By Ben Tumin June 21st is my mom’s birthday, the best day of the entire year after my own birthday. Why? In addition to thinking very highly of my mother, her birthday is the longest day of the year and...
By Adrianne Burke I use public transportation regularly. In fact, I pretty much rely on public transportation (or walking, now that the weather warm), and I couldn’t imagine it not being an option for me. But I live in DC,...
By Rory O’Sullivan & Brian Burrell Last month, the economy added 175,000 jobs while the national unemployment rate ticked up to 7.6% from 7.5% last month. For millennials ages 18 to 29, the unemployment rate rose from 11.1% in April...
By Maria Beltran When my group of friends and I graduated from college over a year ago, we thought we were set. We had so many hopes for the future and thought we were about to take the world by...
This post originally appeared in PolicyMic, authored by Brian Burrell and Rory O’Sullivan The official jobs numbers came out this morning showing that the economy added a disappointing 88,000 jobs and unemployment fell slightly in March to 7.6% from 7.7%...
By Gonzalo Valdes With unemployment numbers on a downturn and the stock market setting all time highs, is the recession finally over? This week, Young Invincibles is visiting beautiful North Miami Beach to get a more in depth look at...
By Erin Hemlin Did you know that the unemployment rate of young people was 16.3% last month? That’s more than twice the national average. Although the youth unemployment numbers are brutal, Young Invincibles is determined to do something about it....
By Dustin Summers “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison {{PD-US}} – published in the US before 1923 and public domain in the US. “I have no experience, but I’m a big...
Guest Post: Shannon Gallegos from The Institute for College Access & Success. Starting tomorrow (Friday, December 21), recent college graduates with federal student loans can apply to lower their monthly payments using the Pay As You Earn plan. This new repayment plan has a lower monthly payment...
By Katherine Schaller Think you’re too young to start a business? Don’t underestimate yourself. Many baseball fans in 2006 thought the one-year-old Washington Nationals were doomed to decades of losing. But just like the Nats, who moved to Washington, DC...