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Schools Go Sustainable: Greening College Food Services
Talia Berman, WireTap
National trends for sustainable eating grow as students look to each other for aid and inspiration
Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
Adam Waxman, WireTap
They're not waiting for WWIII: The millennial generation sets out to promote peace and a world without nukes.
Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
Shannon Stewart, WireTap
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
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Touring For The People

Donna Tam, OH DANG! Magazine

Independent rapper Kiwi raises awareness about politically-motivated killings in the Philippines.

 
 
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Election '08: Perspectives from High School Leaders

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia

How is your vote tied to your race, class and gender identities? Youth Outlook follows a group of San Francisco high school presidents to get their take on it.

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Razing NYC: The Disappearance of Affordable Housing
Global Action Project

One community in Brooklyn examines their plight and fight for affordable housing.

Left Out: School-to-Prison Pipeline
Global Action Project

A group of New York City high school students examine the school-to-prison pipeline at their school, and look toward changes.

DJ Neil Armstrong Takes Center Stage
New Music Canada

DJ Neil Armstrong talks about the hip hop world and the growing prominence of Asian American DJ's.

Juan's Story: Undocumented but not Un-American
Movement Vision Lab

Juan's story, similar to the stories of many undocumented youth, pushes us toward building a more just immigration system based on community values.

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Free Association: Internet Neutrality And The Struggle For Equal Access

Larisa Mann, WireTap

Column: What do OK Go!'s Damien Kulash, the Raging Grannies and the Christian Coalition have in common? They all want net neutrality.

Bad Girls

Beth Schwartzapfel, Rhode Island Monthly

Doing time in the Rhode Island Training School is punishment for young women who break the law. What's surprising is how many would rather be in the big house than out.

K Chronicles: Bushball

Keith Knight, WireTap

This month, Keith Knight's award-winning comic strip wonders why we don't judge our leaders as harshly as our revered sports teams...

Sean Bell: Moving Beyond Demands, Creating Justice

Matthew Birkhold, WireTap

Opinion: Rallies and protests won't end police brutality. We can only achieve justice by creating a new model of community based policing.

Youth Guide to Politics: Superdelegates

Ally Klimkoski, WireTap

Understanding political parties and conventions isn't easy, even for the most seasoned operatives. So what's up with these people called superdelegates?

Silence Broken: Critical Literacy Is The Goal

Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap

Column: A young teacher's advice on how to reach struggling readers and writers by building a culture of critical literacy.

Snoop's Survival: An Interview with The Wire's Felicia Pearson

Suemedha Sood, WireTap

Felicia "Snoop" Pearson talks to Wiretap about working through her past to get to her future -- and the success she's gained along the way.

The Peacemaker: An Interview With Aqeela Sherrills

Adam McKibbin, WireTap

Aqeela Sherrills traded retaliation for reconciliation and helped broker peace between the Bloods and Crips.

 
 
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Aaron Tang Anti-NCLB Lawsuit Fizzles Out

Another challenge to NCLB goes unsuccessful

 
Ally Klimkoski Indiana and North Carolina Outcomes

While the election is over, ripple effects of both the contest and the problems continue to flow.

 
Suemedha Sood Local Food Gets Globalized

Family farms in the world’s asparagus capital find themselves threatened by globalization and the U.S. war on drugs.

 
Ally Klimkoski Voting Rights Under Assault

The Supreme Court's recent decision to allow ID only voting in Indiana disproportionately affects young voters, seniors, and the poor.

 
Karlo Barrios Marcelo A Youth Movement, Not a Cult

Young people aren't always liberals. And the majority didn't always vote for Democrats.

 
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