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Eight Reasons the Democrats lost Virginia & New Jersey--and How to Recover

Paul Loeb | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Jon Corzine, Youth Vote, Virginia Governor Race, Obama, Democrats, New Jersey Governor Race, Creigh Deeds, Obama Grass Roots Campaign, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Losing the Virginia and New Jersey governorships hurt. Local factors played a part, but these are major states. So it matters why the Democrats lost them. Here are eight reasons -- and lessons for next time.

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President Obama and Gay Rights: Forgetting the Lessons of the Campaign

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask, Glbt, Youth Vote, Gay Rights, Maine, Enda, President Obama, Risk Aversion, Democratic Party, Presidents, David Plouffe, Gay Marriage, One Year Later, Timidity to Govern, Barack Obama, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Those presidents who are both remembered by history and re-elected have been those who stuck their necks out to fight for the rights of the vulnerable. The gay community is still waiting for Obama.

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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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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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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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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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How To Nourish The Spirit Of Youth In You

Anne Naylor | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, John-Roger, South of France, Youth Vote, Youth, Nature, Nurture, Intuition, Williams Shakespeare, Appreciation, Childlike, Joy, Hope, Nourish, Romance, Sex, Living News
Anne Naylor

Duke Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. Twelfth Night Ac...

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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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Lebanon Youth Launch Newspaper Challenging Politics and Media (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, American University of Beirut, Newspapers, Arabs, Lebanon, Youth, Youth Vote, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah, Iran, Media, Journalism, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

In Lebanon, where divisions dominate both the political and media spectrum, a new and independent youth newspaper, is shaking up the status-quo. Sawt...

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The GOP's Challenge to Win Back Young Voters

Kristen Soltis | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Millenials Voting, GOP Youth, Gop, Youth Vote, Millenials, Gop Youth Vote, Politics News
Kristen Soltis

The idea that the GOP can get all of their members to sign up for Twitter, flip its position on gay marriage and suddenly have young voters rushing to join the party misses the point.

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The Obama Effect -- Political Attack Ads Backfiring for Canada's Prime Minister

Don Tapscott | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Web 2.0, Internet, Stephen Harper, Youth Vote, Don Tapscott, Canada, Barack Obama, World News
Don Tapscott

What has changed that would explain why negative advertising is losing its punch in Canada? The answer is the election of President Barack Obama by the young voters of America.

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Liberty University Democrats: Why They Were Silenced, And What It Means

Kevin Roose | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Jerry Falwell, Youth Vote, Democrats, Young Democrats, Free Speech, Liberty University, Politics News
Kevin Roose

What Liberty's administration needs isn't just a lesson in tolerance - it's a long, honest look in the mirror.

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Young and Running for Office: A Story from East L.A.

David D. Burstein | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Emanuel Pleitez, Elections, Politics, Latino, Hilda Solis, Youth Vote, Youth, Civic Engagement, David Burstein, Facebook, Ethnic-Politics, News, Barack Obama, Los Angeles-California, Politics News
David D. Burstein

Embodying the millennial spirit of pragmatic idealism, Pleitez is running a campaign predicated on listening and engaging people at the grassroots level.

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A Time to Serve

David D. Burstein | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, President Obama, Youth, David Burstein, Community Service, National Service, Service, Millennials, Serve America Act, Ted Kennedy, Volunteerism, Politics, Education, Civic Engagement, Servicenation, News, Politics News
David D. Burstein

In these troubled economic times, with a record government deficit, those engaging in service are more needed than ever. Service can fill the holes that government simply cannot.

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A Hip-Hop Response To Chris Brown & Rihanna

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rihanna, Youth Vote, Obama Youth Vote, Chris Brown, Obama Hip-Hop, Chris Brown Rihanna, Domestic Abuse, Entertainment News
Bakari Kitwana

Now is not the time for young people inspired during the election cycle to fall into complacency. Instead, their energy should be channeled into the fight to end domestic violence.

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Diddy Gets Political: The Birth of "Vote or Die"

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sean Combs, Youth Vote, Puff Daddy, Obama Youth Vote, Diddy, P. Diddy, Vote or Die, Diddy Obama, Entertainment News
Barry Michael Cooper

Sean Combs's 2004 political awareness initiative, "Vote Or Die," was assaulted with a banana clip of rapid fire derision. Now, as we celebrate our new American President it looks like Combs right on.

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What the Press Didn't Tell You About the Largest Youth Movement in Decades (Part One)

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 04.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Power Shift 2009, Green Jobs, Youth, Youth Vote, Energy Action Coalition, Obama Youth Vote, Activism, Green News, Global Warming, Youth Activism, Energy, Climate Change, Green News
Jesse Jenkins

Part One: A Growing Movement Comes of Age By Jesse Jenkins, reporting for the Energy Collective and WattHead - Energy News and Commentary This is th...

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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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Liberal Parents, Liberal Children

Marty Kaplan | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Political Identity, Liberal Politics, Baby Boomers, Youth Vote, Liberals, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

When it comes to politics, today's college freshmen resemble their baby boomer parents of 40 years ago in all ways except two. One way makes perfect sense; the other is a puzzle.

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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Red the Book: Ticket Snubbed at the Inauguration

Amy Goldwasser | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Field Organizing, Obama Youth Vote, Obama Campaign, Inauguration, Barack Obama, Teens, Teens and Politics, Teenagers, First-Time Voters, Obama's Inauguration, Youth, Youth Vote, Obama Youth, Voting, Politics News
Amy Goldwasser

We held up our purple tickets to prove that we all deserved a place on the other side of the gates, and watched with envy as anyone who made it through ran in with joy.

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This Is a Call

Daniel Kohn | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, Generation O, Obama's Inauguration, Youth, Youth Vote, Rush Limbaugh, Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day 2009, Ann Coulter, Obama Inauguration, Obama Community Service, Barack Obama Inauguration, Obama Volunteers, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration Day, Generation Obama, Obama Youth Voters, Volunteering, Obama Youth Vote, Community Organizing, Politics News
Daniel Kohn

This is a call to you, Generation Obama. We must show the equal enthusiasm to our communities as we did in getting out the vote.

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Why the Youth Vote Is the Big Story -- For 2008 and for Decades to Come

Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Internet, Jews, John McCain, Youth, Youth Vote, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Web, Hispanics, Facebook, Obama Young People, Barack Obama, Internet, Obama Youth Voters, Millenials, Obama Youth Vote, Voters, Obama Youth, Technology, African-Americans, Myspace, Politics News
Eric Greenberg and Karl Weber

We'd like to state the case for the youth vote as being crucial in understanding the Obama victory and what it means for the future. The youth vote deserves a lot of respect in its shaping of the electoral map.

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My View of The Atlantic's "The End of White America?"

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics, Race Politics, Youth Vote, Youth, Barack Obama, Police, President Obama, Racism, Rappers, Race, 2008 Election, Hip-Hop, White People, Media News
Raymond Leon Roker

Part of what I always suspect comes out of articles like this, is the affirmation from some that a browner America should also mean minorities can finally stop complaining about inequalities.

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