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A recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Caroline Matthews acts as Director of Operations for Concerned Youth of America, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization geared to educating college students about the economy and the national debt. She has written editorials and appeared on shows such as Fox's "John Stossel" and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" talking about the issue.

Caroline spent two summers in college exploring the world of journalism. In the summer of 2008, Caroline lived in Paris where she worked as a features assistant for the International Herald Tribune. The following summer, Caroline worked as an editorial intern at The Atlantic. Last year, she worked as a staffer in the Executive Office of the President for the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Currently, Caroline works at Google in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Blog Entries by Caroline Matthews

The Running Game

Posted January 31, 2012 | 01/31/12 06:32 PM ET

As young professionals, my peers and I tend to get a lot of career advice. We are encouraged to be the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave. We are instructed to dress not simply for the job we have but the job we want. While...

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A Final Summer Reading Assignment for the President

Posted September 5, 2011 | 09/05/11 09:20 PM ET

Labor Day weekend means two things for a student in the United States: summer is over and school starts Tuesday. While this holiday weekend allows for one last trip to the beach and a final barbecue with loved ones, a sense of anxiety seems to loom in the air and...

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How to Rally the Stands

Posted August 26, 2011 | 08/26/11 06:12 PM ET

Cody Wyoming is the rodeo capital of the world. Americans from all over the country fly, drive, or ride to the small stadium on the outskirts of this cowboy town for a night of calf roping, bronco riding, and, of course, eight second bull riding. The faster and the more...

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Paul Ryan's Playlist

Posted October 5, 2010 | 10/05/10 11:26 PM ET

Paul Ryan is everywhere. Republican Congressman to Wisconsin's first district, the youthful legislator first came to our attention during the health care debate last spring. In March, he challenged the President on the real costs of ObamaCare and criticized Democrats for ignoring the financial consequences of the new law. Today,...

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Brakin' the Debt Cycle

Posted August 4, 2010 | 08/04/10 10:25 AM ET

I didn't need to bike 150 miles from Philadelphia to Washington DC to realize that Americans are concerned about the economy. With a nearly 10% unemployment rate, $13 trillion dollar national debt and 80% of all state and local pensions unfunded, there's a lot of pain. Each day it seems...

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