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Don't Forget the Youth: College Democrats of America Fighting to Represent Students Across America

Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Heal Care, Young Voters, Gay Marriage Maine, College Democrats of America, Youth Vote, No on Prop 1, textbooks4change, Proposition 8, Youth Activitists, Courage Campaign, College Democrats, Proposition One, Obama, Democratic National Committee, Cda, Politics News
Katie Naranjo

Millions of young voters showed up at the polls to vote for President Obama. These activists are still working hard, fighting for candidates and constitutional initiatives on the ballot this November.

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Obama Online -- Where Are the Young Supporters?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology

Read More: Online Campaigning, Young Voters, 2008 Campaign, Facebook, Health Care, Barack Obama, Dnc, Obama Online, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

They were ubiquitous, they were tech-savvy, they were vocal -- nearly a year after the election, where are the young Obama supporters?

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Young in America

David D. Burstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Debate, Social Innovation, Youth Vote, Youth, Unemployment Rate, Green Jobs, Economic Crisis, Social Security, Young-Invincibles, Economy, David Burstein, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Innovation, Fiscal Responsibility, Young Voters, Politics, Unemployed, Unemployment, Social Entrepreneurship, Millennials, Us Economic Crisis, Social Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care, Politics News
David D. Burstein

By most indicators young people are the most adversely affected age group by the economic crisis, the most at risk when it comes to health care coverage, and the deepest in debt.

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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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Debt for a Diploma

Jose A. Garcia | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Young Voters, Young Americans Unemployment Rate, Unemployment Rates, Jobless Rate, Unemployement, Economy, Business News
Jose A. Garcia

To say debt is the result of poor choices and frivolous spending fails to capture the reality of the economic state of young people today.

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Youth Seek Voice In Health Care Debate

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Invincibles, Young Voters, Rock the Vote, Youth Vote, Millenials, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Barack Obama, League-of-Young-Voters, Politics News

Young voters were instrumental in helping elect President Obama but since then they've felt largely ignored by the political process. Now a number of ...

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Hey, Young Activists: Where the Heck are You on Health Reform?

Harold Pollack | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Health Care Reform, Activism, Politics News
Harold Pollack

It's hard for 20-somethings to get excited about free colonoscopies or co-ops and the public plan option. If you are a young person, you may not believe you have much at stake in this fight. You do.

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Twitter Wars 2: Return of the Progressives!

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: #P2, Twitter, Public Option, #Tcot, Nancy Pelosi, tweetprogress.us, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Hashtag, Jim Gilliam, Young Voters, Republican Party, Harry Reid, Mike Huckabee, Brave New Films, Rahm Emanuel, New Media, Tim Pawlenty, Glenn Beck, Healthcare Reform, David All, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Today on the radio show, we've got Jim Gilliam, co-founder of Brave New Films and Chief Technology Officer of Business.com, who recently created Tweetprogress.us, a directory of progressive tweeters.

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Young Voters Are Obama's Best Hope for Healthcare Reform

Heather Box | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Young Voters, Generation H, Fake Doctors, League of Young Voters, Matt Singer, Health Care, Bus Federation, Pirgs, Politics News
Heather Box

According to the SurveyUSA poll, 60% of those 18-34 support Obama's plan -- including 66% of 18 to 24-year-olds and 74% of 25 to 29-year-olds.

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For Young Americans, Health Care Reform Is Our Fight

Erica Williams | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Health Care Reform, Youth Vote, Uninsured, Politics News
Erica Williams

For my generation, health care reform is more than a personal story or experience: it is a moral and humanitarian mandate.

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Surfing With A Tabula Rasa

Stephen Ratner | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Gavin Newsom, 2010 Elections, Youthocracy, Barack Obama, Students for Gavin Newsom, Politics News
Stephen Ratner

For the 2010 cycle, candidates can no longer expect skyrocketing voter turnout to inch them to victory. It seems that regardless of party there is a tabula rasa between candidates and young voters.

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Message from a Young Iranian - This Is Not Democracy

Heather Smith | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Young Voters, Amnesty International, Iran Election 2009 Demonstrations, Rock the Vote, Human Rights, Twitter, Iran Election, World News
Heather Smith

"How much do I take for granted?" Donny asked. "For me, a choice between liberty and death is a philosophical dilemma, a historical event, but never a necessary choice."

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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Education, Congress, Baltimore, Children, President Obama, Documentary, Men to Boys, Barack Obama, Minorities, New Orleans, Charlotte, Fairfax, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, LaMarr Darnell Shields, Young Voters, Janks Morton, Chicago, Philadelphia, Young Boys, Media News
Timothy Cooper

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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Powershift09 to Capitol Power Action: Follow the Young

Jeff Biggers | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Civil Rights Movement, Coal, President Barack Obama, Washington DC, Capitol Climate Action, Green, Global Warming, Students, Climate Change, Young Voters, Dirty Coal, Carol Browner, Wendell Berry, Steven Chu, Green Energy, Green Movement, Energy Action Coalition, powershift09, Bill Mckibben, Green News
Jeff Biggers

As the first massive act of civil disobedience, thousands will cross the line to demand an end to our nation's denial of the spiraling impact of dirty coal and old coal-fired plants.

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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A Year After Iowa

Alexander Heffner | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Iowa Caucus, Iowa Caucuses, Obama Campaign, President Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Video, Politics News
Alexander Heffner

A year after Obama swept through Iowa in magical fashion to stun the political establishment, he is less than twenty days away from being inaugurated the 44th POTUS.

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The Pro-Choice Future Caught on Video: What is free.will.power?

Nancy Keenan | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Naral Pro-Choice America, DJ Spooky, Roe v. Wade, Freedom, Obama, Birth Control, Voting, Video, Politics News
Nancy Keenan

While our values are consistent, these changes in technology -- and in the circumstances that shape women's experiences -- call on us to change the ways in which we engage the public.

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Holding the New Democratic Majority Together -- Part 2

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Governing, President Obama, News Politics, Politics, Liberals and Conservatives, Working Majority for Change, Young Voters, Governing Vision, Election, Barack Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News
Sheri and Allan Rivlin

The vast majority of Americans is weary of ideological bickering and interested only in backing leaders who can do something about their problems.

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Holding the New Democratic Majority Together

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Working Majority for Change, Liberals and Conservatives, Young Voters, Presidential Results, Exit Polls, Governing, Governing Vision, President Obama, Joe the Plumber, Election, Politics News
Sheri and Allan Rivlin

With Daniel Berrier of Electopundit Part 1: Reading the Election Barack Hussein Obama, the newly elected 44th President of the United States is almo...

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Born In The U.S.A. - Expats Look Back

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Obama Berlin, Obama, Expats, America, 2008 Election, Obama Reaction Abroad, Berlin, Politics News
Stefan Sirucek

If America is indeed on the path to being cool again we might see a wave of this sort of voluntary repatriation.

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The Kids Are All Right

Marty Kaplan | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Youth, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

Students may not have marched on the Pentagon to end the war in Iraq, but they have given the nation a new president who has pledged to do just that.

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Tuesday's Second Biggest Winner: Democracy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Exit Polls, Youth Vote, Obama Voter Turnout, Black Voters, Women Voters, Barack Obama Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Young Voters, Latino Voters, Voters, Voter Turnout, 2008 Presidential Race, Jewish Voters, Voting, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

We are witnessing a tremendous ideological shift among young voters -- one that could reshape our politics for decades to come.

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America, Pick Up -- It's Your Future Calling: A 15 Year Old's Perspective

Cassie Goldring | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Youth, Youth Vote, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Youth Activism, Barack Obama, Obama Youth, Politics News
Cassie Goldring

Obama has allowed our beloved country to enter its next stage in history, a stage in which my generation can truly feel a part of this country and feel that our voices can and will be heard.

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The Invitation

Warren Goldstein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Latino Voters, Progressives, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama Victory, President-Elect Obama, Barack Obama, Progressive Agenda, New Electoral Map, Election, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Election Results, 2008 Election, Politics News
Warren Goldstein

President Obama will combine elements of FDR's and JFK's presidencies: charismatic leadership, ideological flexibility, and responsiveness to pressure from the left.

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A new day for all people--but young people, let's not forget tomorrow

Morgan Warners | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Young Voters, Gay Rights, Youth Vote, Youth Participation, Affirmative Action, President Obama, Women and Politics, Obama Gay Rights, Obama Administration, Change You Can Believe In, Youth Engagement, Youth Activism, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Administration, Politics News
Morgan Warners

In college we learn to be skeptical of claims like the ones being made about Barack Obama's historic victory. For today, forget it. His win really doe...

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