Youth in Revolt

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2013 Guided by the notion that unregulated, market-driven values and relations should shape every domain of human life, a business model of governance has eviscerated any viable notion of social responsibility and conscience in the United States, writes Henry A. Giroux in his new book, "Youth in Revolt." Dig deeper ( 37 Min. Read )

Youth Homelessness Abounds in America

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 The recession has left tens of thousands of young people with inadequate or no jobs struggling to find a home, even if they possess college credits or work histories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

War on Youth

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 3, 2012 In a second annual lecture for the Histories of Violence project, professor, critic and political theorist Henry A. Giroux talks about a subject in which he’s become expert: the systematic ways that governments across the globe visit violence on young people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Odds Are Stacked Against Today’s College Grads

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, with mounting student debt levels creating huge obstacles for millions of young people, an analysis of government data for The Associated Press has found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Suicidal State’ and the War on Youth

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Apr 11, 2012 Everywhere we look, the power of the rich and powerful operates to create a "suicidal state" in which regulations meant to restrict their corrupting power are shredded; shamelessly and without apology, they use their unchecked power to lay off millions of workers while simultaneously cutting the benefits and rights of those on the job in order to dramatically increase corporate profits. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Henry Giroux on Youth in a Culture of Hopelessness

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2011 In an interview with Al-Jazeera English, Truthout contributor and McMaster University professor Henry Giroux spoke about the social and economic forces that have turned young people into what he says is the most powerless, least represented and most disposable group in America, and discussed how youths of marginalized race and class might join the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. (more) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Riots Rock Algeria Over Prices, Jobs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2011 Protests erupted in the Algerian capital of Algiers and several other cities this week as people took to the streets over a doubling of food prices and a stubborn 25 percent unemployment rate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are the Democrats Losing the Young?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2010 It turns out that maybe being young and liberal isn't necessarily in our blood after all. Despite historical trends that peg young people as Democrats, a new Pew Research survey suggests that recent economic woes have led fewer 18- to 29-year-olds to identify themselves as Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Obama Standard

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Nov 3, 2008 A good politician triumphs by adapting to the times and taking advantage of opportunities as they come. A great politician anticipates openings others don't see and creates possibilities that were not there before. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MTV Launches Political Spots With Anti-Obama Ad

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2008 MTV has become quite the changeling, now resembling not in the least the network that debuted in the early 1980s. Recently, the cable mainstay announced it will start airing political advertisements, and Team McCain seems to be first out the gates with this "Both Ways Barack" attack ad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turn On, Tune In, Change the World

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 The conventional wisdom on certain subjects is so deeply rooted that no amount of evidence disturbs its hold. That's how it is with those dreary predictions that young Americans just won't vote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Riots Spread In France

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2007 Unrest has broken out in the city of Toulouse in southern France as riots continued for a third night in Paris. France's prime minister has called the youths involved "criminals," and President Nicolas Sarkozy has scheduled an emergency meeting of his security staff for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )