The New Product Placement The New Product Placement
Last fall, a half-dozen child psychologists lurked around New York's Yale Club at a convention called "Advertising & Promoting to Kids" in search of new, higher-paying clie...
Feb 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Segall
‘America’s Army’ Targets Youth ‘America’s Army’ Targets Youth
The universe of online computer games is home to 200,000 players at any time. It's also where you can find the newest innovation in military recruiting.
Aug 23, 2002 / Feature / Jacob Hodes and Emma Ruby-Sachs
The Fishnet Fallacy The Fishnet Fallacy
When a girl becomes her school's designated slut, her friends stop talking to her. Pornographic rumors spread with dazzling efficiency, boys harass her openly in the hallways, gir...
Mar 28, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair
What Young Voters Want What Young Voters Want
They're looking for help with college and a reason to believe in government.
Jan 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Anna Greenberg
Chelsea in Oxford Chelsea in Oxford
Chelsea Clinton bristles at the antiwar movement while she attends Oxford.
Dec 4, 2001 / Feature / Daniel Swift
The Joe and Hil Follies The Joe and Hil Follies
It's a slippery slope that these two lawgivers would have us tread.
Sep 6, 2001 / Danny Goldberg
The Fight for the Americas The Fight for the Americas
In Canada, Maude Barlow gave a stirring speech criticizing the free-trade agenda of the Summit of the Americas.
May 8, 2001 / Maude Barlow
Caught in the WAVE Caught in the WAVE
A corporate antiviolence program targets students who don't fit in.
Nov 16, 2000 / Feature / Jane Spencer
Branding Kids for Life Branding Kids for Life
If you are the parent of a newborn, beware. Fourteen to eighteen months from now your child will be programmed to nag for a new toy or snack every four hours, "branded for life" ...
Nov 2, 2000 / Steven Manning
California Youth Take Initiative California Youth Take Initiative
Four hundred teenagers converged outside the four-star Hilton hotel in San Francisco, then pushed inside the plush lobby with whoops and chants.
Feb 23, 2000 / Feature / Robin Templeton