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Globe Trotting
Thomas Coen, Campus Progress
International volunteer organizations may do a lot of good, but they also have problems that need to be addressed.
Solidaridad: Organizing the Web
Adriana Gallardo, WireTap
Youth organizers turn to the web to mobilize for immigrant rights.
Jose's Story: An Immigration Audio Podcast
Jocelyn Sida, Rock The Trail
A young immigrant shares his struggles and hopes for a better life in America.
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Connecting the Sticks: Rural Broadband Not Up to Speed

Sarah Burris, Rock The Trail

Broadband access in rural communities is spotty. What will it take to keep the youth of small-town America connected?

 
 
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Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

Students in the South Bronx still fight for education reform.

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Re-thinking Truancy
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia

A truancy drop-in center in San Francisco shows compassion and gets results.

How To Tell People They're Racist
ILL Doctrine

Everyone's talking about race these days, but how useful is it?

Juvenile Asylum
Global Action Project

Confronting racial profiling in schools.

I Know These Negroes Is Hoping Obama Don't Get Elected

Are the expectations changing for young Black men in America?

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Free Association: Who Owns Your Privacy?

Larisa Mann, WireTap

Viacom lawsuit with YouTube pits business interests against public interests.

Hoop Dreams Deferred?

Jamilah King, Tomas Palermo, WireTap

Should high school hoopsters skip college and graduate to the NBA? Two WireTap editors debate the issue one-on-one.

The White Stuff

Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The American Prospect

What does an extremely popular new blog about white culture tell us about race in America?

A Generation of Consolidation

Reel Grrls

Seattle young people speak out against media consolidation.

How Tiny Jamaica Develops So Many Champion Sprinters

Matthew Clark, Christian Science Monitor

With a focus on student running programs, Jamaica's young track stars sprint to the finish in Beijing.

Whose World is This?

K-Salaam & Beatnik

Video trailer for K-Salaam and Beatnik's upcoming album and documentary release.

The Children of Iowa ICE Raids

Marcelo Ballvé, New America Media

Parents and youth cope with uncertain futures after the Midwest's largest immigration crackdown.

Silence Broken: Obama Satire Isn't Surprising

Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap

Column: The "satirical" New Yorker cover is no satire at all.

 
 
Blogs
Jeremy Bearer-Friend Go To Iraq Or Go To Jail

Army used illegal recruitment tactics in Houston, Texas.

 
Aaron Tang China, the Olympics, and the Competition that Matters Most

Schools, not gold medals, will decide which countries encounter prosperity in the 21st century...

 
Catherine-Mercedes Judge Marichu Suarez Baoanan's Case

A former ambassador escapes blame on human trafficking.

 
Stephen Gardner Black in America Misses The 'Why'

CNN's much anticipated special on Black life in America misses the point.

 
M. Junaid Levesque-Alam How Does It Feel To Be A Problem?

A new book examines the lives of young Arabs in post-9/11 America.

 
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