America’s Child Soldiers America’s Child Soldiers
The Pentagon’s JROTC program canvasses public high schools for future soldiers.
Dec 16, 2013 / Ann Jones
Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields? Why Are Children Working in American Tobacco Fields?
Young farm workers are falling ill from “green tobacco sickness” while the industry denies it and government lets it happen.
Nov 12, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Regulations Are Killed, and Kids Die Regulations Are Killed, and Kids Die
Under pressure, the Obama administration withdrew rules barring young laborers from dangerous work—a decision with grave consequences for several families.
Nov 12, 2013 / Feature / Mariya Strauss
The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army
Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Max Rivlin-Nadler
What Are Children’s Books For? What Are Children’s Books For?
A new exhibit, The ABC of It, asks grown-up questions about literature for kids.
Sep 18, 2013 / Lizzy Ratner
The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions
The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.
Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation
Teenagers in Space Teenagers in Space
Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Rambo, Red Dawn and how a tale of American triumphalism was returned to the child’s world.
Aug 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
The Secret History of G.I. Joe The Secret History of G.I. Joe
Barbie, Joe, Darth Vader and making war in children’s culture.
Aug 13, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Student Debt Crisis Deepens Student Debt Crisis Deepens
In Mississippi, 54 percent of students have college loan debt and, on average, graduate with about $24,000 in student loans.
Jul 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Whitney Barkley and StudentNation
The Pointlessness of School Suspensions The Pointlessness of School Suspensions
Addressing student discontent, from the outset, is far more productive than enraging children with suspensions that only increase their ruthlessness.
Jun 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation