Jan 26 Health care fines press millennials as Jan. 31 deadline nears By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Millions of young adults healthy enough to think they don't need insurance face painful choices this year as the sign-up deadline approaches for President Barack Obama's health care law. Continue reading
Jan 20 Latino millennials could be major voting bloc — if turnout is high enough By Daniel Bush If all Latino millennials voted in 2016, they'd have major sway in the presidential race. But that will depend on boosting turnout among young voters who make up almost half of the overall Hispanic electorate. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 7:22 Why more and more Millennials aren’t leaving the nest By PBS News Hour A new analysis of census data from the Pew Research Center finds that 36 percent of women between the ages of 18-34 are living at home with parents or relatives, while an earlier analysis found that 43 percent of men… Continue watching
Nov 03 3 ways Americans are becoming less religious By Joshua Barajas The Pew Research Center's follow-up study on religion in the U.S. found that Americans are becoming less religious, specifically young adults who are less likely to believe in God, pray daily or regularly attend religious services. Continue reading
Sep 25 Millennials are more informed than you think By Connie Cass, Associated Press Don't believe everything you see tweeted, shared or posted about the millennial generation being uninformed. A sizable group of these young adults — 4 of every 10 — actively seeks out the news, an analysis of their media habits finds. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH LIVE: Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts ‘Black Millennials: They Rock, but Can They Rule?’ By News Desk The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research hosts a panel discussion titled Black Millennials: They Rock, but Can They Rule? Watch a live stream of the event at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 30 One key economic factor is forcing millennials to move back home By Kristen Doerer With lower incomes and higher debts, more millennials are saving money by moving back home to Mom and Dad’s. Continue reading
Jul 13 Weekday morning dance parties are now a thing By Colleen Shalby I went to a dance party at 7 a.m. Why go to a dance party at 7 a.m.? Because it's fun and energizing and you don't feel hungover at work. Continue reading
Apr 01 Four in 10 millennials say their school’s sex ed was not helpful By Corinne Segal Millennials widely support comprehensive sexual education, but almost four in 10 said the sex ed they received was not helpful, according to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. Continue reading
Mar 25 Millennials don’t know how to talk about race, and that’s a problem By Rinku Sen In November 2008, a political lifetime ago, the pollster John Zogby published an Op-Ed calling Millennials the “First Global Citizens.” Zogby joined other politicos and pundits eager to see in this new generation of Americans signs of movement… Continue reading