Youth
Community rallies to save San Francisco City College
September 6, 2012A broad coalition of city residents and leaders is launching a campaign to assure the future of the 90,000-student City College, beleaguered by years of budget cuts.
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“Ground game” of historic proportions launched at DNC in Charlotte
September 4, 2012"Fired up -- Ready to go," was the enthusiastic chant at overflow caucus meetings of youth, African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) delegates on the eve of the opening of the Democratic convention.
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Paul Ryan’s Pell Grant cuts are unjust, misguided
August 30, 2012In a time where tuition and books costs are strangling many low-income and working class students, why are we cutting when we should be funding this vital program?
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Free back-to-school shoe lines reminiscent of the 30’s
August 14, 2012The story behind the shoe line in St. Joseph is a story repeated everywhere, from Gary, Ind., to Youngstown, Ohio, to Flint, Mich., to Chico, Calif., to Milton, Mass.
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Seeking solutions to a violent society
July 23, 2012Americans are left pondering why and wondering what if anything can be done to stop it and also, 'how did this occur, and what caused it?'
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