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Thinking ahead... way ahead: Millennials talk retirement
Youth Radio Mar 22, 2013
Older Americans staring at retirement in the face are finding it hard to save. So how does the millennial generation -- which faces a struggling economy and high student debt -- feel about life after work?
Is your Halloween costume racist?
Malachi Segers Oct 30, 2012
This is a free country, so you can dress up like anything you want for Halloween. But some costumes play on negative stereotypes.
Welcome to Charlotte, Mr. President
Rachael Marcus Sep 6, 2012
Ads by anonymous political groups bash Obama on big night
Nevada program tries to bridge the skills gap
Ross Andrews Sep 7, 2012
Youth Radio checks out a pilot program that tries to connect young people with manufacturers who are struggling to fill open jobs.
For youth, some truly odd jobs at DNC
Sayre Quevedo Sep 4, 2012
Youth Radio sets out to find some of the highest- and lowest-paying gigs for young people at the Democratic National Convention.
At DNC, lobbyists do more schmoozing than check writing
Mitchell Hartman Sep 4, 2012
Lobbyists are working behind the scenes to make their mark at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week.
Utility tries to head off 'Silver Tsunami'
Jaylyn Burns Aug 30, 2012
The northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric is hoping to lure a new, younger workforce ahead of the retirement of many of its workers.
Young workers seek new paths to jobs
Sayre Quevedo Aug 24, 2012
With the youth unemployment rate at double the national average, many young workers are finding that the path they thought would lead to a career -- go to college, work hard, land a job -- may not be for them.
Program gives youth a boost in business world
Sayre Quevedo Aug 23, 2012
A program called Year Up provides classroom training and internships to high school graduates or those with a GED who otherwise have a hard time breaking into the world of high-tech.
Plan would strip conventions of taxpayer money
Adriene Hill Jun 5, 2012
A Senate bill may end $36 million in funding for Republican and Democratic national conventions -- money that pays for everything from patriotic flags to the teleprompter.
