History Does Tend to Repeat Itself
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 18th, 2008 at 9:30 amIf there’s anything I’ve learned from reading the news, it’s that you can usually find a historical parallel for something current. Case in point: the…
Posts Tagged ‘youth activism’
Ninety Percent of Young People Want Action on Climate Change
By Jamie Henn - Oct 24th, 2008 at 2:28 pmTalk about a consensus: 90 percent of young people around the world think global leaders should do “whatever it takes” to tackle climate change, according…
Harvard Poll of Young People Shows Broad Interest in Politics, Public Service
By Annabel Gould - Oct 24th, 2008 at 10:49 amA new study released by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics provides some extensive data on young voters two weeks out from the presidential election. Some…
My Friend Was on a Terrorist Watch List
By Jamie Henn - Oct 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 pmMy friend is a terrorist?
I was outraged this morning to read that a number of my friends who work on building a youth movement…
The Year of the Youth Vote?
By Kay Steiger - Oct 22nd, 2008 at 4:25 pmAs we get closer to election day, all the old foggies have their eyes on us young people. But a report from the Raleigh News…
This is Me Getting Mad
By Jessica Hillyard - Oct 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pmLike Matt, I am rather infuriated by Robert J. Samuelson’s Washington Post op-ed today, in which he chastises young voters for “being played” by Barack…
The New Face of College Activism
By Emily Rutherford - Oct 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 pmIt’s frequently said that 21st-century college students aren’t as activist as they were in the good old days, or that networking and the netroots just…
Heroes and Those Damn Kids On My Lawn
By Ned Resnikoff - Sep 23rd, 2008 at 3:35 pmVia The Editorialiste, New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley uses her review of a silly yet momentarily diverting TV serial as an opportunity to…
The Effect of the 1960s
By Kay Steiger - Sep 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 pmToday at the Minnesota state capitol, people have gathered for concerts, yoga, and registering to vote. The Ripple Effect, which could better be described as…
Despondent Millennials
By Rashi Kesarwani - Jul 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pmDr. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former president of the University of Pennsylvania, writes in the Huffington Post about the economic insecurity…
