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Obsessed: The Secret Service, The Daily Show, And The First Double Obsession

By Bradley Portnoy - Jan 9th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

Laughing at the GOP’s inept attempts at social networking sites. Go GOP.com! Er, well, good luck with that anyway.
- Kay Steiger
The Daily Show!…

The First Gen-Y Congressman

By Jesse Singal - Jan 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Time.com has an interview with Aaron Shock a newly-elected House Republican from Illinois who, at 27, is the youngest member of Congress and the first…

Mac’s Green Claims Conceal Poisoned Apple

By Tommaso Boggia - Jan 7th, 2009 at 11:02 am

I’m not a fan of excessive consumerism, but I must admit that I have a soft spot for Apple products. This might change after seeing…

Ninety Percent of Young People Want Action on Climate Change

By Jamie Henn - Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Talk about a consensus: 90 percent of young people around the world think global leaders should do “whatever it takes” to tackle climate change, according…

The New Face of College Activism

By Emily Rutherford - Oct 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pm

It’s frequently said that 21st-century college students aren’t as activist as they were in the good old days, or that networking and the netroots just…

Youth Activism Isn’t Dead, Just Different

By Ned Resnikoff - Sep 26th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

I love “not really news to anyone” stories–those are the articles that pop up in newspapers every once in a while with headlines that say…

Heroes and Those Damn Kids On My Lawn

By Ned Resnikoff - Sep 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Via The Editorialiste, New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley uses her review of a silly yet momentarily diverting TV serial as an opportunity to…

Young Republicans Hear From Huckabee, Voinovich

By Kay Steiger - Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 am

Yesterday at the Young Republicans luncheon at the Hard Rock Cafe (full disclosure: Campus Progress Action co-sponsored the event) a group of roughly 25 young…

Youth at the RNC

By Kay Steiger - Sep 1st, 2008 at 10:35 am

This New York Times article on the potential impact of the youth vote was, well, fluffy. It winded up not really saying anything, but I…

In a Volunteer’s Words

By Kay Steiger - Aug 26th, 2008 at 6:25 pm

Yesterday at the "Unconventional Women" forum, I spoke to this young woman who was volunteering at the convention.