You Voted. Now What?
Kristina Rizga:Barack Obama may be able to seize the moment and push a new kind of politics, but not unless he is pushed to do so. So here's a young voter's post-election guide, from the grassroots to the Hill.
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Nation's Youth Go Green
Brett Story & VideoNation :Now that they've shown their power at the polls, young voters are channeling their energy into a green economy.
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A Diverse Young Coalition Behind Obama
Cora Currier:An analysis of young voter demographics shows them to be more diverse than any other, but voters with less education lag behind.
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Student Writing Contest
Sponsored by the BIL Charitable Trust to recognize and reward the best in student writing and thinking.
We're pleased to announce the finalists. We'll name the winners in each category shortly.
FINALISTS
High School
Daniel Zhou, Shaker Heights HS, Shaker Heights, OH
Tim Reveri, Ridgewood HS, Ridgewood, NJ
Henrik Petaisto, Wayzata High School, N. Plymouth, MN
Laine Alison, Columbus Alternative HS, Columbus, OH
Natalia Thompson, West High School, Madison, WI
College
Xan White, Yale University by way of Denver, CO
Hugh Baran, Yale University by way of Paramus, NJ
Willa Andrew Thompson, New York University by way of Key West, FL
Victor Lopez, Guildford Tech Community College by way of High Point, NC
Sean Dennison, Middlebury College by way of Helena, MT
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Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education
The Nation
His appointment would not represent the change promised by Barack Obama's election.
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It's A New Era
Biko Baker For the first time, working-class youth and youth of color truly believe that they can change their country by electing a politician.
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Obama's Victory: Just the Beginning
Jamilah King Obama's message of unity and bipartisanship inspired millions of skeptics across party lines, but this is just the first step toward building democracy.
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Schooled by the Storm
Elizabeth Giegerich : Higher Education
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University thrives, due in part to its revamped commitment to community.
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Don't Just Vote--Change the World
Jamilah King The Youth Agenda is the first ever national issues agenda written by youth organizers from around the country. The platform issues a national call to action on education, jobs and healthcare.
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The Promise of the Green Jobs
KJ Meyer The nation's emerging green economy helped Alvarro Jasso move from the confines of a jail to a well-paid job fixing windmills.
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Doing More With Less
Michael Connery
Youth turnout expectations are higher than ever. So why is funding for young voter mobilization drying up?
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Free Association: Low Power to the People!
Larisa Mann Fighting media consolidation one radio station at a time.
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The People's Art Comes Out For Obama
Lucas Mann : Presidential Election 2008
This election has seen an outpouring of political participation on walls, abandoned buildings, scaffolding and subway trains nationwide.
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YouTubing the Election
Ari Melber : Internet & New Media
In America's first Web-driven election, campaign videos made by ordinary people--not campaigns or the news media--grabbed most of the attention
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Student Journalism Conference
The Nation and Campus Progress are hosting third annual Youth Journalism Conference in Washington, DC on July 9, 2008. Speakers will include Katrina vanden Heuvel, Patricia J. Williams, Eugene Robinson, Ari Berman and many others. It's free of charge. Watcht his space for registration info coming soon and check the Campus Progress website for highlights of past conferences.
» Extra Credit
Power Shift 2009 | Ten thousand young activists are planning to underscore the urgency of dramatic action on climate change.
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- Does Northwest Hip-Hop Have a Style? | The Daily Vanguard— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:47 EST
- Bush Not Done With Iraq Policy Yet | The Pitt News— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:44 EST
- Obama Supporters Mob Green Street, Campus | The Daily Illini— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:34 EST
- Drop That Tray to Reduce Food Waste | The Daily Bruin— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:25 EST
- Change Has Come | The Duke Chronicle— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:20 EST
- Going Beyond Abstinence on Campus | The Arizona Daily Wildcat— posted 11/ 5/2008 14:17 EST
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Nation Internships
For over two decades, The Nation Institute, in conjunction with The Nation magazine, has provided a practical and comprehensive intern program for college students and recent graduates interested in magazine journalism and publishing.
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The Nation Classroom
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This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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» State of Change
Don't Confuse Susan Rice with Condi | Sending Susan Rice to the UN proves Obama's serious about putting diplomacy back at the center of US foreign policy.
Ari Berman
» The Notion
DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles -- Not Yours | What is Rice going to say to India: only DC not Delhi is allowed to bomb Pakistan?
Laura Flanders
» Act Now!
World AIDS Day | How to help in the fight against the AIDS pandemic.
Peter Rothberg
» The Beat
Why Obama's Got "Complete Confidence" In Clinton | She won't bring the change his backers believed in. But Obama never really shared that belief.
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» Editor's Cut
Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job | What we need after eight ruinous years is experience informed by good judgment.
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» The Dreyfuss Report
Obama's New Team at State, Defense, NSC | And some comments about why John Brennan didn't get the CIA job.
Robert Dreyfuss
» Passing Through
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Is Personnel Policy? | How much do personnel choices reflect the Obama administration's policy direction
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