Youth

The Global Epidemic of Child Warriors

The Global Epidemic of Child Warriors The Global Epidemic of Child Warriors

From the Taliban to suicide bombers in the Middle East and Africa, young people are enacting the savageries of their elders.

Apr 18, 2016 / John Feffer

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns

Will the gunmaker have to pay the price for the Sandy Hook mass shooting?

Apr 14, 2016 / George Zornick

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Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault? Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault?

Students and schools are exploring its promise and challenges.

Apr 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Alexandra Brodsky

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs These Politicians Think Your Kids Need High-Stakes Testing—but Not Theirs

These politicians send their own kids to progressive schools that eschew rote learning.

Mar 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Anita Alvarez

Organizers Celebrate the Defeat of Anita Alvarez by Planning Their Next Steps Organizers Celebrate the Defeat of Anita Alvarez by Planning Their Next Steps

The fight has just begun.

Mar 16, 2016 / Deborah L. Shelton

Students protest low wages.

$15 and a Union for Students? Yes $15 and a Union for Students? Yes

A new wave of labor organizing by students, for students, is sweeping the country.

Mar 11, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools?

Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools? Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools?

Meanwhile, charter advocates continue to criticize the safety of traditional public schools.

Mar 9, 2016 / StudentNation / George Joseph

Young Oklahoma Voters Not Afraid of Democratic Socialism

Young Oklahoma Voters Not Afraid of Democratic Socialism Young Oklahoma Voters Not Afraid of Democratic Socialism

Policies like Medicare, Medicaid, and free public education sound anything but scary to them.

Mar 2, 2016 / StudentNation / Lauren Massing and StudentNation

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Father’s One Regret Father’s One Regret

Life’s too short to spend wisely.

Mar 1, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump Hotel Protest

Why Political Campaigns Are in a Constant State of Concern About Millennial Voting Patterns Why Political Campaigns Are in a Constant State of Concern About Millennial Voting Patterns

In 2016, the 86 million millennial and Generation Z Americans will be 36 percent of the electorate, including half of eligible Latino voters.

Feb 22, 2016 / StudentNation / Joelle Gamble

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