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The Foolish Strategery of Democrats Who Oppose Health Care Reform

Mike Lux | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young People, Health Care Reform, Elections, Latinos, Electoral Strategy, Polling, Unmarried Women, Voting, Politics News
Mike Lux

For some perspective on the wisdom of the Democrats who are opposing health care reform, let's look at the elections last Tuesday.

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In Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Top Ten Things Young Survivors (Probably) Don't Want to Hear

Marika Holmgren | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Young People, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health, Living News
Marika Holmgren

And also, here are some of the things that people actually said to me during treatment that made my heart sing and reminded me that I was never alone.

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Hot Organic Farmers: Pick The Cutest Organic Farmer (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Farming, Food, Eating, Young People, Organic Food, Hotties, Local Food, Organic-Farmers, Hot Organic Farmers, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green, we think organic farmers are heroes and rock stars. And nothing is sexier than someone who likes to get dirty AND supports the...

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The Body Shop: Stop Sex Trafficking of Children Campaign (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Impact

Read More: Donations, The Body Shop, Children, Conscious Shopping, Child Trafficking, Cosmetics, Conscious Consumerism, Causes, Sex Trafficking, Young People, Impact News

The Body Shop is a cosmetics company with a conscience, known for naturally-derived products and an emphasis on ethical business practices. Its founde...

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Taking Back the Microphone

Matthew Segal | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

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

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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Injuries Occur When Kids Are too Active in Sports

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Pitching, The Balanced Life, American Sports Medicine Institute, Children, Curveball, Orthopedics, Practice, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Childhood Obesity, Stress, Cheerleading, Carl Nissen, Kids, Summer, Muscle, Academics, Sports Injury, Medicine, Health Care, Sports Medicine, Family, Healthy Living, Baseball, Healthy Lifestyle, Football, Glenn Fleisig, Parenting, Basketball, Obesity, Athletics, Competition, Sports, Coach, Exercise, Health, Mark Hyman MD, New York Times, Ramon Resa MD, Curve Ball, Recuperation, Schools, Young People, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

I advocate for our kids to become more balanced. Stressful organized sports take away from family time, and the experience no longer remains a simple and pleasurable experience.

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Live At The Apollo: The Question of Limitation

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Al Sharpton, The Apollo, Young People, David Yassky, Entertainment News
Sara Haile-Mariam

Michael Jackson made us dance. Barack Obama made us vote. Now what will we do for ourselves, what will we do for future generations?

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Change (And Action) They Still Believe In

Alexander Heffner | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Youth Vote, Young People, Diversity, Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Obama Youth, Politics News
Alexander Heffner

Seven months after Obama's election, more than 80% of Democrats and a majority of independent voters agree that their votes for change translated into tangible action.

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It's Not Enough

Stephen Ratner | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Young People, Youthocracy, Youth Activism, Political Activism, Politics News
Stephen Ratner

Both President Obama and the Republican Party (and even failing sectors like the auto industry), could learn a thing or two from my generation.

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We Stand With You: Open Letter to Iran's Youth

Sara Haile-Mariam | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Young People, Iran Election, President Obama, World News
Sara Haile-Mariam

The marches, the green clothes and rhetoric--they were all very reminiscent of what we did here when we too found a Presidential candidate that inspired more of us.

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10 Lessons to Teach Your Kids About Business

Jim Randel | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Young People, College, Finance, Ecomony, Debt, Business, Business News
Jim Randel

About 5 million young adults are graduating from college this month. This rite of passage is perhaps a parent's last chance to instill important lessons about the business world.

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Five Reasons to Push Your Kids to Get a Credit Card

Jim Randel | Posted 07.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Congress, Finance, College, Economy, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Young People, Credit Card Industry, Barack Obama, Business News
Jim Randel

Let's use our energies and experience not to prevent young adults from having access to debt but rather to educate them as to how to use debt responsibly.

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The State of the Nation, Facebook, and How Technology Has Made Politics Fun

Alexander Heffner | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: State of the Nation, Youth Vote, Cnn, President Obama, New Media, Obama Administration, Obama State of the Union, scoop44, Facebook, Young People, Technology, whitehouse.gov, Media News
Alexander Heffner

One of our lead political correspondents at Scoop44, Liz Cermak, wrote up a terrific review of the recent CNN/Facebook collaboration during President Obama's quasi-State of the Union.

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This Election Don't Trust Anyone Under 30

Billy Kimball | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Young People, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Old People, Barack Obama, Old Voters, The Future, Politics News
Billy Kimball

Why, for God's sake, do politicians waste so much time and energy courting the young, one of the most politically worthless segments of the entire electorate?

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