…Named Me Malala is an important documentary portrait of Malala Yousafzai, the teenage education activist in Pakistan who broke into the world's conscience when she was gunned down, terribly injured and nearly killed by the Taliban in 2012 while…
…Bush Comments on Legislation, McCain Hypocrisy, Good Local Coverage of McCain * Summary of Shift: *The teenage pregnancy pact by eight high school girls in Gloucester, Massachusetts was highly covered on all stations today. As was the recent findings of ice…
…democrats.org/asdc New Mexico Hundreds of teens register to vote in New Mexico primary Hundreds of New Mexico teenagers are capitalizing on a new state law that allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 the day of the…
…very slim hope). Will also be working on our 2020 redistricting effort, food institute and latino civic engagement (while also coping with beginnings of teenage years!). We just got back from Cabo San Lucas where we rested, swam and just…
…leaving kids feeling homesick, and more often than not leaving us a bit kid-sick. By Christopher Willard Read more >> RAISING A TEENAGE WONDER, AND LEARNING TO LET HER…
…taking samples of artisan bread and purchasing pretzels for Brown and Tom Perez, who did not come inside. Several teenage girls were visibly freaking out, one pair as heard by your pooler looking at each other and saying: "Oh my…
…embraced, enough already. Listen, the Obama education department is going against a junior high, insisting that the junior high must allow a teenage boy to shower with teenage girls. Now, that's just nuts. That's not a reasonable position…
…a Pakistani scientist, is accused of giving nuclear blueprints to Iran and North Korea. The now teenaged Elian Gonzalez has joined Cuba's Youth Communist Union. The DNC is starved for cash as it plans its August convention. Gay marriage…
…police in Ferguson, Missouri shot tear gas and rubber bullets at people protesting the shooting of an unarmed teenager. Two journalists were arrested after being told to stop filming. "Stop Fearing Our Children": Why Juvenile Incarceration Needs to Go http…
…org/news/item/26009-st-louis-police-shot-16-before-michael-brown-in-2014 Paul Gottinger and Ken Klipperstein, Truthout: Ferguson area police shot 16 people before shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown. In most cases in which race was known…
…first place in the United States to provide free legal representation to indigent and low-income tenants facing eviction. When the Teenager Is the Breadwinner http://truth-out.org/news/item/28350-when-the-teenager-is-the-breadwinner Yana Kunichoff…
…YES! Magazine: How do you fit a full-sized family into a tiny house? The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties - teenagers, sleepovers, alone time and all. Despite Enduring a…
…praised President Obama’s response to the episode and called for a swift investigation into the circumstances that led to the unarmed black teenager’s death.” *Wall Street Journal blog: Washington Wire: “Hillary Clinton Cites Racial Inequities in First Ferguson…
…the-first-day-of-school Liz Pleasant, YES! Magazine: The killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown and the aftermath in Ferguson, Missouri left teachers wondering how to address it with their students. So teachers have connected on Twitter using…
…Michael Brown http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/26753-ferguson-october-activists-call-for-nationwide-convergence-to-demand-justice-for-michael-brown Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Demonstrations over the police killing of an unarmed teenager in St. Louis, Missouri…
…Orval E. Faubus didn’t stand in the doorway of the Little Rock Central High School to prevent nine African American teenagers from entering like Gov. George Wallace did in Alabama—but he mobilized the National Guard and allowed white…
…requiring photo identification for purchase, and requiring producers of these products to disclose ingredients and other critical manufacturing information. "We simply cannot allow manufacturers to sell unregulated tobacco products to teenagers. We have seen the dangerous consequences of tobacco products…
…memorable moment came when Clinton got an emotional question from a high school girl, who asked her to address the pressures that teens are under — and the epidemic of teenage suicides, said the donor. Clinton’s “very impressive” detailed response…
…and he has known Grimes since she was a teenager. In February Clinton spoke to about 1,000 Grimes supporters in Louisville, endorsing the jobs plan Grimes touts in her campaign and focusing on the economic issues Grimes wishes to…
…say, “Dorothy, I can’t drink this other carton of milk. Would you like it?’ ” The woman who hired her as a teenage housekeeper took an interest in her, urging her to finish high school and giving her clothes. Mrs…