Youth

Protesters against mask mandates

The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District

When schools in Marion, Ark., opened, the district was prohibited from requiring masks. Here’s what their experience can teach the rest of the country.

Aug 30, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Olivia Paschal

Return to School

Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law? Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law?

The Biden administration may use disability rights legislation to require masks in schools.

Aug 23, 2021 / StudentNation / David M. Perry

Washington Square Park protest

Welcome to Washington Square Park, Capital of Woke Bohemia Welcome to Washington Square Park, Capital of Woke Bohemia

A vibrant new youth scene is taking shape in Greenwich Village. Some people want to shut it down.

Jul 30, 2021 / Richard Goldstein

Police Out Of School Protest

Why Are There Cops in Schools? Why Are There Cops in Schools?

If our schools need additional counselors and mentors, turning to police is far from the most suitable choice.

Jun 18, 2021 / StudentNation / Cassidy Morales

DACA-rally-Supreme-Court

The Democrats Are Failing Dreamers, Failing Immigrants The Democrats Are Failing Dreamers, Failing Immigrants

Biden and the Democrats spent four years decrying Trump’s assault on immigrants. Now they’re refunding ICE and falling down on the Dream Act.

Jun 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal

US National Capitol

Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support? Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support?

The party establishment view young candidates as outsiders, but a handful of local and national organizations are trying to change that.

Jun 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Sadie Bograd

Biden youth support

No Generation Without Representation No Generation Without Representation

Biden and Harris relied on youth support during the election. It’s time for the administration to support them back.

Jun 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Jazmin Kay

Laughing Brett Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh Remains As Incorrigible as Ever Brett Kavanaugh Remains As Incorrigible as Ever

In a recent decision, the man who argued he shouldn’t be judged by his youthful indiscretions had no problem sending young people to prison for life without parole.

May 21, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

Bastian Rodriguez

‘It’s Like a Black Hole’: ICE Has Been Holding Kids in Indefinite Detention ‘It’s Like a Black Hole’: ICE Has Been Holding Kids in Indefinite Detention

The agency has sent an unknown number of teenagers to juvenile jails and won’t tell anyone why.

May 13, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Ashoka Mukpo

What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021

What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021 What ‘Girlhood’ Means in 2021

A conversation with Melissa Febos about her radical essays on youth and gender.

May 10, 2021 / Q&A / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

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