24 Aug 2012
poehler

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Funny woman Amy Poehler knows when to take things seriously, and she is serious about the California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The bill would guarantee childcare providers, caregivers, and housecleaners basic labor rights such as meal breaks and overtime pay.

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22 Aug 2012
Jobs-Feature

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We know a lot of people are wondering right now, where the jobs at? 18-29 year olds have been hit the hardest during this job drought, and are looking for answers. Who are these job creators, and how can I get hooked up with them? We continue to decode the election’s trickiest issues in collaboration with GOOD.

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17 Aug 2012
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by: Joe Lazauskas

Democrats and Republicans are currently playing a giant game of chicken and racing towards a fiscal cliff. It’s like a bad Nicholas Cage movie, except if things don’t end well, you’ll leave the multiplex to find the United States in a brutal double-dip recession.

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30 Jul 2012
EconomyJobs-Feature

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By: Joe Lazauskas

The Great Recession of the late 2000’s delivered the biggest blow to the American economy since The Great Depression. Today, a slow-recovering economy and stagnant job market is a colossal concern for millennials -- some days, it seems like the best chance for employment is to become a reality TV star. If JFK were alive today, he’d probably say, “You have nothing to fear…but a nation of Kardashians.”

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27 Jul 2012
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This season of “Awkward.” has, if possible, gotten even awkwarder (which is probs the awkwardest word ever -- oh wait, that is). More awkward than the one summer I spent changing my high school teacher's baby's diaper.

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13 Jul 2012
Scooter-Feature

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As the manager of Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cody Simpson and The Wanted, Scooter Braun (best. name. ever.) is one of pop’s most powerful mover-and-shakers. Dude’s like the Tween Godfather. But he’s not just out to dominate the soundtrack of America’s youth -- he wants to help us shape a better future, too!

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12 Jul 2012
CoreyMonteith-Feature

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Need some “Glee” in your life? How about the glee of knowing you’ve done a good deed? Then look no further than the Twitter page of Cory Monteith, a.k.a Finn!

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10 Jul 2012
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We know it ain’t easy out there, college grads. The recent sucky youth unemployment stats speak for themselves. You know what you need? A cyber-friendly self-esteem boost in the form of a super cool infographic that explains why your generation should be at the top of the hiring pool!

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5 Jul 2012
ShirtPatriot-Feature

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Oops, you did it again -- you donated yet another of your beloved Britney Spears baby tees! Don’t you know that it’s toxic to struggling economies in third world countries?

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20 Jun 2012
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Now that summer’s here, many people who just graduated or are on vacay from school are looking for the dreaded J-word: a job. And since it’s election year, there’s plenty of talk about jobs going on because we all want to be gainfully employed and stuff. Young people might find it especially hard 'cause you know, "1 of 2 recent graduates are unemployed or underemployed." Luckily Nas is supporting an idea that might make a difference.

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