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Guest Post by Heather McLeod Grant: Reflections on the Personal Democracy Forum

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These themes of race and class were not lost on ethnographer danah boyd , who gave one of the most provocative presentations of the conference – quoting both Habermas and inner-city teens! She talked about how online social networks mirror off-line social dynamics, and described the phenomenon of “white flight” from MySpace to Facebook.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

is in conflict with (currently, Iran). Whether a teen zine about punk music or a university journal, the Underground Library will collect it, catalog it, and share it in ways designed to help people learn more about their city and each other. Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL).

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Americans still believe they live in a compassionate country, report shows

Fast Company Tech

I covered the war between Iraq and Iran. You can see compassion at work in the actions of a Pasadena, California, girl, who started a donation hub for teens affected by fires that ripped through the Los Angeles region in early 2025. I witnessed ethnic strife in South Africa and the toll poverty takes in Mexico.

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Social networks solved their 2016 election problems, but their 2020 problems are bigger

The Verge

The News Feed is no longer hospitable to Macedonian teens looking to turn a quick profit by exploiting America’s partisan divide. The News Feed is no longer hospitable to Macedonian teens looking to turn a quick profit by exploiting America’s partisan divide. The result?

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The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis

The Verge

The agency has used this authority to conduct a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets. Israeli 2009 Stuxnet attack , which destroyed centrifuges that Iran used to enrich uranium gas for its nuclear program. Honestly I’m with the teens on this one — that video is a cry for help. Tanya Chen / BuzzFeed ).

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