Aaron Smith

Young Invincibles

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Co-founder and executive director of Young Invincibles, a research, advocacy and organizing group founded by a group of Georgetown law students in 2009 with the goal of expanding opportunity for young adults, aged 18-34

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Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War.

Memorial Day in America: Fun or Remembrance?

Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War.

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Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War.

Memorial Day in America: Fun or Remembrance?

Memorial Day has divided Americans as much as it has united them. It began as a celebration of Union Army soldiers who died in the Civil War.

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Unemployment among people 18 to 34 is a " catastrophe ," according to founder and director Klaus Schwab at his latest economic forum at Davos in Switzerland.  His solution is to…

Youth Unemployment and the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Unemployment among people 18 to 34 is a " catastrophe ," according to founder and director Klaus Schwab at his latest economic forum at Davos in Switzerland.  His solution is to…

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