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Category: Youth issues

A journalistic low: Being the news

January 22, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Missouri region, Youth issues Leave a comment

Last week, a reporter from St. Louis’ KSDK-TV decided it would be a dandy idea to test the security measures of some local high

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I’m graduating from high school, but what has school actually prepared me for?

January 6, 2014 Hafsa Education, Ideas, Youth issues Leave a comment

I will graduate high school knowing how to take the derivative of complicated logarithmic equations. I will not graduate high school knowing how to

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“Un-american”

December 9, 2013 Hafsa Ideas, Language/Words, Uncategorized, Youth issues 2 comments

“That’s un-american!” Pardon? “Un-american?” I type the word with as much scorn as physically possible. It has no meaning. None. How could it when

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Waiting for the next revolution: What “The Chicago 10” taught me about modern America

December 2, 2013 Abby Mitchell Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Democrats, History, Literature/Arts/Film, Police, Politics, Youth issues 7 comments

I was 17 and skeptical when I saw the movie poster for Chicago 10 at the Missouri History Museum where I work. The exaggerated

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What it’s like to be a 12-year-old activist

November 25, 2013 Progress Women Activism, Children, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Politics, Women, Youth issues 2 comments

If you are not familiar with Madison Kimrey, you are already behind the times. She is a young but outspoken activist who took on

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The making of a progressive

November 5, 2013 Arthur Lieber Charity & Justice, Children, Democrats, Education, Human Rights, People, Sports, Youth issues Leave a comment

What makes a Republican? We have some clues but it’s still largely a mystery. I recently saw a story on the CBS Evening News

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Marching on Washington: Then and now

October 16, 2013 Arthur Lieber Activism, Campaigns, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Congress, Corporations, Education, Voting/Elections, Youth issues Leave a comment

You’re at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August, 1963. In November, 1967, you’re on the Mall in Washington petitioning the

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Providence RI reforms education via summer school

August 29, 2013 Arthur Lieber Children, Civil liberties, Consumer issues, Education, Health, Social Sec/Medicare, Youth issues Leave a comment

Providence, RI Superintendent of Schools Susan Lusi is the kind of education reformer we really need – one who cares about the well-being of

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Student loans for pre-school?

August 15, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Banks, Children, Consumer issues, Education, Good government, Poverty, Youth issues Leave a comment

As if the student-loan crisis wasn’t bad enough, now there’s a proposal to create a market for loans for pre-school. The idea comes from

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Food insecurity in America: Next meal…unknown

July 23, 2013 Lindsey Garner Budget, Charity & Justice, Children, Congress, Consumer issues, Government, Health, Poverty, Women, Youth issues Leave a comment

The public health crisis in the United States is typically illustrated with alarming obesity rates and images of super-sized fast food portions. However 50

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