politics

I don’t know about you, but if I hear the word “economy” one more time, I may scream. As is true of many Millennials, I have no mortgage or investments of which to speak, and the details of the current crisis make my head spin and my stomach hurt. But whether I understand it or not, the reality is, in the long run, this crisis may affect me (as a young person) more than most. So I asked Millennial Michael Davidson to guest blog and talk about what this issue means for our generation, and how we can all be a part of fixing it to ensure economic stability for all our futures. 

Michael P. Davidson  is CEO of Gen Next, an organization that shapes and drives public and action toward overcoming challenges and solving problems for the next generation in the areas of economic growth, education, and international security. Michael was also an expert panelist for the Youth Entitlement Summit, a coalition of young leaders who develop findings and principles on how to eliminate the projected shortfalls in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in ways that are fair to all generations. Read more »

By now, we’ve all seen the numbers about the incredible youth vote turn out—23 million young people voted, representing about 52 percent of the under-30 population, and 18 percent of the total electorate. But what does that mean? It means the question du jour is no longer “Will they turn out?” but “Will they stay out?”

So as I see it, the real question is, was the youth vote ever about the election, or something larger?

Enter a November 6 panel discussion at the Center for American Progress titled “Are Today’s Young People Political Game-Changers?”, where many participants stated that election or not, young people are organically creating a movement that challenges status-quo power structures, requires transparency, and demands accountability in the government and across institutions. Read more »