Nation Topics - Youth | The Nation

Thousands of young activists are poised to protest at the Democratic and Republican conventions. In the age of Obama, is street protest still relevant?

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.

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

Drastic changes in the educational system are leaving New Orleans's public schools behind.

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

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

Teenage presents a lively but scattershot portrait of youth in the modern era.

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

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?

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