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Perspective: Education As Entrapment: Abolishing Student Debt Is Just The Beginning
By Diane WongDecember 22, 2020 The national amount of student loan debt has grown exponentially over the decade, from $830 billion in 2010 to over $1.6 trillion this past year. In an era where universities function increasingly like private businesses, higher education has become a form of entrapment. There are over 40 million people in the country
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Perspective: Confronting the Racial Divide in America after the 2020 Presidential Election
After months of text messages, cold calls, voting ads, and lawn signs, the election is now over. Many American voters have been working to move forward together and put the ugliness of the election behind us. But, for many of us, interacting with neighbors and coworkers puts us in close contact with people who voted
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Data — New Data on Race, Young Adults and the 2020 Election (Oct 2020)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey
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Perspective: Young People are United Against Symbols of White Supremacy Even If the President Isn’t
By Jenn M. JacksonOctober 26, 2020 On Tuesday, September 29 at the first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign season, President Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacist violence at anti-police brutality protests that have been happening all over the country in recent months. He refused. Instead, Trump blamed “antifa and the left” for the violence
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Perspective: Asian American Youth Support Defunding the Police, Investing in Black Futures
By Diane WongOctober 26, 2020 On Tuesday, June 23 members of the Freedom Inc. Freedom Youth Squad organized a slow car procession down Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. Afterwards, youth leaders gathered for a socially distant rally to pressure the Madison School Board to remove police from schools. One week later, the Madison School District Board of Education
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Perspective: What Issues Are Mobilizing Young Latinx Americans to the Polls?
By Vladimir MedenicaOctober 26, 2020 As the presidential election on November 3rd draws near, Latinx Americans have received renewed attention from both pundits and candidates running for office – and for good reason. Latinx Americans account for over 59% of the total population growth in the United States since 2000. This election marks the first time that Americans who
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Report — Race, Ethnicity, and the Financial Lives of Young Adults
Race, Ethnicity, and the Financial Lives of Young Adults: Exploring Disparities in Financial Health Outcomes For Interactive Survey Data, click here The financial lives of today’s young adults (18 to 36 years old) have been shaped by one economic crisis after another. Young adults of color, particularly those who are Black and Latinx, have borne
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Data — Politics 2020: Protest, Racism, & Policing (July 2020)
About the Survey The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey
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Data — Race, Ethnicity, and the Financial Lives of Young Adults (June 2020)
The GenForward February survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForward SM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults ages 18-36 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings, questions,…