Youth
Spurred by youth protests, Palestinian leaders to hold unity talks
March 17, 2011Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced yesterday he will go to Gaza next week for unity talks with Hamas leaders, following mass youth demonstrations demanding an end to Palestinian disunity.
Read moreAFL-CIO’s young workers plan second summit in Twin Cities
March 14, 2011The AFL-CIO's young workers advisory council is taking charge of the labor movement by making its leadership more youthful and is planning a second summit to take place in the fall.
Read moreRepublicans push guns on campuses
March 14, 2011The Republican Party in several states is hell bent on getting more guns into the hands of school kids, including, ridiculously enough, in Arizona.
Read moreImmigrant youth: Undocumented, unafraid and unapologetic
March 11, 2011Undocumented immigrant youth spoke out about their lives, each telling a powerful story.
Read moreThe GOP wants to suppress the student vote
March 9, 2011Paul Krugman's recent quip - that the Republican leadership has adopted the slogan "Kill the Future" to counter Obama's "Win the Future" slogan in his State of the Union address - gets truer every day.
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