Truthout
Youth
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Juvenile Justice Is Taking a Positive Trajectory – Will it Be Hurt by Harsh Gun Laws?
Research shows strict laws for juveniles do little or nothing to result in lower crime rates.
Closing Cages: People Power Helps Stop Youth Incarceration
With the number of youth behind bars at an all-time low, are more youth jails really necessary?
Henry A. Giroux | The Politics of Disimagination and the Pathologies of Power
The radical imagination waits to be unleashed through social movements in which injustice is put on the run.
Millenials Vs. Libertarianism
Calling yourself a libertarian today is a lot like wearing a mullet back in the 1980s. It sends a clear signal: business up front, party in the back.
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The Aftermath of Occupy Will Surpass the Gains of 1960s Activism
Every year, a fresh batch of grads leaves college to face poor job prospects. Many will become protesters and fuel the growing movement for economic justice.
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Can Street Violence Be Fought Like A Virus?
Working to curb gun violence in America's urban neighborhoods.
Hoodie Politics: Trayvon Martin and Racist Violence in Post-Racial America
Too many young people are not only being stripped of their hope and dignity, but also their lives.
Youth in Revolt: The Plague of State-Sponsored Violence
A state of permanent war needs willing subjects to abide by its values.
Beyond the Limits of Neoliberal Higher Education: Global Youth Resistance and the American/British Divide
“We need a wholesale revision of how a democracy both listens to and treats young people.”
How Disney Instills Greed and Consumerism – Starting at Three Months
It doesn't matter how enjoyable the products - there is something bigger beneath the family-friendly exterior.