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Youth
Ethnic Studies Courses Break Down Barriers and Benefit Everyone — So Why the Resistance?
As cities incorporate Ethnic Studies curricula, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
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After Los Angeles Youth Sued City for Discriminatory Drilling Practices, the Oil Industry Sued Back
In Los Angeles, the number of residents living less than a mile from an oil well is in the tens of thousands.
In Conversation: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez on Why Youth Voices Are Powerful
At just 16 years old, Xiuhtezcatl has more experience fighting for the environment than most people twice his age.
Awareness and Action: Nuclear Resistance as a Millennial
If there is hope for a better world, we have no choice but to make it so.
Feminism Must Be Intersectional: Putting Child Care on the Agenda
To move forward the reproductive rights movement must embrace a broader feminist agenda that includes child care.
How Unaccompanied Youth Become Exploited Workers in the US
Many children who cross the US-Mexico border remain undetected and must fend for themselves on the other side.
Teachers Are Fighting to Block Guns in Schools
Ever since DeVos suggested the importance of guns in schools, pro-gun groups pushing against gun-free zones at schools.
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Canada’s Indigenous Suicide Rate Linked to Apartheid System
Preventing suicide among Indigenous peoples would involve improving the living conditions in their communities.
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Maryland’s Move to Pull Children From Group Homes Came Too Late for Teenager Who Died
After unannounced inspections revealed deficiencies, Maryland stopped placing youth at facilities owned by AdvoServ.
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Dismantling Columbus and the Power of the Present
Native resistance makes it clear that everyone is implicated in the struggle to protect the planet. No one has the luxury of retreat.