Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0.

This past Sunday would have been Franklin D. Roosevelt's 129th birthday. During this jobless recovery, we should remember that, beyond simply being the 32nd President of the United States, FDR was a fearless leader who redefined the role of government during our country's...

Those with the biggest stake in what the President says tonight are the young people who will inherit his decisions. The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network shares hopes for what path our country can and should take. This post originally appeared on New Deal 2.0.

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By: Zachary Kolodin, Roosevelt Campus Network

As President Obama's Fiscal Responsibility Commission releases its recommendations, we'll continue to hear how the plan stands up for young people -- people like Alan Simpson's grandchildren: "Erskine and I are in this one for our grandchildren," said Simpson.

I'm 26. Like my fellow...

Interested in Millennial voters this election? Google "Millennials," and you're going to see some basic facts: turnout this year was not up. Actually, it was average for a midterm election. Other facts? Young people comprise the one age group to resist the swing to the conservative side. Sixty percent of...

What do the reports from the President's Fiscal Commission, and all the competing budget plans teach us? Americans are searching for answers to questions about our economic future. The recession, heightened economic insecurity, and a changing world keep us asking, "What will the period of American economic growth look like?"...

Written by: Monika Johnson, Roosevelt member from Michigan State University
Originally posted on theStateNews.com 11/21/10 7:45pm

In what could have been a landmark move toward gender equality in the workplace, the Paycheck Fairness Act reached the U.S. Senate last Wednesday.

It held the fate of 72...

Written by Rocky Cole, Policy Strategist for Defense and Diplomacy, Roosevelt Campus Network

For nearly two decades, the United States has lacked a continuing grand strategy -- an overarching vision of what America's diplomatic and military efforts should seek to achieve -- to guide our international relations. President Bill Clinton,...

Latest news from the Senate: In the face of our current recession, Republicans have decided to firmly oppose pursuit of the American dream.

With a vote on the horizon, the sun seems to be setting on Democratic hopes for a Jobs Bill. By opposing this bill, Republicans...

Millennials have the potential to dramatically reframe the Social Security conversation. There is a misconception that this largest-ever generation of Americans does not care about Social Security and the outcome of potential reforms. Despite the fact that the Social Security debate revolves around the alleged burden that the...

If you believe the stereotype that Millennials, members of the generation born between 1978 and 2000, are indifferent to issues of social insurance -- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc. -- Congress's recent conversations should change your mind. Even if you imagined that young people across the country were not personally...