Category Archives: Politics
Great Recession Turning Millennials Into Their Great-Grandparents
Originally published at NationalJournal Baby boomers, growing up in what appeared to be the never-ending prosperity of the 1950s and ’60s, were at various times amused, mystified, and infuriated by the economic caution of their GI or Greatest Generation mothers and fathers, often labeling the penny-pinching of their parents “Depression mentality.”
Improving Millennials’ Civic Health — and the Country’s
Originally published at Huffington Post Millennials (born 1982-2003) are America’s most civic-oriented generation, since their GI Generation great grandparents. They believe in collective, local, direct action to solve their community’s and the nation’s problems. However, a recent report on the state of Millennials’ civic participation indicates that the generation’s interest in taking part in political activities …
How Green are Millennials?
Originally published at NewGeography.com Besides his history-making embrace of full equality for gays and lesbians, the most surprising part of President Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address may have been the emphasis placed on dealing with the challenge of climate change. The president devoted almost three whole paragraphs, more than for any other single issue, to the topic. …
Obama’s Electoral Coalition Is Now His Policy Coalition
Originally published at NationalJournal As demonstrated in the presidential exit polls and rehashed in countless articles and blogs since the election, Barack Obama’s decisive reelection victory over Mitt Romney was a triumph for a still-emerging, majority Democratic Obama coalition, which we said in a pair of preelection Next America articles would define a new civic ethos, or consensus on …
A Millennial Era Approach to Preventing Gun Violence
As published at NDN.org President Obama’s comprehensive proposal for preventing gun violence in America is to be commended. The focus for policy makers shouldn’t be to try and sort out which of his ideas are politically feasible but rather which ones will work to accomplish the goal of preventing gun violence of all types, while …
Tax Revolt Is Ending Where It All Began
As published at NDN.org California’s demographic trends provide a first glimpse of what all of America will look like in the future, including the country’s new attitude toward finding the revenue to pay for a more activist government. The passage of several ballot propositions last November, coupled with the increases in income tax rates just …
Want to See Better US-Chinese Relations? American and Chinese Millennials Could Be Key
Originally published at NewGeography.com While it is still fashionable for politicians in both China and the United States to prove their domestic leadership credentials by taking tough stances against their nation’s chief economic rival, the results of recent Pew surveys conducted in the two countries suggest that this type of rhetoric is a holdover from an …
Voting, California-style
Originally published at Los Angeles Times If we want to ‘fix’ voting in America, the Golden State could be the model. The lessons of the 2012 election are still being learned, but here’s one we already know: We need to do more to increase voter participation. In many battleground states, the intense and highly partisan presidential …
Asian-Americans Are an Emerging Force in U.S. Politics
Originally published at NationalJournal In the countless commentaries focusing on the demographic factors shaping the outcome of the 2012 election, there has been virtually nothing said about the contribution of Asian-Americans to the electorate and to Barack Obama’s reelection. It will be hard to ignore this growing group of voters much longer.
Another Millennial Triumph
Originally published at Huffington Post In an election as close as this year’s presidential contest, any group can make a credible claim for having made the critical difference in the outcome. But there is certainly no denying the impact the Millennial Generation (young voters 18-30 years old) had on the outcome of the 2012 election. Because …
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