Youth

Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry

Michelle Howard | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green


Michelle Howard

Another loss for team nature with the decision by the publisher of the Oxford Junior Dictionary to replace dozens of nature-related words with more relevant words like "blog" and "MP3 player."

Older Adults Feel Younger, Healthier In The West: Pew Study

Pew Research Center | Kim Parker | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


If a latter-day Ponce de Leon were to search for a modern fountain of youth, he'd do well to explore America's West.1 There he'd find the highest conc...

Fatalistic Teens Increase Risk of HIV Infection

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

A study this summer reports 1 in 7 teenagers in the U.S. thinks he or she only has a 50-50 shot of making it past 35. What stands out are the consequences of low life-expectancy.

Not Child's Play: The S&ED and U.S.-China Youth Exchanges

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Julian Baird Gewirtz

The US and China recognize that promoting mutual understanding between young people will lay the groundwork for a strong bilateral relationship during the next half-century and beyond.

Virgin Mobile's FreeFest Aims to End Youth Homelessness

Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Jonathan Daniel Harris

Two of the hardest things to accomplish in modern-day America are getting something for free and engaging young people in giving back to their communities.

How To Nourish The Spirit Of Youth In You

Anne Naylor | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

Duke Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Twelfth Night Ac...

Unmasking Your Power

Stephen Funk | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media


Stephen Funk

60 young organizers chosen for a crash course in utilizing new media for progressive campaigning will be tested today in an interactive online mock campaign.

Progressives Just Get It: The New Organizing Institute's Mock Campaign Election Supersizes DC Politics

Katie Naranjo | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


Katie Naranjo

Young progressive organizers from across the United States join the New Organizing Institute's BootCamp to learn and engage their peers in the newest wave of campaigning -- new media.

New Muslim Cool Forges Path for New America

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment


Bakari Kitwana

Fighting against being defined by America's bygone eras, New Muslim Cool points us toward a more complicated future.

Generation Gap Widening In US, Study Finds

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — From cell phones and texting to religion and manners, younger and older Americans see the world differently, creating the largest g...

Will Young People Unite to Save the World?

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 07.27.2009 | World


Michael Hais and Morley Winograd

21st century technologies will be used to advance the cause of freedom in Iran. But simply tweeting those words won't make it happen. Believing in them will.

Iran's Fine Green Line Between a People's Right to Protest and Violence

Patt Cottingham | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living


Patt Cottingham

Although the US is a nation of immigrants that came here to escape repressive regimes or governments, as a society, we have largely forgotten what it is like to put our lives on the line to call forth change.

I Caught a Case of Iran Fever - And it's now a Pandemic

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 07.21.2009 | World


Taufiq Rahim

The fight is not for the West and against Islam nor vice versa, but is rather a struggle for freedom pure and simple.

Kathy Griffin Speaks Up for Gay Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

Television is often touted as one of the banes of our culture, but it can also be of great service to the empowerment and uplifting of society. To hon...

Lebanon Youth Launch Newspaper Challenging Politics and Media (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

In Lebanon, where divisions dominate both the political and media spectrum, a new and independent youth newspaper, is shaking up the status-quo. Sawt...

Santa Clara County Probation Program's Alternative to Warehousing Youths

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics


Marian Wright Edelman

The programs cognitive therapeutic approach directs young people to confront the choices they've made and develop empathy for their victims.

It Must SUCK to Graduate Right Now

Nathaniel Loewentheil | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business


Nathaniel Loewentheil

It's true that everyone is suffering right now, and many people need help. But young people are being hit the hardest.

Kobe Doin' Work Sends the Right Message

Danny Groner | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment


Danny Groner

Kobe Doin' Work, Spike Lee's new original ESPN documentary, provides an up-close look at what Kobe Bryant thinks about and considers during an NBA game.

Old School Politics: Gil Cedillo Defends His Attack on Pleitez

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Mario Solis-Marich

Imagery and language designed to demean the best of our youth as reckless and gang influenced has no place in any Democratic primary.

How To Live On $0 A Day: Keeping Up Appearances -- Revising Your Beauty Regimen

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Poverty doesn't have to age you if you're creative. If you have scientific tendencies, you can always grow your own botulism toxin.

Young and Running for Office: A Story from East L.A.

David D. Burstein | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


David D. Burstein

Embodying the millennial spirit of pragmatic idealism, Pleitez is running a campaign predicated on listening and engaging people at the grassroots level.

Credit Card Bill of Rights

Nancy Lublin | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business


Nancy Lublin

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Green Jobs for America's Youth -- 100 Days of Progress

Billy Parish | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green


Billy Parish

The demand to get involved building a greener, more sustainable future is there, but the supply of opportunities has not been.

Is Exercise the Fountain of Youth?

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living


Carolyn Anderson

Aging does not have to be a drawn-out death sentence -- our golden years truly can be golden.

A Time to Serve

David D. Burstein | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics


David D. Burstein

In these troubled economic times, with a record government deficit, those engaging in service are more needed than ever. Service can fill the holes that government simply cannot.