Millennials

What Fires Young Progressives' Activism? A New Study Asks Them

Rinku Sen | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Politics, Youth Vote, Activism, People of Color, Occupy Wall Street, Millennials, Occupy, Race, Youth Activism, Occupy Movement, Minorities, Politics News

Today, Colorlines.com's publisher, the Applied Research Center, released "Millennials, Activism and Race," a report on the motivations of young people...

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Today I'm Wondering, Why Didn't I Invent Facebook?

Ilana Ross | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Facebook, Millennial Millionaire, College Students, College Students Millennials, Millennials Facebook, Young Millionaires, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Millennials, College News

As Facebook goes public, and more children become millionaires, it's easy to wonder what I did wrong that led me to where I sit now: 24-years-old and not a published dime store comic book to my name.

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Is Facebook Faith For Everyone?

David Briggs | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Online Religion, Millennials, Tim Tebow, Online Dating, Facebook, Myspace, Religion News

Will sharing my religious life make me more or less likely to get a date? Make new friends? Expand professional networks?

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Have You Heard About Hand-Me-Ups?

Tina Wells | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Hand Me Ups, Gadgets, Technology Upgrades, Parents, Millennials, Technology News

It is no surprise that our tech-driven Millennials are intent on getting their hands on the most up-to-date pieces of technology. But then you might wonder what happens to the other pair of headphones and the other laptop?

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A New Degree for Generation Startup: Master's in Management

Amy Hillman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Starting a Business, Millennials, Arizona State, Management Degree, Starting a Small Business, Masters in Management, Accounting, Mba, Business Skills, College News

The Master's in Management degree gives this generation -- whether they want to start a business or work for an existing company -- the ability to gain competitive skills relevant to their chosen profession.

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Why Are Millennials Leaving The Church?

Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: College Students, Religiously Unaffiliated, Christianity, Church, Millennials, Religion in America, Catholic Church, Religion News

Pastors and priests seeking to fill their pews with young churchgoers have a tough task ahead. Many younger Millennials have already moved away from the religion in which they were raised, mostly joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated.

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Which Age Group Is Driving New Car Sales?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Baby Boomers, AARP Magazine, Millennials, Aarp, Cars, Jeep, Millennial Generation, Auto Sales, Auto Industry, Money News

Automakers are striving to reach new customers these days: While it's baby boomers who have the most money and willingness to spend, carmakers are wor...

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Getting By With A Little Help From Mom And Dad

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Young Adults Parents Financial Help, Financial Help, Financial Help Parents Young Adults, Video, Young Adults, Young Adults Parents, Parents Young Adults, Young Adults Financial Help, Millennials, Young Adults Financial Help Parents, Millennial Generation, Parents Young Adults Financial Help, Financial Help Young Adults Parents, Financial Help Young Adults, Money News

Here's another sign that young people are struggling to make it on their own. Of young adults between the ages of 19 and 22, 62 percent rely on fin...

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What Student Debt Looks and Feels Like From a Graduate's Perspective

Matthew Ross Smith | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Average Student Debt, Student Loan Debt, Student Loans, Student Debt, Paying for College, Student Loan Interest Rates, College Costs, Millennials, Millennial Generation, Money News

I offer this screenshot as a small window into what student debt looks and feels like from the graduate's perspective. Just look at the "Amount Applied to Interest Column." Half a decade worth of payments later, I still owe over $1,000 more than the original amount I borrowed.

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Note to 2012 Candidates: Have a Plan for Your Young Constituents

Rory O'Sullivan | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Youth Vote, Millennial Generation, Higher Education, Youth Unemployment, Childcare Costs, Candidates, Affordable Housing, Young Voters, 2012 Election, Millennials, Elections 2012, Politics News

Any serious candidate running for political office should have a real youth agenda. Our generation deserves no less, and the future of our country depends upon it.

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Why the Student Loan Interest Rate Debate Matters

Jennifer Mishory | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Interest Rates, College, #Dontdoublemyrate, Millennials, Millennial Generation, Higher Education, Student Loans, Obama Student Loans, Federal Student Loans, Student Debt, Student Loan Interest Rate, Student Loan Debt, Politics News

This generation needs higher education more than ever, even as the cost grows increasingly out of reach. From a youth perspective, the guiding principle for the debate is simple: Give all Americans a fair shot at the middle class, at the American Dream.

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The All-New American Family

Marian Salzman | Posted 04.30.2012

The American family's structure is no longer a perfect slice of apple pie. We've got nests that are no longer empty as jobless millennials move back in with mom and dad and redefine our latest obsession with what it means to be "occupied."

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Trayvon Martin and Racial Tensions Among College-Age Millennials

Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Race, Reverse Discrimination, Millennials, Racism, Millennials Racism, Politics News

Contrary to the conventional wisdom that racial friction exists primarily among older Americans, a new survey shows that the Millennial generation is also marked by complex racial tensions.

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'Millenials, With Their Constant Fickleness' Driving U.S. Retailer Trend

Reuters | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: American Retailers, Retailers, Retail News, Video, The Gap, u.s. Retailers, Macys, Millennials, Reuters, Business News, u.s. Retailers Speed, American Eagle, Business News

* Gap, American Eagle and peers following fast-fashion model * Old sourcing networks revamped to cut turnaround time * B...

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This Generation Lost The Genetic Lottery

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Generation Lost, Dot-Com Burst, Student Debt, Millennials, Reuters, Economic Recovery, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Generation Y, Recession, Money News

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Annabel Adams has seen a lot in her life: 9-11, the dot-com bust, the h...

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Measuring Happiness

The Morningside Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Internships, Jeffrey Sachs, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, United Nations, General Motors, Unemployment, Millennials, Unpaid Internships, College News

The failure of our degrees to have the same value as 60 years ago reflects how in our current age, the Information Revolution has again changed the way society invests in its youth.

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Is It OK To Date At The Office? Depends How Old You Are

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Office Romances, Office Dating, Workplace Options, Survey Says, Dating a Co-Worker, Sexual Harassment, Millennials, Dating at the Office, Dating an Employee, Office Romances Statistics, Small Business News

Attitudes toward workplace romance are changing -- at least for Millennial employees. A whopping 84 percent of workers ages 18-29 say they would have ...

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The Millennials' Key to the Presidential Election

Caroline Gransee | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Romney Campaign 2012, Obama Campaign 2012, Millennial Vote, Youth Vote, Campaign 2012, Barack Obama, Santorum Campaign 2012, Millennials, President Obama, Where I Stand, 2008 Election, Campaign Websites, John McCain, Elections 2012, Young Voters, Millennial Voters, College News

Vote? Stay at home? Re-elect Obama? Stand with Ron Paul? Write in Lady Gaga? All of the above options -- except one -- should be on the table. We cannot sit at home on Election Day, because this could be the year of the youth vote as both sides need our support.

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What Your Wallet Says About You

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: American Express, Digital Wallet, Video, Millennials, Mobile Payments, George Costanza, Square Payment, Wallet, Google Wallet, Money News

The wallet may very well be heading toward extinction. Though this news may be unwelcome to people like Seinfeld's George Costanza -- whose "explo...

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The New Quarter-Life Crisis

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Euro RSCG Worldwide, Debt, Education, Millennial Unemployment, College Education Worth, American Dream, College Education, Millennials, Helicopter Parents, Student Loan Debt, College News

With an economic ecosystem as off-kilter as this one, it's just as important to enter college with a game plan as it is to graduate with one. No pressure or anything, but your future hangs on it.

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Millennials in the Balance

Christopher Haugh | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Job Numbers, Great Recession, Baby Boomers, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Occupy Wall Street, Millennials, Job Market College Graduates, College Graduates, Millennials Jobs, College News

The twilight cohort of the millennial generation is caught in a matrix of impossible expectations in a world suddenly unwilling to open its doors.

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Can Goldman Sachs Find Its Purpose?

Judith Samuelson | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Business Purpose, Wall Street, Millennials, Business News

Imagine what might be possible if Goldman Sachs put service to clients and society back at the center of the bull's eye and then -- importantly -- modeled for the whole industry the strategy and incentive systems to make it stick.

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Escape From the Job Jungle

Peter Weinberg | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Recent College Graduates, Unemployment, Jobs, Job Hunting, Job Market College Graduates, Job Hunting Advice, Job Market, Unemployment Rate, College Graduates, Job Hunt, Millennials, Millennial Generation, Money News

I applied to 53 jobs in July, according to the tally marks I carved into my parents' dining room table while playing the harmonica. But the big sack I bought to hold all my salary never filled up, and I began to suspect something just wasn't right.

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Women in the Age of the Millennials

Christine Horansky | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Women in Public Service, Women, Hillary Clinton, Millennials, Girls, Millennium Development Goals, World Economic Forum, Mount Holyoke, Women News

We are watching. We are listening. We are your daughters, your legacy and the next wave of champions for women and girls.

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Why It's A Lousy Time To Be A Twenty-Something

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Young Worker Salary, Income Gap, Student Debt, Millennial Generation, Student Loans, Recession, Young Workers, Millennials in the Workplace, Gender Gap, Video, Young Adults, Pay Gap, Great Recession, Millennials, Gender Pay Gap, Wage Gap, Generation Y, Business News

Attention, young workers: It's not your imagination. Your're underpaid. Wages for employees in their twenties took a sharp dive during the past de...

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