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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 winners and finalists.


    WINNERS
    College: Victor Lopez, Guildford Tech Community College by way of High Point, NC
    High School: Laine Alison Zalac, Columbus Alternative HS, Columbus, OH

    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
    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
    Sean Dennison, Middlebury College by way of Helena, MT

  • Learning About Labor

    Hugh Baran : Student Movements

    We desperately need the next president and Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and restore workers' rights.

  • Building for the Future

    Supriya Pillai : Student Movements

    An activist calls for engaging youth in political life beyond the election.

  • What Can You Do for Your Country?

    Cora Currier

    Rising college costs and fewer jobs for young workers are leading some young people to public service.

  • Nation's Youth Go Green

    Nation's Youth Go Green

    Brett Story & VideoNation : Energy

    Now that they've shown their power at the polls, young voters are channeling their energy into a green economy.

  • You Voted. Now What?

    Kristina Rizga : Student Movements

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Power of Young Voters

    Cora Currier

    This was the largest turnout of people under 30 since 1972.

  • 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.

  • 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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This week: Liberal living coast to coast. A look at the forthcoming "Nation Guide to the Nation," with Katrina vanden Heuvel. Plus: Patty Hearst, and Obama's choice for Secretary of Education. (13mb mp3)

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