Youth

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.