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New Hampshire: Youth Vote Results New Hampshire: Youth Vote Results

Get ready, y'all--this election is going to be ours!

Jan 10, 2008 / The Nation

Is the Death Penalty Dying? Is the Death Penalty Dying?

New Jersey abolished the death penalty this week. Is this the beginning of a new trend?

Jan 10, 2008 / The Nation

Iowa: Young People Just Made History Iowa: Young People Just Made History

The Iowa youth turnout rate has almost tripled since 2000.

Jan 4, 2008 / The Nation

Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup

An excerpt from Fidel Castro: My Life, a spoken autobiography.

Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Where Have All the Black Soldiers Gone? Where Have All the Black Soldiers Gone?

The number of young black enlistees is dropping dramatically.

Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation

Young Voters Could Decide Iowa Young Voters Could Decide Iowa

The student vote might be the deciding factor in the January 3 Iowa Caucus.

Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation

Top 10 Youth Activism Victories in 2007 Top 10 Youth Activism Victories in 2007

From shutting down toxic waste facilities to making colleges more affordable, young people all over America put their energies into remarkable actions for their communities, and fo...

Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation

Iowa Caucus Ruckus Iowa Caucus Ruckus

The debate over whether students should vote in Iowa is nothing new.

Dec 17, 2007 / The Nation

Life After The Surge Life After The Surge

Is the Department of Veterans Affairs finally turning a corner or is the worst yet to come? From Walter Reed to false diagnoses of personality disorder, a Department that was nev...

Dec 14, 2007 / The Nation

Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing

In New Orleans, an intergenerational coalition of activists is fighting to stop the demolition of 4,500 public housing units.

Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation

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