Young Americans

5.5 Reasons Why Stephen Colbert Is #FixYoungAmerica (And So Can You!)

Dave Kerpen | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, American Hero, Young Americans, Youth, Unemployment, Fix Young America, Youth Unemployment, Politics News

The #FixYoungAmerica campaign aims to "shed light on the solutions that can help solve youth unemployment." We are using the power of social media to spread the message, organize a rally, and get Stephen Colbert on board.

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Why My Generation Supports the Health Care Law

Rory O'Sullivan | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Young Americans, Health Care Debate, Health Care Costs, Health Care, Politics News

It's hard to underestimate the benefits of these reforms. Right now, nearly one in three young Americans lacks health coverage, leading to a variety of problems. Faced with high costs, uninsured young adults often avoid needed care, making them less healthy as a result.

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Who The Recession Left Most Financially Vulnerable

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Housing Market, Baby Boomers, Third World America, Student Debt, Young Americans, Income, Household Wealth, Young Adults Recession, Job Market, Unemployment, Young Adults, Great Recession, Occupy Wall Street, Young Adults Unemployment, Economic Insecurity, Video, Business News

While the Great Recession has affected nearly all Americans in some form, it's young adults who have suffered some of the worst economic losses since ...

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We Are Greater Together

Eric Zoberman | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Young Voters, Obama, Millennial Generation, Young Americans, Youth Vote, Millennials, 2012, Politics News

Young Americans are a history-changing force when we are united regardless of gender, race, community and sexual orientation.

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Potential, Poverty, Politics & Parties: Why Kenya Attracts America's Best & Brightest Young Social Entrepreneurs

Jonathan Kalan | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Young Americans, Potential, Poverty, Kenya, Social Entrepreneurship, Nairobi, Impact News

The most populated city in east Africa, and one of the fastest growing, Nairobi, Kenya has become an extremely strategic regional center for business, banking, development, and politics.

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Young Americans Are Most Satisfied With Their Standard Of Living: Gallup

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Youth, Senior Citizens, Third World America, Great Recession, Economy, Retirement, 2008 Recession, Young Americans, Standard of Living, Chicago Tribune, Gallup, Video, Business News

It's hard to imagine young Americans being satisfied with their standard of living, especially with youth unemployment nearly double that of the natio...

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Celebrating Thailand's National Elephant Day At The Denver Zoo

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pachyderm Elephants, Elephents, Young Americans Bank, National Elephant Appreciation Day, Elephants, Asian Tropics Kids Campaign, Malayan Tapirs, Craig Piper, Zoo Elephants, Kids Campaign, "Ele" Bank Campaign, Young Americans, Pachyderms, Thai National Elephant Day, Thai Festival, Ele Bank, Mountview Community Preschool, Mimi and Dolly, Asian Tropics, Indian Rhinos, Denver Zoo, New Asian Tropics Exhibit, Elephant Appreciation Day, Denver News

The largest exhibit ever undertaken by the Denver Zoo is getting an encouraging push from some of its smallest benefactors--kids. A fundraising effort...

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The Hard Work of Democracy

Rich Tafel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Egypt, Democracy, Young Americans, Volunteer, Twitter, Activism, Political Apathy, Facebook, Politics News

America once believed change happened through politics, but the rising generation isn't convinced. While public service once meant serving the government, it now means joining a nonprofit.

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Rape, Murder Accusations Taint Peace Corps' 50th Anniversary

Politics Daily | Donna Trussell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheryl Beckett, John F. Kennedy, Benin, Daniela Beyer, Peace Corps, Kate Puzey, Karen Woo, West Africa, Congress, Volunteering, Deborah Gardner, World War II, Young Americans, Murder, Rape, Cover-Up, Impact News

On the night of March 11, 2009, a 24-year-old Peace Corps volunteer named Kate Puzey was tied up and knifed on the front porch of her house in West Af...

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Sexual Obsession And The Fall Of The Religious Right

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Religious Right, Young Americans, Sexual Morality, Homosexuality and Religion, LGBT Issues, Religious Sex Scandal, Religious Fundamentalism, Religious Sexual Repression, Sex in Religion, Pre-Marital Sex, Sex in America, Religion News

Americans need a religious teaching that begins with the premise that sexuality is linked to blessing, commandment and God; that focuses on holiness and self-respect; and that sends the message that each of them is a person of irreducible worth.

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The Youth Vote

Andrew Jenks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Millenial Generation, Young Americans, Youth Vote, Millenials, Vote, Youth Voting, Voting, Politics News

Raising awareness only during election periods sends a direct message to young America. It's like a fair-weathered friend who only calls when they need something.

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Letter to Young Americans

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, Young Voters, Youth, Young Americans, Midterm Election, Climate Change, Green News

You're young. The world in front of you does not seem very bright right now. I'm writing this letter with all that in mind. Your future is in your hands. Start the climate revolution now. Come November you must vote and you must vote with climate in your mind.

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Barack One Year Later: Open Letter to Young America

Kevin Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young Voters, Ronald Reagan, Activism, Young Americans, Republicans, Young America, Democrats, Barack Obama, Voting, Politics News

As we continue to discuss the historic presidency of Barack Obama, I think it important that we not forget the possibilities and opportunities before us, even as we continue to push the administration.

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Guest Authors: Two Young Americans On What Obama's Inauguration Meant To Them

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Today marks the one-year anniversary of President Barack Hussein Obama's term in office. I thought long and hard about how to mark this event, especi...

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Taking Back the Microphone

Matthew Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young Voters, Youth, Health Care Reform, Medical Costs, Young Americans, Young People, Health Care, Youth Unemployment, Barack Obama, Politics News

The public option matters because it will create an immediately affordable choice for the 80% of young people making less than $40,000 per year. It is young America's coverage plan.

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8 Million Americans Consider Suicide

Yahoo | Associated Press | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Attempted-Suicide, Suicides, Depression, Lifestyle, Depression Treatment, Dying, Death & Dying, Suicide, Death and Dying, Young Americans, Substance Abuse, Death, Healthy Living News

More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study. About 32,000 suicides occur in the United St...

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President Obama: Trust Young Americans to Relay the Healthcare Message!

Stephen Ratner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young Americans, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Obama Youth Vote, Health Care Reform Youth, Health Care Message, Health Care Reform, Obama Grassroots, Health Care Legislation, Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care Message, Medicare Reimbursements, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

If the president is to pass his health care legislation, he must tap into the core base of support the helped him win the 2008 elections -- a core that consists significantly of young Americans.

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