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Clinton Campaign Has Astounding Record Of Smugness Towards Young Voters

“I feel sorry for the young people who believe” the lies Sanders is telling them about money accepted from executives and lobbyists tied to the fossil fuel industry. “

May 03rd, 2016

By Kevin Gosztola

Clinton Campaign Has Astounding Record Of Smugness Towards Young Voters

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Young people have consistently been a source of frustration and struggle for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Along with her husband, Bill Clinton, her campaign has expressed a condescending view of millennials for supporting Bernie

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

Majority Of U.S. Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Wouldn’t Go Themselves

Despite their support for sending troops, 85 percent of respondents told pollsters they would “definitely” or “probably” not be willing to join the military.

December 11th, 2015

By Reuters

Majority Of U.S. Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Wouldn’t Go Themselves

BOSTON - A majority of U.S. young adults support sending ground troops to fight Islamic State militants, though fewer than one in five would be willing to serve themselves, according to a Harvard University poll released on Thursday.

Some 60 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 told

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Half Of Millennials More Likely To Lean Democratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but when it comes to politics, they’re more likely than not to lean to the left. Half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are self-described political independents, according to a survey out Friday, but at the same time half of these so-called […]

March 07th, 2014

By Associated Press

Half Of Millennials More Likely To Lean Democratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults like to think of themselves as independent, but when it comes to politics, they're more likely than not to lean to the left. Half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are self-described political independents, according to a survey out Friday, but at the same time half of these so-called millennials are Democrats or

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Libertarians, Progressives Poised To Redefine American Politics

As discontent with the “Big Two” grows, Libertarian and Progressive parties are exploding in America, especially among Millennials. It’s a shift that could redefine politics in the future.

February 25th, 2014

By Frederick Reese @FrederickReese

Libertarians, Progressives Poised To Redefine American Politics

During the recent International Students for Liberty Conference, an annual global meeting of collegiate libertarian clubs, filmmaker and noted Socialist Oliver Stone spoke to the assembled crowd

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

Why Are Millennials Turning Up Their Noses At Politics?

How can they claim to be “community-minded” while they are so cynical about government?

November 08th, 2013

By Jo Erickson

Why Are Millennials Turning Up Their Noses At Politics?

Why is it that the ‘Millennial generation’ -- so widely discussed in the media -- is not really understood? The contrary nature of Millennials is making researchers scratch their heads and political analysts worry.

The Millennials are a generation of twenty-somethings starting their adulthood at the turn of the

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For Politicians, Millennials Prove Hard To Pin Down

The emerging generation of politically active young Americans is shattering traditional notions of party affiliation and ideology in general.

September 26th, 2013

By Trisha Marczak @TrishaMarczakMP

For Politicians, Millennials Prove Hard To Pin Down

The emerging generation of millennials is shifting into a political power unlike those who have gone before, representing a new wave of Americans who no longer fit neatly into either major political party and are instead growing in their distrust for government and their desire for across-the-board accountability.

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Poll: Americans Oblivious, But Not Uncaring, To Overseas Suffering

“Near-famine, which is affecting 20 million people in Africa and the Middle East, is likely the least reported but most important major issue of our time.”