Dick Meister, AlterNet. November 19, 2008. Joining a union would not only help young workers improve their own status, it'd halt a steady decline in union strength.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. June 18, 2008. At a stimulating confab on the election, our author declares: My feminism is about gender and racial justice, global security and community ethics.
Courtney E. Martin, The Women's Media Center. June 9, 2008. Progressives need to make sure that young people's excitement over the primaries turns into long-term civic engagement.
Mike Connery, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 19, 2008. Two superdelegates representing the Young Democrats of America turned down a promise of $1 million in exchange for their endorsement of Sen. Clinton.
Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. May 19, 2008. A high school in Staten Island has ruled that only girls with (male) dates can attend prom.
Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 9, 2008. Latinos in the south are living in an environment resembling the plight of African Americans living under Jim Crow.
Ally Klimkoski, WireTap AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008. Since 2000, the youth vote has continued to climb upward. Young people turned out in greater numbers each year including midterm elections like 2006.
Matt Stoller, Open Left AlterNet: Election 2008. March 14, 2008. Obama's going to have to make up for his deficit by appealing to independents, which fortunately he is doing against both McCain and Clinton.
Astra Taylor, Adbusters. November 2, 2007. Americans keep making less and spending more. That lifestyle is contributing to supersized debt and the decline of progressive politics.
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2007. Pam Spaulding: These "tough guys" trying to emulate gangstas in lockup, aren't going to like that message one iota.
Sara Robinson, AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2007. Sara Robinson: Evangelical Christianity won't go away, but there's a shift in its essential character afoot, which may even reverse the trend toward minority status over time.
GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 3, 2007. GottaLaff: Pete Palmer, a sophomore, says he didn't think he was doing anything wrong wearing the political shirt to school.
Oliver Willis, AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2007. Oliver Willis: In '04 the groundswell of youth support behind Dean never appeared at the polls in Iowa, this time Obama might get screwed.
Kristina Rizga, AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2007. Kristina Rizga: Here's a closer look at some key provisions of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. George Miller (D-CA).
Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 27, 2007. Adam Howard: Two obnoxious CNN hosts can't believe a Young Republican supports Ron Paul or that a Young Democrat refuses to back any particular candidate.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 28, 2007. Marty Kaplan: Despite the criminalization of dissent by the Bush Administration, its Court, and its courtiers, there's something going on among young Americans.
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