At Immigrants Rising, the Bay-Area nonprofit where I’m director of Research and Entrepreneurship, the early-stage entrepreneurs we support resemble a lot of other ambitious, millennial CEOs. One of our Mexican founders built a digital platform teaching teenagers virtual reality. A Colombian founder is building an app for hiring coders. And...
Why Saying ‘OK Boomer’ at Work Is Considered Age Discrimination, But Millennial Put-Downs Aren’t
The phrase “OK boomer” has become a catch-all put-down that Generation Zers and young millennials have been using to dismiss retrograde arguments made by baby boomers, the generation of Americans who are currently 55 to 73 years old. Though it originated online and primarily is fueling memes, Twitter feuds and...
US Student Detained in Israel for Alleged Boycott Support
JERUSALEM — In a groundbreaking case, Israel has detained an American graduate student at its international airport for the past week, accusing her of supporting a Palestinian-led boycott campaign against the Jewish state. The case highlights Israel's concerns about the boycott movement and the great efforts it has made to...
America Is a Mess, and Baby Boomers Should Own It
One of the more popular books in America is Bruce Cannon Gibney's "A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America." Certainly, millennials love it. And it's hard to argue against Gibney's indictment of baby boomers, a generation that has enriched itself repeatedly without paying the tab for its...
When Millennials Take Over, What Will U.S. Politics Look Like?
By Ethan Stoetzer InsideSources.com As midterm elections approach in 2018, many question the ability of Republicans to hold on to their majorities in the House and Senate, and wonder whether or not conservatives will be able to maintain their dominant position in many state governments. David Andersen, a political science professor...
When Millennials Take Over, What Will U.S. Politics Look Like?
By Ethan Stoetzer InsideSources.com As midterm elections approach in 2018, many question the ability of Republicans to hold on to their majorities in the House and Senate, and wonder whether or not conservatives will be able to maintain their dominant position in many state governments. David Andersen, a political science professor...