On the 118th anniversary of the arrival of Lady Liberty to the shores of America, a new CNN/ORC poll reveals that six out of every 10 young people believe that the government now “poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedom of ordinary citizens.” How did the country celebrated worldwide as a beacon of

Remember Jeremy Epstein? He was the then-20-year-old college student at the Presidential debate last year who asked the question on the minds of millions of young people, “What about jobs after I finish school?” Well, a recent news report says that Jeremy is among thousands of students currently unable to find a job this summer,

Here we are again. Another “Numbers Day” has come. These days, the new job numbers only serve as a reminder to how lousy it is for young people looking for work. And I can’t help but feel repetitive talking about it and the policies needed to improve our situation. Unemployment is still over 16% for

GenOpp launched an offensive to stop the internet tax which would disproportionately hurt young people. Over 3000 of you Facebook bombed the man who could stop it. He said he would, but now is walking it back. This tax is great news for the Big Retail Lobby and they are spending millions to make sure

Generation Opportunity’s President Evan Feinberg was on PBS NewsHour where he pointed out that young people can’t afford college in today’s economy. Both sides are pandering, trying to offer young people a lower interest rate but missing the real problem: government’s involvement and subsidies for the cost of higher education, which simply allows colleges to

Some companies are actually seeking out Millennials for employment. From the Wall Street Journal: Cisco Systems Inc. is relying on the Millennial Generation to help the information technology department improve its user experience. While technology companies tend to hire workers straight out of college, the average age of employees at Cisco is 40. Cisco CIO Rebecca

You know what grinds my gears? Greedy scams. People taking other people’s money and lying about the product. According to Brett Arends, the biggest scam in the country is … college. Wait – what? College is a scam? Don’t you need a college degree to get a job? Well, yes, many employers now require a

This weekend, America’s debt ceiling, which was temporarily suspended in January, will be re-instated. But, rather than forcing Congress and the Obama administration to deal with America’s $16.6 trillion debt now, any real decision is likely to be delayed for another couple of months. More delays are unacceptable. Government spending must be reduced today. In