Who Let the Punks Out? Who Let the Punks Out?
The young and the angry mosh the vote for the November election.
May 20, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Kristin V. Jones
Discipline and Punish Discipline and Punish
Zero tolerance policies have created a "lockdown environment" in schools.
Nov 26, 2003 / Feature / Annette Fuentes
Rocking the Hip-Hop Vote Rocking the Hip-Hop Vote
Russell Simmons was never a young voter. The 46-year-old hip-hop tycoon cast his first vote in a presidential election seven years ago, he says, at the age of 39.
Nov 13, 2003 / Editorial / Kristin V. Jones
The New Mobility The New Mobility
A recent article in the Washington Post described some suburban high schoolers preparing for their proms by spending nearly $3,000 to rent an H2 Hummerzine, "complete with six ...
Jun 5, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The New Product Placement The New Product Placement
Last fall, a half-dozen child psychologists lurked around New York's Yale Club at a convention called "Advertising & Promoting to Kids" in search of new, higher-paying clie...
Feb 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Segall
‘America’s Army’ Targets Youth ‘America’s Army’ Targets Youth
The universe of online computer games is home to 200,000 players at any time. It's also where you can find the newest innovation in military recruiting.
Aug 23, 2002 / Feature / Jacob Hodes and Emma Ruby-Sachs
The Fishnet Fallacy The Fishnet Fallacy
When a girl becomes her school's designated slut, her friends stop talking to her. Pornographic rumors spread with dazzling efficiency, boys harass her openly in the hallways, gir...
Mar 28, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair
What Young Voters Want What Young Voters Want
They're looking for help with college and a reason to believe in government.
Jan 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Anna Greenberg
Chelsea in Oxford Chelsea in Oxford
Chelsea Clinton bristles at the antiwar movement while she attends Oxford.
Dec 4, 2001 / Feature / Daniel Swift
The Joe and Hil Follies The Joe and Hil Follies
It's a slippery slope that these two lawgivers would have us tread.
Sep 6, 2001 / Editorial / Danny Goldberg