Today's college students have seen the Senate impeach one president, and the Supreme Court decide the election of another. They have seen America attacked at home, and at war abroad. So what do young people think of politics and politicians, of democracy and the American Dream? To find out, we went to campuses across Chicago, to a peace march, a rap contest, and a Young Republicans meet-up. Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". Available as a half-hour (29:00) ducumentary, or as modules: What's Democracy? (2:05) Chicago college students consider the idea and reality of democracy. Politics of Youth (7:15) Seven Chicago-area college students consider the question of what politics means to them. Youth Vote (3:00) Are you going to vote? Is that enough? What Pols Do (1:24) What do politicians do? What should they be doing? College students from around Chicago give their answers. Pink Bloque (5:00) Putting a new face, sound and color on political activism (bringing the "femme back to feminism"). Their 6 P's: Pink, Performance, Public Space, Protest, Pop Culture, Party ("The Pink Bloque fights for our right to party while partying while we fight."). Politics of Rap (3:14) What does rap have to do with politics? Nothing? Everything? American Dream (4:22) Chicago college students ponder the definitions (and existence?) of the American Dream, for themselves and for everybody.

Today's college students have seen the Senate impeach one president, and the Supreme Court decide the election of another. They have seen America attacked at home, and at war abroad. So what do young people think of politics and politicians, of democracy and the American Dream? To find out, we went to campuses across Chicago, to a peace march, a rap contest, and a Young Republicans meet-up. Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". Available as a half-hour (29:00) ducumentary, or as modules: What's Democracy? (2:05) Chicago college students consider the idea and reality of democracy. Politics of Youth (7:15) Seven Chicago-area college students consider the question of what politics means to them. Youth Vote (3:00) Are you going to vote? Is that enough? What Pols Do (1:24) What do politicians do? What should they be doing? College students from around Chicago give their answers. Pink Bloque (5:00) Putting a new face, sound and color on political activism (bringing the "femme back to feminism"). Their 6 P's: Pink, Performance, Public Space, Protest, Pop Culture, Party ("The Pink Bloque fights for our right to party while partying while we fight."). Politics of Rap (3:14) What does rap have to do with politics? Nothing? Everything? American Dream (4:22) Chicago college students ponder the definitions (and existence?) of the American Dream, for themselves and for everybody.

Today's college students have seen the Senate impeach one president, and the Supreme Court decide the election of another. They have seen America attacked at home, and at war abroad. So what do young people think of politics and politicians, of democracy and the American Dream? To find out, we went to campuses across Chicago, to a peace march, a rap contest, and a Young Republicans meet-up. Produced for WBEZ Chicago Matters "Our Next Generation". Available as a half-hour (29:00) ducumentary, or as modules: What's Democracy? (2:05) Chicago college students consider the idea and reality of democracy. Politics of Youth (7:15) Seven Chicago-area college students consider the question of what politics means to them. Youth Vote (3:00) Are you going to vote? Is that enough? What Pols Do (1:24) What do politicians do? What should they be doing? College students from around Chicago give their answers. Pink Bloque (5:00) Putting a new face, sound and color on political activism (bringing the "femme back to feminism"). Their 6 P's: Pink, Performance, Public Space, Protest, Pop Culture, Party ("The Pink Bloque fights for our right to party while partying while we fight."). Politics of Rap (3:14) What does rap have to do with politics? Nothing? Everything? American Dream (4:22) Chicago college students ponder the definitions (and existence?) of the American Dream, for themselves and for everybody.