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Liz Theoharis & Sam Theoharis: The Young Organizers Survival Corps

Despite a seemingly endless barrage of think pieces bemoaning the fickleness and apathy of the young, teenagers and young adults have been at the forefront of every significant struggle of this moment. 

February 5, 2026 · 8 Comments

Nick Engelfried: Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education

‘Simply teaching kids about the science of the climate crisis, without giving them a way to engage, can do more harm than good, because it’s so disempowering and overwhelming.’

November 3, 2021 · 11 Comments

Mary Kate Cary, Robert A. Strong: America’s newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021

We each taught college courses on the 2020 campaigns while they were underway, and as a result had a sort of three-month-long focus-grouplike conversation with the newest American voters.

January 5, 2021 · Leave a comment

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