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By Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap, Dec 18, 2008

Episode 9: Should organizers now make change from the inside or from the outside of the political system?

By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Dec 1, 2008

Podcast: Thanksgiving dinners can be an awkward time when you are surrounded by less than like-minded family and friends. Here's how Matt and Gavin make it work.

By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Oct 31, 2008

Podcast: Our hosts Matt and Gavin review most addictive political blogs and give a thumbs up or down to 10 big post-election questions pundits deliberate.

By Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap, Oct 20, 2008

Podcast: Our host Matt Ryan asks a fellow Cincinnati activist Justin Jeffre why he chose to campaign for Ralph Nader this year.

By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Oct 3, 2008

Podcast: Two Rustbelt organizers grapple with the meaning of our economic crisis, Sarah Palin and living Biblically.

By Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap, Sep 18, 2008

Do you need to live in the hood to organize in the Hood? Two Rustbelt organizers talk shop.

By Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Sep 5, 2008

Can you stay honest and effective as a community organizer and own a house some day? Two Rustbelt community organizers discuss and disagree.

By Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap, Aug 21, 2008

Podcast: Two Rustbelt community organizers talk about work, life, music, books, ideas, and everything in between.

By Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Oct 25, 2007

Turn the Beat Around: From running a recording studio to organizing shows to raising money, the Ann Arbor-based Neutral Zone has been more successful at developing youth leadership than any other teen organization in the country.

By Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Jun 26, 2006

Building a Movement: Young leaders share their tips on staying true to the mission of social change, as they transition from all-volunteer activism to established institutions.

By Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Feb 9, 2006

Opinion: As America increasingly relies on charities to solve social inequalities, our young expert offers a plan to make the most out of our desire to help communities in need.

By Gavin Leonard, Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap, Jan 4, 2006

Point-Counterpoint: Do today's organizers have what it takes to build a lasting progressive movement? Two young activists debate and disagree.

By Gavin Leonard, WireTap, Jun 22, 2005

A young native of Ohio offers a long-term plan for transforming politics in the Midwest. First on the agenda -- don't move to San Francisco or New York.