Nate Loewentheil, Roosevelt Institution
Karlo Barrios Marcelo, Future Majority

The heat of the youth joblessness crisis is set to spark a country-wide economic wildfire as students graduate and youth of all backgrounds go in search of their first jobs, internships and other summer opportunities.

"We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob," Franklin Roosevelt declared in 1936.

Powerful words. It's hard to imagine a modern presidential candidate railing against financial institutions with such verve and vigor. But his central insight only gains relevance...