Youth

Schooled by the Storm

Elizabeth Giegerich : Higher Education

Three years after Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University thrives, due in part to its revamped commitment to community.
The Party Crashers

Michael Gould-Wartofsky : Activism & Organizing

Thousands of young activists are poised to protest at the Democratic and Republican conventions. In the age of Obama, is street protest still relevant?
Does GOP Stand for Grampa's Old Politicians?

Andy Kroll : Presidential Election 2008

The future of the Republican brand rests in the text message happy hands of young America--which should scare the living daylights out of John McCain.
Maternity Fashions, Junior Size

Katha Pollitt : Reproductive Rights

Teens getting pregnant: bad. Teens having babies: good. If this makes no sense, wake up and smell the Enfamil: it's 2008!

2007

The Charter School Flood

Michael Tisserand : Charter Schools

Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.
Arthur: The Little Magazine That Could

Kevin McCarthy : Music

You thought Arthur was gone for good? The indie magazine beloved for its music coverage and antiwar politics will resume publishing this summer.
Anything Boys Can Do...

Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

The Dangerous Book for Boys does no boy a favor by resuscitating the Anglo-imperial manly ideals. And what about girls?
Smells Like Teen Spirit

Mark Sorkin : Non-Fiction

Teenage presents a lively but scattershot portrait of youth in the modern era.
The New Face of Warfare

Fatin Abbas : War & Peace

Child soldiering has become a defining feature of modern warfare. And the United States has been all too complicit in the trend.
The Supergirl Syndrome

Lakshmi Chaudhry : Feminism & Women

The marketing-driven message of the perfect girl--smart, skinny, pretty, athletic and loved by all--is a model of perfection that's hard to live up to. Can't girls just be free to be?
Obama's Impressive Youthroots

Sam Graham-Felsen : Student Movements

Barack Obama's youthful supporters are using Facebook and other social networking web tools to spark a movement that could make a real difference.

'We Will Not Be Thrown Away!'

Angelique Chrisafis : France

Young rebels in France are fighting not for change but for the same rights their parents tried to secure during the 1968 student revolution.
A New Black Power

Walter Mosley : African-Americans

It's time to transform the two-party system into something more equitable by introducing smaller political groups based on special interests: Consider the power of a black voting bloc led by young people.

Overcoming Apartheid

Jonathan Kozol : African-Americans

Apartheid education is alive in America and rapidly increasing in hyper-segregated inner-city schools. And though it's now fashionable for policy-makers to declare integration a failure, effective programs across the country still survive--and deserve to thrive.
Teaching 9/11

Jon Wiener : Education Policy & Reform

How do you tell a student the story of September 11?
Failing Students, Rising Profits

Annette Fuentes : Business

The Community Education Partners (CEP) serves students the public schools don't want--and it makes millions.
Who's Next?

Karen Houppert : US Military

Military recruiters are targeting the nation's high schools and junior highs, seeking an early harvest of soldiers-to-be. Is your child next?
Hip-Hop Voting Bloc?

Adam Howard : Campaigns & Elections

If everything goes according to plan, a voting bloc as influential as the religious right, but progressive, could be established.
Grim Fairy Tales

Patricia J. Williams : Death Penalty
Everyday Struggle

Mark Hatch-Miller : Urban Issues

A talk with hip-hop historian Jeff Chang.
Dazed and Confused

Suzy Hansen : Autobiography & Memoir
Music for Change

Jenny Toomey & Rob Rosenthal : Music

Springsteen's got it right: No retreat.