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  • July 2008

    • Free of History and Politics, Berlin Is Perfect for Obama

      New Republic  |  Jul 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT

      Free of History and Politics, Berlin Is Perfect for Obama

      (Newser) - Forget the chatter about whether Barack Obama should be stopping in Brussels or giving Germany pride of place over France and Britain. Berlin is “quite an appropriate setting” for the candidate's big European speech, Cameron Abadi writes for the New Republic . The “existential angst of the Cold War” is completely gone, and the town—like the candidate—has moved on to inspire a new generation. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • France  • Berlin  • Brussels  • generation gap

  • May 2008

    • Why Gen Xers Hate Corporate Jobs

      BusinessWeek  |  May 21, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Why Gen Xers Hate Corporate Jobs

      (Newser) - Generation Xers don't seem to be clambering to the top of the corporate ladder in the numbers they should be—and many are turned off by corporate life altogether. BusinessWeek has 10 reasons why this might be so: Xers started their careers just as the economy went into its early '90s tailspin Remembered big corporate layoffs has given Xers a strong distrust of large institutions Xers like keeping their options open and don't want to be funneled into narrow career paths The economy is slowing again, just as Xers are reaching upper management Xers are struggling to manage the "pesky" Generation Y strivers coming up   More »

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      Generation X  • corporate culture  • Baby Boom generation  • Generation Y  • management  • generation gap

    • Say Hello to Generation Duh

      Boston Globe  |  May 13, 08 12:24 PM CDT

      Say Hello to Generation Duh

      (Newser) - Today's youth are dangerously dumb, Mark Bauerlein writes in his new book, The Dumbest Generation. Here's why : Check out Jay Leno's "Jaywalking," where "the ignorance is hard to believe." They boast "a new attitude," taking pride in their illiteracy. More »

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      Internet  • social networking  • education  • teenagers  • Web 2.0  • generation gap  • emoticon

  • April 2008

    • Author Just Talking 'Bout X Generation

      Time  |  Apr 18, 08 1:07 PM CDT

      Author Just Talking 'Bout X Generation

      (Newser) - Between the stuck-in-the-'60s boomers and their blog-happy offspring is a mighty yet forgotten generation, Jeff Gordinier writes in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking . From less Dylan to more Cobain, the author wants the "dark-horse generation" born between 1965 and 1980 to get the credit it's due. More »

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      Generation X  • baby boomers  • generation gap  • Generation Y

  • May 2007

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