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Stephen Goldsmith & Lynne Elizabeth, eds., What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs New Village Press, 2010

Clare Cooper Marcus, Iona Dreaming Nicolas-Hays, 2010

Healing Landscapes (scroll down directory)

What if urban and suburban neighborhoods were designed specifically to meet the needs of children? If young people's preferences were given priority in design and planning decision making, where would children play and how would they develop? Clare Cooper Marcus asserts that parks and playgrounds are far from sufficient, and she points to child- and pedestrian-friendly designs implemented abroad.

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Julia Mickenberg, Learning from the Left: Children's Literature, the Cold War, and Radical Politics in the United States Oxford U. Press, 2005

Philip Nel

American Immigration Law Foundation

Wouldn't it be nice if people learned as children about nonviolence, about rejecting bigotry and war, about social justice? Tales for Little Rebels recovers the legacy of twentieth-century children's literature written by leftists. Co-editors Julia Mickenberg and Philip Nel discuss the tales and the social movements to which many of them were connected. Also, Nadine Wettstein objects to a Mukasey decision on immigrants' rights.

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Child Labour: A Textbook for University Students

EconoSpeak

How big of a problem is child labor, and should we be concerned only about underage factory workers and child prostitution abroad? Peter Dorman describes the nature and consequences of child labor and exploitation around the globe; he also recommends ways to address it. And Erin Thompson co-edits IndyKids, a free, progressive newspaper for young people.