Society

A Future in Which Greed is Not a Virtue and Sharing is Not a Sin A Future in Which Greed is Not a Virtue and Sharing is Not a Sin

COLLEGE FINALIST: My generation must take on the task of building strong community economies and reestablishing collective wealth for all people. 

Dec 2, 2011 / Matthew Hickson

Misogyny is Killing My Generation Misogyny is Killing My Generation

HIGH SCHOOL FINALIST: Suddenly, my opinion of a record I had been listening to for over eight years was turned on its head.

Dec 2, 2011 / Kevin Xiong

Facing Up Facing Up

COLLGE FINALIST: There’s still time to face up to the issues we stand to inherit, and our generation has the modern means to do it. Whether we can muster the will&m...

Dec 2, 2011 / Alex Klein

“Mommy, Where Are All the Black Kids?” “Mommy, Where Are All the Black Kids?”

HIGH SCHOOL FINALIST: A Black face in my high school would become as foreign as a repressed memory that everyone just seemed to forget existed.  

Dec 2, 2011 / Ashley Arkhurst

Dangers of an Absent Mind Dangers of an Absent Mind

COLLEGE FINALIST: The inability for people to live in the present may become increasingly dangerous as it continues to become more socially acceptable.

Dec 2, 2011 / Jake Shoemaker

What Will Become of My Generation?

What Will Become of My Generation? What Will Become of My Generation?

HIGH SCHOOL WINNER: A graduating high school senior reflects on her generation's embattled future—and its dwindling access to quality education.

Dec 2, 2011 / Hannah Moon

Maybe I Would Be Alone

Maybe I Would Be Alone Maybe I Would Be Alone

COLLEGE WINNER: Catastrophe is different when it is personal.

Dec 2, 2011 / Bryce Wilson Stucki

Bobby Valentine’s Last Stint as Manager Bobby Valentine’s Last Stint as Manager

There is a reason the former Mets skipper hasn't worked a Major League dugout in a decade.

Dec 2, 2011 / Dave Zirin and Mike Elk

Up Against the Wall (Street) Up Against the Wall (Street)

Alterman's guide to gift-giving and Reed on media's not-so-safety net: fact-checking. 

Dec 2, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Why Mitt Romney Avoids Interviews Why Mitt Romney Avoids Interviews

 Even on Fox News Romney is defensive and unable to explain a key policy. 

Dec 1, 2011 / Ben Adler

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