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Rebellious Teens Should Have Rebellious Diets

Sarah Newman, Takepart. November 16, 2009.
Kids are obsessed with self-expression. So why are their food choices so monotonous?

Cops are Going Taser-Crazy: Teens Injured and Killed By Supposed 'Nonlethal' Weapons

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 13, 2009.
Here are two stories about the torture of teenagers by police with tasers ... one of whom died.

Shocking: "Keep Your Legs Crossed, Sluts" Sex-Ed Strategy Fails

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. December 30, 2008.
The U.S. government has spent more than $1.5 billion on abstinence programs. What a terrible waste.

Avoiding the Fat Trap

Donna Fish, Huffington Post. March 27, 2008.
What do we say when our daughters declare: "I'm Fat"?

If Tobacco Regulation Works, Why Not Regulate Marijuana?

Rob Kampia, AlterNet. December 24, 2007.
If we really want to control marijuana and keep it away from kids, why not try a method that actually works?

Virgin or Slut: Pick One

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
Why teenagers are so screwed up about sex and their bodies.

Could Smoking Pot Be Good for Teens?

Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. November 10, 2007.
If you follow the White House's twisted logic, the answer could be yes.

Pentagon's Teen Recruiting Methods Would Make Tobacco Companies Proud

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. May 22, 2007.
With over half of America's 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as teens, the military is luring kids as young as 13 using a PR machine that would make Joe Camel proud.

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