Young People

Tattoo Removal Program Gives Young People New Start

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Young People, Gang, Jobs, Tattoo, Employment, Tattoos, Project New Start, Video, Culture News

Photo Credit: JENNY BOLARIO/Youth Radio Lawrence, 27, gets a tattoo removed from the back of his neck. By: Jenny Bolario and Teresa Chin For many ...

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Why the 2012 Election Cycle Sucks

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Young Voters, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul 2012, Newt Gingrich, Presidential Election, Young People, Obama Young People, Barack Obama, Elections 2012, Video, Politics News

We need to change the system, and in order to do that we need to be honest about how bad it's gotten. The good news? We've already shown signs that yes, we can do better.

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The Top Five Employers Of Twentysomethings

Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: College Students, Walmart, Military, College Employees, Employment, Starbucks, Top Employers, Twentysomethings, Target, Retail, Twenty Something, Young People, Slidepollajax, Young Employees, Best Buy, College News

It's no secret that it is hard to find a job in this economy, especially if you are a millennial. However, if you are a young person and lucky enou...

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The End Of The American Dream?

The Atlantic | Derek Thompson | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Home Ownership, Young People, Millenials, Saving Money, Spending Money, American Dream, Generation Y, Money News

When older generations wonder what's the matter with Millennials, they often judge their younger cohorts against such financial and social benchmarks ...

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This Just Isn't 'Sexy' Anymore

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Video, Unemployment, Youth, President Barack Obama, Unemployment Crisis, Manufacturing, Jobs, Young People, Youth Unemployment, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Business News

President Obama has made it a top priority to bring manufacturing jobs back home to the United States. But if he succeeds, he might have a tough time ...

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In Uncertain Job Market, Farming Luring More Young People

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Farming Young People, Video, Agriculture, Business News, Sustainable Farming, Young People, Eat-Local-Movement, Wwoofing, Business News

MILWAUKEE -- A Wisconsin factory worker worried about layoffs became a dairy farmer. An employee at a Minnesota nonprofit found an escape from her cub...

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The State of Young America

Jennifer Mishory | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Jobs, Poll, Millennial Generation, Youth, Economics, Recession, Education, Values, Young People, Third World America, Politics News

The State of a Young America report captures the research, polling, and personal accounts to tell a story of frustration and struggle in the face of downward mobility, but ultimately, a story of a generation that still believes in the American Dream.

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Young Whites More Pessimistic Than Minorities: Study

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Hispanic Youths, Young Hispanics, Video, Black Youths, Youth, Unemployment, Young Whites, White Youths, Pessimism, Young People, Young Blacks, Youth Unemployment, Business News

White youths are more pessimistic about their economic future than young minorities, though black and Hispanic youth are more likely to be in a worse ...

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Looking for the Dream of America

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Langston Hughes, Dream of America, America, Occupy Wall Street, Young People, Employment, Occupy Movement, American Dream, Politics News

Occupy means "to keep and hold, to fill, to employ." It is high time to occupy America again; not the America of partisan politics and corporate influence; but the America that can hold and keep alive the dreams of its young people.

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Housing Crisis Made Young People Less Confident In Homeownership: Study

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Housing Crash, Homeownership, Mortgage Crisis, Business News, Real Estate, Housing Crisis Young People, Young People, Housing Crisis, Video, Business News

The housing crisis has made young people less confident in the idea of homeownership, while its had the opposite effect on older Americans, a new stud...

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The Participatory Revolution

Reshma Saujani | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Technology, Young People, Occupy Wall Street, Jobs Crisis, Unemployment, Underemployment, Youth Unemployment, #Occupywallstreet, New York News

For too many of our young people, that once-promised American dream has given way to an American debt burden and a bleak job market.

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An Open Letter to the Occupiers from a Veteran Troublemaker

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.13.2011

You have awakened the sleeping giant, too long dormant, but ever present, deep in the American democratic spirit. You have given voice and space to the unspoken feelings of countless others about something that has gone terribly wrong in our society.

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Do We Treat History Like a Dead Language?

Adora Svitak | Posted 09.27.2011

History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.

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JOB WANTED: A Recent Grad Looks For Work On A Street Corner

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Graduates, College Graduates Employment, Work, College, 20-Something, Jobs, Higher Education, Joblessness, Young People, College Graduates Unemployment, College News

NEW YORK -- Fueled by equal parts desperation and frustration, Dianez Smith took to the street. During the peak of Washington, D.C.'s Wednesday mo...

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NYC Wins Award for the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World

Jesse Levine | Posted 07.25.2011

Community leaders, drug policy reform advocates and two members of the City Council gave a satirical award to Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday for making New York City the "Marijuana Arrest Capitol Of The World."

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Suffer the Young

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Young Voters, Campaign 2012, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Winning the Future, Young People, Poverty, Inequality, Barack Obama, Business News

We are seeing higher unemployment and lower labor market participation among the young who are the poorest group by age. Needless to say, this is a disturbing trend and requires significant attention.

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We Are Our Future

Adam Steel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young People, College Students, At-Risk Youth, Homelessness, Gen Why Project, Generation Y, Gen Why Clubs, Impact News

It is my goal to have a Gen Why Club on every high school and college campus in the nation and start a philanthropic revolution among young Americans.

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What's So Wrong with Young Voters?

David D. Burstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Ignorance is a major issue facing our democracy and it is a bipartisan epidemic. But the real culprit in political ignorance is our education system.

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Say 'No' to Ivy League Frat Boys

Cody Gault | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young People, Goldman Sachs, Thomas Pynchon, Fraternity Hazing, College, Cornell University, Hazing, Sexism, Homophobia, Ivy League, Racism, Sorority, Cornell, College News

Cornell's Greek system is a lump on the student body, and it's high time we hack it off.

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We Do This For Young People: In Tribute to Sargent Shriver

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Benjamin Chavis, War on Poverty, Young People, Youth, Russell Simmons, Sargent Shriver, Politics News

Let's show our gratitude to the living legacy of Sargent Shriver by motivating and organizing millions of new young people to register to vote and to take back responsibility in our communities.

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Young Adults Obsessed With Self-Esteem Boosts

Psych Central | Rick Nauert Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Kids Self Esteem, Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Youth Self Esteem, Self Esteem Boost, College Life, Young People, Healthy Living News

Researchers have discovered young people may be focusing on self-esteem a bit too much. Ohio State University scientists found that college student...

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Surfers Spread the Message of Responsible Shopping this Holiday Season

Heather Box | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Holiday Shopping, The Story of Stuff, Surfing, Kyle Thiermann, Patagonia, Annie Leonard, Sri Lanka, Sector 9, Travel, Young People, Christmas Shopping, Sweatshops, Daniel Russo, Impact News

Kyle Thiermann, a 20-year-old professional surfer from Santa Cruz California, stood in a clothing factory in Sri Lanka amongst the commotion of the sewing machines.

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Weekly Mulch: At Cancun, Incentives Point Toward Incremental Progress on Climate Change

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger This year's round of the United Nations-led climate change negotiations, ongoing in Cancun, Mexico, for the ...

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Important Progress, But Also New Challenges, in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, World Aids Day 2010, Hiv Infections, International-Family-Planning, Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health, Unaids, Young People, World AIDS Day, Guttmacher Institute, World News

Fewer people worldwide are getting infected with HIV than 10 years ago, and those who have already contracted the virus are living longer, according t...

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What Happened With Young Voters

Alexander Heffner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth, Youth Vote, Harvard University, Obama Youth Vote, College, Young People, Barack Obama, Haverford, College News

Last week I participated in a panel discussion in Philadelphia on the 2010 midterm campaign aptly headlined "What the hell just happened?" As part o...

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