Generation Recession Generation Recession
Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Back to the USSA Back to the USSA
The country's oldest student association has its eyes on the prize--student aid reform.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Te-Ping Chen
Obama for America’s Gallup Pol Obama for America’s Gallup Pol
Nadine Padilla organized for Obama in Native American communities. Now she's passing her skills on to others.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
DC’s New Green Shoots DC’s New Green Shoots
Some hardcore Obama campaign volunteers find rewarding jobs outside the administration.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-up The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-up
Thanks to Big Pharma, your child may not get a flu shot as soon as they should.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix
Phoenix has allegedly broken the law by tying recruiters' pay to enrollment numbers, creating pressure to sign up unqualified students.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Sharona Coutts
Problems for the Public Option Problems for the Public Option
The final House health reform bill has a public option all right, but not the robust version progressives were hoping for.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
The Obama Generation, Revisited The Obama Generation, Revisited
The 2008 election galvanized young voters and organizers. One year later, where are they?
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
The Domino Effect The Domino Effect
A group of twentysomethings from San Francisco took an unlikely path to jobs within the Obama administration.
Nov 3, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
Keeping Focus on Fighting Genital Mutilation Keeping Focus on Fighting Genital Mutilation
Is the campaign to fight female genital mutilation meeting new resistance not only in traditional societies but among Western anthropologists?
Nov 3, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette