Youth Venture

December 16, 2009 - 10:42am — Markus

Teenocracy is Taking Foot

Teenocracy is just one day away from its presentation of the action plan in front of an Ashoka Youth Venture Panel. Over the past few weeks, our team has been hard at work, thinking of new and innovative ways to get youth involved in politics and government and we think we have it! We can't wait to get started and we hope our prospective members are ready to hop on board.

May 28, 2008 - 9:01pm — Road Trip America

Sidebar – Why Republican Arguments Work

1. It plays on the heart, not the mind.
2. It insinuates without directly stating.
3. It uses the same language again and again.
4. It reaches people in multiple mediums.
5. It is never cynical or snarky, so as not to sound elitist.
6. It lacks details; the simpler the argument, the easier it is to understand and the harder it is to challenge.
7. It always plays victim to some broader opposition “conspiracy.” (Ie. the “liberal media.”)
8. It always has the perfect name, even if that name has no relations to the actual content of said argument.
9. It is not necessarily true.

January 8, 2008 - 8:29am — Road Trip America

Real Change Takes Real Passion & Real Experience

Ok, so I'm not holding back anymore. I'm a full-blown Hillary supporter, and I didn't come to this decision lightly. I courted Obama, had a brief stint with Edwards, thought Biden was brilliant but not electable (why, I have no idea - too smart, probably - who wants an intelligent president, right?) and went back and forth to Hillary throughout. At the end of the day it came down to Hillary and Obama (Edwards was just too angry for me).

June 6, 2007 - 10:56pm — penacalaudia

The Politics of Non Profits

In these last few months I have experienced many pains in the Youth Venture group Safe House Group due to politics.

It feels like the stereotypical event: a group of idealistic kids come in and are beaten with the greed of politics. However, I refuse to believe that we are beaten. In turn I will tell of the event and try to spare others from our misfortune.