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Showing videos filed under: teenagers
John Lewis, All Fracked Up and Stop the Bullying
October 8, 2010"We didn't have sponsors when we came to Washington in 1963. We didn't have sponsors when we marched from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. The young people that came to Mississippi in 1964, and three of my colleagues died, didn't have sponsors. We came out of the feeling that we wanted to redeem the soul of America."John Fugelsang: Stop Calling it Bullying
October 8, 2010Due to the recent wave of kids - especially gay teenagers - who've been bullied to the point of taking their own lives, the U.S. media's begun talking about bullying & teen suicide. It's so horrible that Americans have finally begun to do what we do best - fight with each other over what to do and never accomplish anything.Are the Kids All Right?
August 14, 2009It’s not easy being a kid these days. It’s getting more and more difficult to get basic, entry-level work, college tuition costs continue to rise faster than just about anything on the market, and the military looks to ramp up its recruiting in preparation for another surge in Afghanistan. The national teen unemployment rate is now estimated at about 24 percent, as the economy remains in decline and out of workSummertime Blues: How Are We Being Affected By Service Cuts?
July 8, 2009School’s out, but state programs, many that impact teenagers, have been slashed throughout the country from NY to California. 80 percent of state parks in California could be closed and an estimated one million children will be without healthcare if the governor doesn’t sign a budget. At the same time the number of homeless families is rising.
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