They were raised to carry the fundamentalist banner forward and redeem America. But now the Joshua Generation is rebelling.
Youth
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Falling Down the Rabbit Hole of NYC’s Lena Dunham Obsession
It’s a dark place.
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Over-Interpreting Mundane Poll Results
There’s nothing special about the drop in Obama’s approval ratings among young people.
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Reversing Broward County’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
The story behind the so-far successful crusade to end disproportionate student arrests and suspensions in one Florida school district.
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A Church Basement Revival without the God Part
Even if you can start a religion that prominently features Bon Jovi songs, should you?
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A New York State of Self-Esteem
The city’s program to improve girls’ body image could actually work.
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A Twerk Too Far
Somewhere in America Miley Cyrus is appropriating black culture, but she’s certainly not the only artist—we’ve got a long and tangled history of it.
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The Six Months That Made the Sixties
The March on Washington marked the beginning of a tumultuous half-year whose events would shape the decade’s legacy.
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Freedom Fighters—the Next Generation
An interview with Phillip Agnew, executive director of the Florida-based civil-rights group, the Dream Defenders.
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God Was My Freshman Roommate
Troy University is opening up a faith-based dorm this fall. Church-state separationists are not impressed.