By Christopher Wink, January 14, 2009
Not Buying It
The Big Three auto companies have a hard time selling to young people. By Blake Thorne, December 22, 2008
Should Domestic Violence Abusers Own Guns?
Of course not. Hopefully, the Supreme Court agrees. By Katie Gaughan, December 4, 2008
A Serene Place Touched By Violence
What one American’s trip to Kashmir revealed about the region. By Amin Eddebbarh, November 18, 2008
Protesting Prop 8 In Portland
This weekend, thousands gathered in more than 300 cities nationwide to protest the passage of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California. By Pedro de la Torre, November 17, 2008
Double Standard
The people in Uruguay distrust our government but revel in our culture. By Benjamin N. Gedan, November 13, 2008
Reevaluating the Peace Corps
Some ex-volunteers are asking tough questions about the international program’s effectiveness while others are trying to double its budget. By Adam J. Welti, October 9, 2008
A Tale of Two Cities
Nightlife in Washington, D.C., is as segregated as the partisan divide on Capitol Hill. By Ben Adler, October 1, 2008
Buckeye Battleground
Ohio has a new voting law that helps enfranchise the young and urban poor. So why are some conservatives fighting it? By L. Russell Allen, September 24, 2008
Laughter: Not Always the Best Medicine
An event for Stuff White People Like exposes some problems with the popular book and blog. By Saxon Baird, August 15, 2008
Globe Trotting
International volunteer organizations may do a lot of good, but they also have problems that need to be addressed. By Thomas Coen, July 31, 2008
Quieting the Riot
Should police use force to break up student gatherings? By Hilary Moss, June 27, 2008
Taking the (Dumpster) Plunge
“Freegans” can have their trash and eat it, too. By Megan Peters , June 23, 2008
What Lies Beneath
One of the largest wildlife refuges in Colorado is threatened because oil companies still own the subterranean minerals. By Rachael DeWitt, June 3, 2008
A Moment of Silence
Remembering our fallen peers on Memorial Day. By Campus Progress, May 26, 2008
Breaking Down the Cell Walls
For some, ending the death penalty begins with the simple act of writing letters. By Brittany Aubin, May 22, 2008
Two Wrongs
Legislation and regulation designed to prevent another Virginia Tech shooting virtually eliminates many student rights. By Katie Gaughan, April 24, 2008
Sustainable Punk
A New York skateboard manufacturer is creating green-collar jobs. By Mike Berlin, April 17, 2008
Video: Who's Rebuilding New Orleans?
We’ll give you a hint: It’s not the government. By Zach Pentel and Brendan Polmer, April 10, 2008
Record Label Goes Green
Green Owl Records is trying to do business in an environmentally conscious way—even if it means driving halfway across the country in a bus fueled by vegetable oil. By Zach Pentel, March 21, 2008
When Abstinence Educators Attack
What happened when abstinence advocates invaded a hearing on the Hill about comprehensive sex ed this week. By Kay Steiger, February 29, 2008
Grassroots Road Trip
Giving students the days before Election Day off is the best kind of get-out-the-vote effort. By Lydia DePillis, February 21, 2008
Vaginas of Color
A new production of The Vagina Monologues is reaching out to women of color—and to men. By Kay Steiger, February 14, 2008
Video: Young, Conservative, and Unsure
With the right in disarray, CPAC attendees weigh in on the future of the conservative movement. By Bobby Allyn and Brendan Polmer, February 13, 2008
The Lessons of the Weather Underground
Former student radical Mark Rudd explains where he went wrong—and how young people today can learn from his mistakes. By Te-Ping Chen, January 29, 2008
Video: State of Their Union
“Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” writers come to Congress to have their voices heard. By Bobby Allyn, Zach Pentel, and Brendan Polmer, January 24, 2008
Video: Rally Against Choice
Activists bused across the country to rally against choice on the Mall in Washington D.C. By Zachary Pentel, Brendan Polmer, and Shauna Harris, January 23, 2008
Complications at Conception
Colorado’s ballot initiative, led by 20 year-old Kristi Burton, could do much more than overturn Roe v. Wade this fall. By Eliza Krigman, January 22, 2008
Snap Judgment
Images from the Iowa Caucuses. By Brie Cohen, January 4, 2008
Iowa Caucus Ruckus
The debate over whether students should vote in Iowa is nothing new. By Meredith Decker, December 13, 2007
All You Need to Know About Ethanol
Corn-based fuel is a step in the right direction, but it won’t single-handedly solve our energy crisis. By Eliza Krigman, December 11, 2007
Girl Talk, Interrupted
Music fans may love Gregg Gillis’ innovative mash-ups, but the recording industry isn’t buying them. By Chris Bodenner, December 10, 2007
Smoke Screen
When it comes to medical marijuana, the government is trumping politics over science. By Te-Ping Chen, December 7, 2007
The Greenhouse Heavyweights
Both the United States and China need climate change leadership. By Tom Daschle, November 30, 2007
The Vigilante Journalist
Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi discusses the war, campus politics, and his brief obsession with Thomas Friedman. By Justin Elliott, November 28, 2007
Bolton & Me
A Campus Progress cartoonist can’t resist John Bolton. By Matt Bors, November 14, 2007
Scapegoating Campus Feminists
Are women’s studies departments really endangering America? By Jesse Singal, Campus Progress, November 5, 2007
What Would Reagan Do?
Can the Gipper lead young conservatives out of the political wilderness? By Kristin Tucker, University of California, Santa Barbara, October 29, 2007
The Activists of Jena Six
Jena Six isn’t just a story about six black teenagers. It’s the reawakening of a movement. By Eliza Krigman, UW Madison, October 11, 2007
Migration to Education
A Dept. of Education program provides the chance for children of migrant workers to attend college—and succeed. By Zachary Jay, Michigan State University, October 4, 2007
The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming
Get ready for more bear attacks, fewer frogs, and a dire shortage of guacamole. By Mic Check Radio, September 24, 2007
Closing Prison's Revolving Door
The Second Chance Act is gaining enough bipartisan support to really get a second chance. By Te-Ping Chen, Brown University, September 20, 2007
Summer Internship in Iraq
A Princeton sophomore talks about being a cadet and student journalist in a war zone. By Justin Elliott, Brown University, September 19, 2007
Bridge Collapse Leaves Holes in Policy, Too
The Minneapolis’ I-35W bridge collapse claimed 13 lives, but the problem is bigger than just rebuilding. By Jenny Odegard, University of Minnesota, September 12, 2007
The Racial Politics of College Newspapers
Why college newsrooms are often neither diverse nor racially sensitive. By Justin Elliott, Brown University, September 6, 2007
Still Down in the Bayou
Communities of color still bear the greatest burden as they rebuild after Katrina. By Kay Steiger, August 29, 2007
The Battle Over Birth Control
A seemingly innocuous deficit reduction law has caused the price of birth control to skyrocket, and students are the ones paying the price. By Mary F. Novak, Dartmouth College, August 27, 2007
Saving the Youth Vote
A new youth organization is trying to get past the “big smiles and empty rhetoric” and turn youth voting into something substantive. By Zach Marks, Yale University, August 6, 2007
Tillman Tribulations
Donald Rumsfeld and high-level generals deny a conspiracy surrounding Pat Tillman’s death in Afghanistan, but their stories have changed so many times, it’s hard to take them at their word. By Kay Steiger, August 2, 2007
Making College More Affordable
How student activists helped get Congress to pass landmark legislation on loans. By Zach Marks, July 31, 2007
The Loveline Conservative
The Independent Women’s Forum channels Dr. Drew to tell women on campus how to live their sex lives. By Elisabeth Zerofsky, Brown University, July 23, 2007
The Future of Choice
Not too long after Gonzalez v. Carhart, states are already beginning to impose troubling restrictions on abortion. By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, July 16, 2007
Communities in Crisis
How sprawl is ruining our lives. By Alexander Phillips, University of California, Irvine, July 9, 2007
Jock Shocked
Imus’ fans feel lost without him. By Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, July 5, 2007
Single? Sad? Lonely? Confused?
A conservative “expert” tells you how to enjoy your single years. By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, and Zach Marks, Yale University, July 3, 2007
Islamophobia at School
Many young Muslim-Americans fear discrimination. By Guthrie Lobe, June 29, 2007
Radio Days
Even college radio stations are subject to corporate pressures and playlists. By Andrew Friscano, Ithaca College, June 27, 2007
Protesting the War They Waged
CP talks to three anti-war Iraq veterans. By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, June 22, 2007
Prop 87 Gets 86ed
Californians fail to support a progressive energy policy.
Opinions, Somerset Perry, Georgetown University, Nov. 13, 2006 , November 13, 2006
The Loveline Conservative
The Independent Women’s Forum channels Dr. Drew to tell women on campus how to live their sex lives.
By Elisabeth Zerofsky, Brown University, Monday July 23, 2007
The Future of Choice
Gonzales v. Carhart’s long shadow.
By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, Monday July 16, 2007
Ill Communication
Iranian-American students feel their homeland is misunderstood.
By Patrick Boyle, Emerson College ‘08, Monday July 9, 2007
Boop Beep Bleep Bloop
The machines are already taking over.
By Patrick Appel, University of California, Irvine, Monday July 9, 2007
Communities in Crisis
How sprawl is ruining our lives.
By Alexander Phillips, University of California, Irvine, Monday July 9, 2007
Jock Shocked
Imus’ fans feel lost without him.
By Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Thursday July 5, 2007
Single? Sad? Lonely? Confused?
A conservative “expert” tells you how to enjoy your single years.
By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, and Zach Marks, Yale University, Tuesday July 3, 2007
Islamophobia at School
Many young Muslim-Americans fear discrimination.
By Guthrie Lobe, Friday June 29, 2007
Protesting the War They Waged
CP talks to three anti-war Iraq veterans.
By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, Friday, June 22, 2007
A Peculiar Responsibility
American colleges and universities grapple with their ties to slavery.
By Justin Elliott, Brown University, Friday, June 22, 2007
Looking Out for Number One
American students are great at advocating for others, but do very little advocacy for themselves.
By Adam Doster, University of Michigan, Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Small-Government Schmoozing
Scenes from a libertarian journalism conference.
By Stan Alcorn, Yale University, Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The Enemy Within
A right-wing author sees liberal conspiracies everywhere he looks.
By Cara Boekeloo, Calvin College, Monday, June 18, 2007
Taming the Giant Corporation
Ralph Nader’s conference on corporate accountability.
By Zach Marks, Yale University, Thursday, June 14, 2007
Fundamentalists Meet Animatronics
A day at the new Creation Museum.
By Nathan Dickerson, University of Kentucky, Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Becoming a Conscientious Objector
How Afghanistan veteran Perry O’Brien came to reject war.
By Emily McNeill, Ithaca College, May 30, 2007
From Campus to Combat
A profile of Afghanistan war veteran Perry O’Brien.
By Emily McNeill, Ithaca College, May 23, 2007
Quiet in the Stacks
SMU debates the Bush library, but where are the student voices?
By Justin Elliott, Brown University, May 16, 2007
Dueling Windmills
How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time.
By Brian Klaas, Carleton College, May 14, 2007
Rallying for the American Dream
Asian Pacific Americans support progressive immigration reform in D.C.
By Dana Goldstein, May 3, 2007
Student Loan Abuse
Misleading directions steer Florida A&M students to two favored lenders.
By Pedro de la Torre III, May 1, 2007
Lender Bender
Middle-class students can’t afford private colleges.
By James Heidbreder, Washington and Lee University, Apr. 27, 2007
Squeezed Out
Middle-class students can’t afford private colleges.
By Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Apr. 25, 2007
Should I Pay and Should I Go?
British Students Struggle with Rising Tuitions.
By Raffaelo Pantucci, Kings College London, Apr. 9, 2007
Publish or Parent?
Challenges for women in the sciences.
By Kay Steiger, University of Minnesota Apr. 4, 2007
Secular Confession
A congressman comes clean about his non-belief in God.
By Michael Corcoran, Emerson College, Mar. 21, 2007
Belfast Election Diary
Nationalism is not the only issue in the Northern Ireland elections.
By Yael Julie Fischer, London School of Economics, Mar. 21, 2007
Reflections on Iraq
Campus Progress commemorates the fourth anniversary of the Iraq invasion.
Mar. 19, 2007
Ward Him Off
Anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly announces his new plans.
By Lauren Dunn, Center for American Progress, Mar. 15, 2007
Separate but Unequal Dorms
How a disabled student fought for, and won, fair treatment from her university.
By Ari Paul, Mar. 14, 2007
States Surge Against Escalation in Iraq
How various state legislatures are expressing their outrage at the troop surge.
By Srinivas Rao, George Washington University, Feb. 28, 2007
So Much for Med School
An MCAT glitch affects hundreds of test-takers.
By Mythili Rao, New York University, Feb. 28, 2007
Marrying Absurd
The Bush administration’s attempts to encourage marriage.
By Emily Amick, Wellesley College, Feb. 27, 2007
New Hope in Albany
Students lobby their state government for tuition assistance
By Lydia DePillis, Columbia University, Feb. 20, 2007
Madame President
Why the new female president at Harvard is an exception to the rule.
By Kay Steiger, University of Minnesota, Feb. 16, 2007
Loan, Bait, and Switch
The downsides to President Bush’s plan to expand Pell Grants.
Srinivas Rao, George Washington University, Feb. 14, 2007
Mother Tongue
Mother Jones’ new female co-editors on men, women, and journalism.
By Dana Goldstein, Feb. 9, 2007
Alfalfa Sprouts Dissent
Bush’s elite base turns against him at annual Alfalfa Club Dinner.
By Michael Gottwald, Wesleyan University, Feb. 6, 2007
Anti-Choicers Get a Life
A dispatch from the Blogs4Life conference.
Dana Goldstein, Jan. 22, 2007
Give a Man a Home
Two cities’ responses to homelessness.
Yonah Freemark, Yale University, Jan. 19, 2007
Taking Marriage Amendments to School
Students—and professors—challenge benefit bans.
Lauren Pruneski, Dec. 14, 2006
Constructing Progress
To build better campuses, students should get more involved.
Ben Weyl, Grinnell College, Dec. 12, 2006
Brown in the Balance
Students rally to protect affirmative action.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Dec. 5
To Surge or Not to Surge
Protesters respond to Lieberman and McCain’s calls for more troops.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Dec. 5, 2006
'We All Have AIDS'
Hundreds of students gather for World AIDS Day demonstration in D.C.
Giannina L. Garces Ambrossi, Johns Hopkins University, Dec. 4, 2006
Dartmouth Reviewed
Community protests anti-Native American imagery.
Nichola W. Tucker, Dartmouth College, Dec. 01, 2006
Fine By Us
A T-shirt campaign brings students out of the closet.
Greg Bloom, Duke University, Nov. 30, 2006
The Hugo Chávez Show
The president of Venezuela promotes populist anti-Americanism.
Eli Rosenberg, UCLA, Nov. 13, 2006
Wisconsin's Fight for Marriage Equality
Will the home of the Packers send a gay marriage ban packing?
Lauren Pruneski, Nov. 1, 2006
Rally Round(about)
“What are we here for? Absolutely everything!”
Leigh Ferrara, Oct. 30, 2006
Rank This
Experts debate college rating systems.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Oct. 26, 2006
College GOP Flames Out
Mocking animal rights, barbecue’s grasp for attention goes up in smoke.
L. J. Ulrich, West Virginia University, Oct. 24, 2006
Private Pensions, Public Good
Finding assistance for workers dedicated to assisting others.
Greg Bloom, Oct. 23, 2006
(Save the) World's Fair
At D.C.’s Green Festival, innovation blooms.
Mario Sanchez, University of Texas at Austin, Oct. 23, 2006
The Greenest Campus
The College of the Atlantic goes emissions neutral.
Ben Adler, Oct. 19, 2006
YAF "Immigrants" Catch Heat
Race-baiting conservatives rile campus activists.
Ryan Werder, University of Michigan, Oct. 17, 2006
Silent Majority
Gallaudet protests shut down school.
Ben Adler, Oct. 13, 2006
Chickenhawk Down
Realists respond to the neocons’ worldview.
Keith White, University of Virginia, Oct. 12, 2006
Yellow Means Stop the War in Uganda
Students lobby Congress to get involved.
Guthrie Gray-Lobe, Oct. 12, 2006
Strange Blogfellows
Partisan blogs unite for government transparency.
James Skoufis, George Washington University, Oct. 11, 2006
Arnold at the Wheel
The Hummer-driving governator greens up.
Guthrie Gray-Lobe, Oct. 11, 2006
Assault Gets Even Uglier
Controversy escalates over sexual violence on campus.
Richael Faithful, The College of William and Mary, Oct. 10, 2006
Deaf Students Raise Voices
Hundreds protest as Gallaudet’s hiring controversy escalates.
Ben Adler, Oct. 5, 2006
Get Me a Draft Card!
Why some American students are enlisting in Israel.
Ryan Werder, University of Michigan, Oct. 4, 2006
Die-in to Leave
Protestors gather in DC to promote Iraq withdrawal.
Giannina L. Garces Ambrossi, Johns Hopkins University, Sep. 28, 2006
Mourning After
For many women, there are still roadblocks to Plan B.
Emily Amick, Wellesley College, Sep. 26, 2006
Campus Media, Meet Corporate Media
Florida State’s campus newspaper was just bought by America’s largest publishing company. Is your campus next?
Ryan Werder, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Aug. 30, 2006
The Big Easy's Big Test
New Orleans awaits the outcome of the post-Katrina academic year.
Meredith Turk, Northwestern University, Aug. 28, 2006
Graduation Day, Inauguration Day
Legislators are growing up so fast these days…
Allison Ehrich Bernstein, Brown University, Aug. 28, 2006
WorldPride in the Name of Love
The LBGT community tries to provide a rare moment of unity in the Middle East.
Adam Yoffie, Duke University, Aug. 23, 2006
Letter From Beirut
For Lebanese, an exodus of foreigners and a familiar unease.
Kristen Gillespie, Aug. 23, 2006
Try an Orange Ribbon
How a band of fabric promotes civil discourse.
Sarah van Schagen, Aug. 22, 2006
Deep in Lebanon, Unembedded
An interview with Boston Globe Middle East bureau chief Thanassis Cambanis.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Aug. 10, 2006
Together… Whenever
College students organize for a bipartisan ticket, hoping to bridge bipolar ambitions.
Ryan Werder, University of Michigan, Aug. 8, 2006
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
A government assault on illegal immigrant children yields a new French Revolution.
Daniel Nichanian, Yale University, Aug. 7, 2006
“Doug Jones Sneezed. 3:27 PM”
Facebook’s latest feature lets you know everything your friends are doing, minute by minute.
Graham Webster, Aug. 5, 2006
Very Civil Disobedience
Behind the scenes of a new type of protest.
Dana Goldstein, Campus Progress, Aug. 5, 2006
Uncle Sam's Pregnancy Scam
Lies and the federally-funded pregnancy centers that tell them.
Emily Amick, Wellesley College, Aug. 2, 2006
Friends With Benefits
Best buddies become domestic partners for the insurance plan.
Ona A. Keller, Wellesley College, Aug. 1, 2006
Calling a Bluff
“A Call to Truth” is convenient – for oil companies.
Theresa Mohin, Duke University, July 31, 2006
Fighting Slavery in 2006
The long war ahead against human trafficking.
Bryan Collinsworth, July 27, 2006
Big Oil, Hot Air
Conservatives address the energy crisis without mentioning… the energy crisis.
Theresa Mohin, Duke University, July 26, 2006
Naming and Shaming
The American GLBT community outs Iran’s homophobic murders.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, July 24, 2006
Burma, the Beautiful
Celebrating – and advocating – independence, halfway across the world.
Geoff Aung, Columbia University, July 19, 2006
Now Show Me Yours
Why is Young America’s Foundation barring a reporter from Campus Progress?
Julie Brinn Siegel, University of Pennsylvania, July 14, 2006
The Devil Wears Trojan
What’s Really at Stake in the Sex-Ed Wars.
Emily Amick, Wellesley College, July 10, 2006
Interning Your Life Around
A higher education in the Capital.
Nathan Dickerson, University of Kentucky, July 6, 2006
The Fightin' Alumni of Hanover
Wait – isn’t it the students who go to college?
Alex DiBranco, Dartmouth College, June 29, 2006
Zesty, Sporty… Electable?
A look at political punditry’s favorite meaningless word.
Bryan Collinsworth, June 15, 2006
Press Passes Aren't Bulletproof
Journalism becomes the riskiest job in America once you’re anywhere else.
Ali Winston, University of Chicago, June 7, 2006
Aye, Robot!
Technology can’t change the rules of war.
Timothy Fernholz, Georgetown University, June 7, 2006
How the Other Half Disappears
Understanding poverty statistics in America
Julie Fry, University of Chicago, June 1, 2006
Blue Devils, Hot Lights
Duke students in the media glare of rape allegations.
Finn Cohen, Duke University, May 31, 2006
Army of You
The pursuit of young, warm-blooded Americans.
Mary Yajko, Ithaca College, May 17, 2006
The Secret Service Only Knocks Once
Are dorm rooms private, or fair game for law enforcement?
Hewan Teshome, Stanford University, May 8, 2006
A Chat With Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Katrina, Kanye, Cleveland and the color red.
Annika Carlson, Hope College and Ben Adler, Campus Progress, May 5, 2006
A Log Cabin Divided Cannot Stand
What I learned from my weekend at the nation’s largest gathering of gay Republicans.
Chase Foster, May 3, 2006
Pay to Play
The big business of higher education plays out at an elite golf resort.
Pedro de la Torre, Campus Progress, Apr. 19, 2006
School of Hard Assets
As colleges shift to private funding, students get the business.
Annika Carlson, Hope College, Apr. 13, 2006
Clash of the Titans
Content providers and telecom companies square off over your bandwidth.
Ezra Klein, Apr. 7, 2006
Clear Skies Ahead?
Climate change is good when it’s finally happening in the Senate.
Nelson Harvey, UC Santa Cruz, Apr. 6, 2006
Rebels of Cantina Republicana
In a Capitol Hill bar, young Republicans address dissent in the ranks.
Brandon McBride, University of Utah, Apr. 5, 2006
Paradox Found in Upstate NY
My beloved, openly gay mayor, and how Republicans have elected him for three terms.
Meagan Murray, Ithaca College, Mar. 23, 2006
Auntie Em! It’s Not Just About Kansas Anymore
Since when did sex between two consenting teens become “sexual abuse”?
Emily Amick, Wellesley College, Mar. 14, 2006
Lessons From a Vegan Conservative
Leaning to the Right can still be going against the grain.
Eliza Krigman, Mar. 13, 2006
Olé Can You See
The American influence in Spain.
Eli Cohn, Tufts University, Mar. 6, 2006
So You Want to be a Left-Wing Lawyer?
Lessons from the Rebellious Lawyering Conference.
Sarah Laskow, Yale University, Mar. 2, 2006
Leaving Utah
Growing up in the Salt Lake State offers two choices: fit in or get out.
Brandon McBride, University of Utah, Feb. 27, 2006
Tire Sandals, Propeller Forks
Recycling for survival in the Merkato, East Africa’s largest market.
Rebecca Schultz, Feb. 13, 2006
The “Comic Wars”
A round-up of coverage from European newspapers.
Julia Gronnevet, Campus Progress, Feb. 10, 2006
Saving Your Soul with Rock & Roll
How the right markets the anti-choice movement to young Christians.
Annika Carlson, Hope College, Feb. 7, 2006
Unfair Exchange
Conservatives say they want free speech on campus—but they just like to hear themselves talk.
Tim Fernholz, Georgetown University, Jan. 30, 2006
Confessions of a Beauty Pageant Drop-Out
Even as a proudly progressive feminist, I wanted to be Miss America. Not anymore.
Amanda Angelotti, Campus Progress, Jan. 25, 2006
What Would Jesus Save?
The evangelization of the environmental movement.
Tim Bowles, Vanderbilt Univeristy, Jan. 17, 2006
A New Year in New Orleans
Coming home for the holidays to the new “Wild West,” where change is coming too slowly.
Wayne Emilien, Jan. 11, 2006
Justice Sunday Dispatch
The right-wing revival show comes to Philadelphia.
Max Kardon, Jan. 9, 2006
Another Medical Culture War
How right-wing politics could keep a cancer vaccine off the market.
Catharine Richert, Dec. 13, 2005
“The Winter of Our Discontent”
The NYU grad student strike goes on and on despite grim news from the administration.
Mythili Rao, NYU, Dec. 8, 2005
New York Dispatch: John Ashcroft Comes to Town
Adam Pulver, Columbia University, Dec. 2, 2005
Natural Disaster or National Distraction?
Surprise! Catastrophe provides the Administration with the rationale to pursue ideologically-driven policy.
John McMahon, Denver University, Nov. 18, 2005
Right-Wing Rock
Coming soon to a school near you, and at taxpayer expense.
Brian D. Greer, Nov. 16, 2005
The Disappearing Island of Peace
Young Jordanians respond to the suicide bombing and Bush’s failed counter-terrorism efforts.
Rhian Kohashi O’Rourke, Center for American Progress, Nov. 15, 2005
America Versus America
Too many Europeans view America as a right-wing monolith. A new art exhibition seeks to change minds.
Julia Gronnevet, University of Bergen, Norway, Nov. 14, 2005
The Myth of Rosa Parks
Since her death, pundits and politicians have all spoken about Parks’ life – incorrectly.
Josh Eidelson, Yale University, Nov. 7, 2005
The Eternal Intern
Moving to Washington, DC, I assumed that an unpaid internship was a quick pit stop on the road to gainful employment. Not quite.
Brian Beutler, UC Berkeley, Nov. 2, 2005
Expelled From Home
Diego Garcia, which houses a critical U.S. military base, is home for 5,000 Chagossians. So why aren’t they allowed to return?
Emily Hawkins, Campus Progress, Oct. 28, 2005
“It’s Not a Job”?
As NYU’s student teacher union prepares to strike, academic labor rights may hang in the balance.
Mythili Rao, NYU, Oct. 25, 2005
Iraq Confidential
Seymour Hersh and Scott Ritter preach to the faithful.
Michelle Paladino, NYU, Oct. 24, 2005
An Uneasy Family Reunion
Facing the obstacle of homophobia within the black community.
Amye Greene, Wesleyan University and Pauline Green, Loyola University, Oct. 24, 2005
The Myth of the Gringo
Sex tourists, bad music, luxurious lives and bad foreign policy. A look at what Brazilians think of Americans.
Ben Jackson, Oct. 19, 2005
Welcome to the BunnyRanch
A visit with Dennis Hof, a Nevada businessman trafficking in the world’s oldest profession.
Daniel Savickas, Oct. 17, 2005
The South Will Rise Again
Your progressive guide to the South.
Megan Brock, University of South Carolina, Oct. 13, 2005
When Campus Cops Attack
Student and Air Force veteran Tariq Khan got beaten down. So did the Bill of Rights.
Jacob Fawcett, George Mason University, Oct. 12, 2005
Thinking Ahead
Meet the Roosevelt Institution. It’s not exactly our parents’ campus activism.
Sarah Laskow, Yale University, Sep. 28, 2005
D.I.Y. Argentina
One student spends the Argentine winter with workers restarting a stalled economy by taking over abandoned businesses and becoming their own boss.
Zack Fields, University of Virginia, Sep. 20, 2005
Katrina on Campus
Students displaced by the most devastating hurricane on record make new lives for themselves with the help of colleges and students across the country.
Andrew Garib, Cornell University, Sep. 14, 2005
Held to a Higher Standard
Iowa State beats Princeton, Penn State beats Harvard – the Washington Monthly tries to transform the way we judge our nation’s universities.
Vilas Rao, Stanford University, Aug. 22, 2005
The Wal-Mart Thought Police
Sometimes “family values” just means censorship.
Amy Schiller, Brandeis University, Aug. 9, 2005
The Campus Progress Free Food-A-Thon
Washington DC proves a veritable city-wide buffet for cash-strapped interns.
Aug. 2, 2005
It’s About Our National Security, Stupid!
Protecting our nation means getting smart about our energy supply.
Kim Teplitzky, Temple University, July 27, 2005
The Call for an Open Party
Reflections on the College Democrats of America 2005 Conference.
Geoff Aung, Andrew Garib, Vilas Rao and Kim Teplitzky, July 27, 2005
The Establishment Candidate
John Roberts’ ties to elite DC law circles make him tough to beat. Welcome to capital city politics as usual.
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, July 22, 2005
My College Addiction
Online gambling isn’t just fun and games. It has plunged me and thousands of other students into debt.
Lauren Patrizi, Loyola University, July 19, 2005
A Day in the Life of an Army Recruiter
With their numbers of enlistees falling, soldiers turned salesmen in Reno, NV work the phones and pound the pavement.
Daniel Savickas, July 6, 2005
The Big Hangover: Reflections from the College Republican National Convention
Our Conventioneer and Conventionette reveal themselves while they wrap-up all the hot rhetoric, bad outfits, right-wing swag and lessons learned.
June 28, 2005
Empty Words
A look at the conservatives of the future, from a progressive point of view.
Kim Teplitzky, Temple University, June 28, 2005
The Art of Eavesdropping
A hacker, an artist, a political journalist and a private eye talk shop and turn the tables on their audience.
Sarah Laskow, Yale University, June 28, 2005
Where are MY reparations?
Crass as Class.
Geoff Aung, June 28, 2005
Seeds of Change in Mississippi
How we became a different nation 50 years after the racially charged murder of Emmett Till.
Sean Cameron, Princeton University, June 28, 2005
Free Markets and Free Sandwiches
Lessons learned over a lunch buffet at the Heritage Foundation.
Sky Andrecheck, University of Illinois, June 21, 2005
Biotechnology: Scourge or savior?
The heads of the booming biotech industry and their activist arch-nemeses share space but not common ground in Philadelphia.
Jan Dichter, University of Massachusetts, June 16, 2005
Gitmo No-Go
Last week’s long awaited hearings on abuses at Guantanamo proved to be just business as usual.
Amy Schiller, Brandeis University, June 15, 2005
Trouble in California
The state’s “starve the beast” approach to education signals tough times for students and everyone else.
Ryan Denham, California State University – Northridge, June 1, 2005
From US Funded Death Squads to L.A-Bred Maras
The Rise of Transnational Salvadoran Youth Gangs.
Kelly Richter, University of Chicago, May 26, 2005
Facing Up to Facebook Racism
Some controversial groups on the popular website spur University of Virginia students to explore the line between college humor and racial slurs.
Mythili Rao, University of Virginia, May 24, 2005
Everyone Remember: We’re Doing This for Minorities and Women … Minorities, Women and Small Farmers
Join in as a bunch of rich white men lobby to repeal the Estate Tax.
Nathaniel Loewentheil, Yale University, May 19, 2005
Treading on Thin Ice
Unprecedented Greenpeace-backed arctic trek will highlight global warming.
Marcus Mrowka, GWU, May 12, 2005
How to be a Conservative Pundit in Three Easy Traits
Why the right sorts their defenders by age, sex, and color.
Ezra Klein, UCLA, May 10, 2005
The New Nativism
A month of vigilantism at the border courtesy of the Minutemen spotlight the political divide on immigration.
Asheesh Siddique, Princeton University, May 4, 2005
Never Again is Happening Right Now in the Congo
Darfur. The tsunami. Here’s one you probably haven’t heard of.
Louis Abelman, April 25, 2005
The Unlikely Environmentalist
A Republican rancher fights off big energy companies. But you won’t catch her calling herself green.
Apr. 22, 2005
The Department of Homeland Security Comes to Iowa City
Serving Americans by protecting them from Public Enemy fans.
Chris Shultz, Vanderbilt University, Apr. 21, 2005
Cooking the Books
As if college tuition wasn’t making you broke enough, publishers are driving up the prices of textbooks. But students and professors are pushing for reform.
Christopher Hayes, Apr. 13, 2005
Art is Not a Loaf of Bread
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Lawrence Lessig on Who Owns Culture.
Geoff Aung, Columbia University, Apr. 11, 2005
Eyes on the Fries
Young people are coming of age in the era of the McJob.
Elana Berkowitz, Mar. 31, 2005
Big City or Bust
In places like Montana, young people are fleeing for better wages and a faster-paced lifestyle. Can rural areas woo them back?
Matt Singer, University of Montana, Mar. 30, 2005
Burying Books in Alabama
Fearing for the children, Alabama legislators try to ban “homosexual” literature. UA students won’t let them get away with it.
Jennifer Daniel, Mar. 25, 2005
Drawing, Because They Can
Social commentary in the cartooning world has expanded thanks to the combination of talented young cartoonists and young readers who want more than just funny in their funnies.
August J. Pollak, Mar. 23, 2005
Living in the Library, For Real
Students are stretching to the limit to afford that $100,000 ticket to a better life.
Michelle Paladino, NYU, Mar. 23, 2005
The New PC
The Nation’s Russell Jacoby on Crybaby Conservatives.
Russell Jacoby, The Nation, Mar. 22, 2005
Betting on the Future: Youth and the Labor Movement
As unions hemorrhage members and meet in Vegas, they must remember to save a seat for students at the card table.
Ben Waxman, Juniata College, Mar. 14, 2005
You Are Now Entering the Thunderdome
A UT student finds drug abuse, violence, corruption and cage matches at a Beaumont, Texas prison.
Leah Caldwell, University of Texas – Austin, Mar. 10, 2005
Selling Sex to Save the Forests
Victoria’s Dirty Secret and other political groups take it off to get some attention.
Desirina Boskovich, Emory University, Mar. 9, 2005
Guy Benson, The Message Machine
He is the kind of 19-year-old who has contacts at the Pentagon and who refers to himself as being “on the record” in support of Social Security privatization. He is a conservative star on the rise.
Christopher Hayes, Mar. 8, 2005
The CPAC Diary: How I Survived the Longest Weekend of My Life
Spring Break comes early for our CPAC correspondent as he leaves the real world and takes a journey through the deep jungles of conservatism.
Marcus Mrowka, George Washington University, Feb. 25, 2005
Escape from the San(i)tor(i)um: A Few Reflections on CPAC
Six important lessons for progressives and a whole lot of beer pong. Michelle Paladino gives you the highlights of CPAC.
Michelle Paladino, NYU, Feb. 25, 2005
State Rep Villa is Late for Class
In Montana, a few college students who double as young state legislators are shaking things up.
Matt Singer, University of Montanta, Feb. 24, 2005
Campus Progress’ Top 7 Favorite Quotes from Abstinence-Only Curricula
Enjoy a sampling of the worst of the worst.
Feb. 23, 2005
Bad Science, Silly Gender Stereotypes, Dangerous Misinformation : Why Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Isn’t Working
Get the facts on President Bush’s pet project – ineffectual sex ed that puts students at risk.
Rebecca Regan-Sachs, Georgetown University, Feb. 23, 2005
Face to Face With the Tsunami
A student reflects on a trip to India gone wrong and why the U.S. must stay the course.
Ishaan Tharoor, Yale University, Feb. 22, 2005
Beyond 2004: The Future of the Black Vote
Al Sharpton, Citizen Change’s Alexis McGill, Armstrong Williams and more debate the future of the black vote.
Ruth L. Tisdale, Howard University, Feb. 17, 2005
Iraq, Sudan, Tsunami: Campus Progress Speakers Come to George Washington U
Campus Progress kicked off its campus speakers series last week to a packed room with an event at the George Washington University on America’s global responsibilities.
Marcus Mrowka, George Washington U, Feb. 16, 2005
‘Sorry, Wrong School’
Renewal and reconciliation at a Baptist university.
J. Christopher LaTondresse, Bethel University, Feb. 16, 2005
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