Truthout
Children
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US Looks to Detain More Mother, Child Migrants, Sometimes for Months
Some in Congress have proposed measures that might mean more women and children are held or held longer.
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Connecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain “Staggering” Number of Kids
A new state report found one public school student was restrained more than 700 times in one year.
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On Being Raised by Radicals and Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood
In her book, Frida Berrigan gives advice on how to integrate child rearing into fighting for change.
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Virginia Passes Bill to Rein in Restraints of School Kids
Many schools in the state still have no policies or rules around pinning kids down.
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Challenging Our Visions of Abolition: An Open Letter to the Students of Village Leadership Academy
Students at Village Leadership Academy inspire hope that imprisoning children will be a thing of the past.
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Homeless Children in a Golden City
So one must ask: Why do we allow homeless children on our City's streets, yet provide tax breaks to corporations so that they may find office housing?
Henry A. Giroux | Death-Dealing Politics in the Age of Extreme Violence
Politics must not only inform, but also energize people to take collective action.
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Do the United States’ Hungry Children Matter?
Can't we all agree that policies aimed at helping impoverished children is the right thing to do?
“Children of War” Photo Series Tells Stories of Youth in Wartime Ukraine
This photo series shows children affected by the Ukraine conflict - no analysis, no political showdown, only their stories.
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Is Inequality Killing US Mothers?
The United States' embarrassing maternal mortality figures are closely tied to extreme economic inequality.