Another election cycle, another narrative about the fickle youth vote, another misleading piece that mischaracterizes an entire generation before a single poll opens. We're not as shallow as the now infamous NYT piece would have you believe.
The college vote is up for grabs this year -- to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to ...
NCLR researchers spoke with the Hispanic teenagers -- most of whom are college students and second-generation Americans from across the nation -- at its youth leadership convening, the Líderes Summit.
Students and other millennials are an important and growing portion of the electorate. They will be 20% of the voting age population in 2010, up from...
Students are voting again in 2010 because we're building a movement. It is a movement to make education a right and has been a driving force behind social progress for decades.
Since 2000, young people have been hitting the polls in increasingly unprecedented numbers. Yes, since 2000. Despite what you may have heard, youth turnout wasn't an unexpected consequence of one election cycle or the byproduct of one person, party or policy.
Today is a huge day for youth politics. An unprecedented coalition of youth groups and media partners have come together to create a social media prog...
This fall, college move-in checklists include twin sheets, mini fridges, posters with thumb tacks -- and a voter registration form!
You think you're unhappy now under Obama, Pelosi and Reid? Wait until the guys who drove the car into the ditch for eight consecutive years get their hands back on the steering wheel.
According to the news this week, the midterm elections will be characterized as any one of the following: The Economist predicts a disappointed indict...
Midterm voters tend to be much older than presidential voters. Insomuch that young people are an important part of the Democratic coalition, Democrats are thus disadvantaged in midterm elections.
There is an unprecedented midterm election strategy being orchestrated by over 30 organizations and partners to get young people to vote again this fall.
It's time to stop allowing the pundits and pollsters to speak for us- there's still too much at stake. In the interim, if they insist on calling us zombies, then we might as well embrace it and have a little fun in the process.
The Obama administration has already accomplished much to improve the lives of young people in America, but the real work -- for all of us -- still lies ahead.
One of the most important unasked questions this midterm election year is this: "Will the youth vote be a factor in 2010?" Given the actual impact of ...
What is the experience of those in Sudan who are actively trying to instill the roots of a democracy in their homeland? We couldn't go to Sudan, but in a sense Sudan came to us.
As difficult as our prospects are, we can't motivate young people unless we are reaching deep within. To paraphrase Jay-Z "Anything is possible as long as you fight for what you believe in."
A recent Pew poll showed that youth still leans Democratic, but the party's margin is slipping, and young Democrats' enthusiasm level is lower than that of their Republican counterparts. What can be done?
A new Harvard University poll of young voters shows a variety of disheartening trends for Democrats heading into the November midterm elections. The ...
WASHINGTON — Whither the youth vote? A year after backing Barack Obama by an overwhelming 2-to-1 ratio, young adults are quickly cooling toward ...
According to the Higher Education Research Institute, the percent of first-year college students who believe that it is very important to help people in need is at its highest level since 1970. Without question, ours is a generation seeking to help.
More than twice as many 18-29 year olds voted for Obama as for McCain in 2008, and one year later the party preferences of college students remain similarly lopsided in favor of the Democratic Party.
Ultimately, I believe that the policy priorities of the Obama administration will ensure that young supporters remain active in any way they can. We're impatient for change, and we will continue our advocacy no matter how many pundits continue to write us off.
This is our moment to put clean energy and climate solutions in place. That is what Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Forest...
"YouTube chats," the younger brother of FDR's "Fireside chats," have transformed the way politicians and business leaders connect with young voters and consumers.
