Youth

cyril ramaphosa south africa

Where Did the South African Left Go Wrong? Where Did the South African Left Go Wrong?

The ANC has failed to tackle poverty and inequality—and will win the presidency anyway.

May 6, 2019 / Kenichi Serino

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over

The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.

Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Juvenile Prisoners

Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison

The Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice will help guide towns, cities, and states on how to close youth prisons for good.

Apr 8, 2019 / Ross Barkan

AOC Green New Deal

How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal

Ocasio-Cortez makes the case for racial justice and reparations.

Mar 14, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman

Black History Month

Schools Are Policing Black Kids’ Hair, and Betsy DeVos Needs to Stop Them Schools Are Policing Black Kids’ Hair, and Betsy DeVos Needs to Stop Them

Efforts to “fix” black students’ hair are a vestige of our segregated past that deemed blackness inferior.

Mar 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Andre Perry

On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming

On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming On March 15, the Climate Kids Are Coming

A massive, international, youth-led mobilization will demand action on the climate crisis.

Mar 4, 2019 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

The 1919 Chicago Black Sox

The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling

Legal sports gambling would generate some of the very problems that the revenue from sports gambling would purportedly solve.

Feb 25, 2019 / Ronald Katz

Israeli Solders

The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel The Cost of Being a War Resister in Israel

A 19-year-old Israeli was jailed six times after refusing military service.

Feb 25, 2019 / Rory Fanning

LaShawn Robinson outside the Connecticut Capitol

A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case A Lawsuit Threatens a Groundbreaking School-Desegregation Case

After Sheff v. O’Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.

Feb 11, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen

Savannah Guthrie interviews Nick Sandmann

Black Children Don’t Have Nick Sandmann’s Rights Black Children Don’t Have Nick Sandmann’s Rights

And they definitely don’t get the chance to redeem themselves on national TV with the help of Savannah Guthrie.

Jan 24, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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