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Pessimistic Prospects of a 20-Something

After a summer of low-wage work and unpaid internships, many of us are facing a daunting question: what’s next? With unemployment holding steady in the double digits, we have limited options as we set out into the labor market. Lots of young people are being forced to settle for whatever work they can find, rather than taking risks and going for their dreams. In her Change Nation blog Pessimistic Prospects of a 20-Something, Julia gives a voice to the fears we all have about our futures and reminds the rest of the country that our generation’s struggles will affect them, too.