The Next Big Thing in Social Media

The Next Big Thing in Social Media

Next Big Thing

Social media is huge! I've been on it for 8 years now. But are any of you starting to get a little overwhelmed by the number of social apps that you "have" to use every day? Are any of you annoyed by the stupid re-tweets of people you don't know … [Read more...]

USC Professor Rants Against GOP [Video]

USC Professor Rants Against GOP [Video]

usc prof

A professor of political science at USC is drawing attention after delivering a classroom rant directed at Republicans. Darry Sragow was caught on camera by a student characterizing the GOP and its members as “losers,” “stupid,” and … [Read more...]

Dismal Job Report Released, Hits Millennials Hard [Video]

Dismal Job Report Released, Hits Millennials Hard [Video]

millenial jobs report

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan organization advocating for Millennials ages 18-29, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for March 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds: The youth … [Read more...]

5 Tips for Job Seekers (I got a job!)

5 Tips for Job Seekers (I got a job!)

job seeker

I got a job!!! So, technically that means the unemployment rate has dropped! Yesterday I got asked to interview for and landed a virtual assistant job for an eco-friendly product company out of Brooklyn. It really seems like a perfect fit! It's going … [Read more...]

Young Republican Consultants Form Group to Combat Tech Deficit in Party

Young Republican Consultants Form Group to Combat Tech Deficit in Party

im-dc-main-img

Earlier this month, several tech savvy young Republican consultants and policy strategists, all under the age of forty, announced the establishment of the Empower Action Group, a conservative counterpart to the left's successful New Organizing … [Read more...]

Millennials: How the Debt Impacts Us [Video]

Millennials: How the Debt Impacts Us [Video]

debtimpact

The growing national debt demands immediate attention and real solutions from America’s elected leadership. That was the message delivered yesterday by a group of young Americans at a press conference with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul … [Read more...]

The Economy Is Crushing Millennials: 6 In 10 Have Jobs, Half Are Part-Time

The Economy Is Crushing Millennials: 6 In 10 Have Jobs, Half Are Part-Time

41-42-millennial-gen-3

A comprehensive new Harvard University report on Americans under 30, the so-called Millennials, shows that the economy is having a crushing impact, with just 62 percent working, and of those, half are toiling at part-time jobs. The report, … [Read more...]

I Paid Off $90,000 of Debt in Just Three Years

I Paid Off $90,000 of Debt in Just Three Years

student-debt

It’s funny how you can do all of the right things–go to college, get a job–and then one day wake up with crushing debt. At 26, I was working hard and playing hard in Washington, D.C. I thought that I had everything under control–despite … [Read more...]

[Video] FIRE Helped Me Learn To Defend My Rights In College

[Video] FIRE Helped Me Learn To Defend My Rights In College

FIRE video

FIRE has many programs to help students understand their rights on campus. As a recent college graduate once in need of FIRE's help, nobody understands the importance of these programs more than I do. During my sophomore year at Indiana … [Read more...]

How Amazon Runs The World, And The Long Term

How Amazon Runs The World, And The Long Term

Amazon_com_logo_RGB

The company that started out as a few guys in a garage has now revolutionized the way we buy everything from books to toys to clothes. Amazon is now one of the 100-largest companies in America, mostly thanks to bold long term plays like the Amazon … [Read more...]