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  • Tengo un Dream

    Commentary / Department: Fiesta

    By V. Noah Gimbel, September 26, 2011

    mural

    In the heart of San Francisco, a newly unveiled mural draws attention to the plight of two-thirds of migrant youth who are left out of the conversation on immigration reform.

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  • Confronting Agent Orange

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Ikhwan Kim, September 23, 2011

    agent orange

    Allegations of Agent Orange use are rekindling the anti-base movements in South Korea and Japan.

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  • Peru's Leftist Student Revival

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Terra Stanley, September 12, 2011

    Protest in Lima

    In the face of a disturbing past and widespread apathy, leftist students struggle to encourage political action on campus.

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  • Naval Base Tears Apart Korean Village

    Column / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Christine Ahn, August 19, 2011

    Christine Ahn

    The struggle over Jeju Island in South Korea is heating up, with civil society activists standing up against a powerful military.

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  • The Pain in Spain

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By V. Noah Gimbel, August 17, 2011

    spain

    The Spanish government has been showing the world how to repress an uprising European-style.

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  • Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Jessica Mack, July 13, 2011

    women driving

    Saudi Arabia has played the lead role in countering the Arab Spring, but Saudi women are gaining momentum in their own campaign for driving rights.

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  • Looking at FBI Entrapment

    Review / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Rehanna Jones-Boutaleb, July 6, 2011

    Crowder

    A new documentary, Better this World, looks at the role of FBI informants in the domestic war on terror.

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  • Washington Okays Attack on Unarmed U.S. Ship

    Column / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Stephen Zunes, June 30, 2011

    Zunes

    Nine people were killed when Israel intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships last year. Now a new flotilla is planned, but Instead of condemning the murder, the Obama administration appears to be giving the right-wing Israeli government a green light to flout international law and human rights.

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  • Greece on the Verge

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Kia Mistilis, June 29, 2011

    syntagma

    On the verge of default, Greece is caught between an unpopular austerity package and a popular revolt.

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  • Next Steps on Congo

    Commentary / Department: Youth & Activism

    By Kambale Musavuli, May 18, 2011

    Kambale Musavuli

    The Obama administration should begin implementing the Obama Law by appointing a special envoy to the Great Lakes Region.

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