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Jason Potteiger

Website: http://jasonpotteiger.wordpress.com

Profile: I’m a Suffolk U. grad with degrees in Political Science and Advertising. I like reading both John and Douglas Adams and spending time in the mountains of New Hampshire (where I grew up). These days I call Boston home, but I have aspirations of one day working in Washington, D.C. and New Delhi, India. Subscribe to Jason's Posts via RSS 

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A Letter to My (Future) Son

By on Sep 28, 2011
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This piece is part of a special series on the End of Gender, in partnership with the Good Men Project, The Huffington Post, Salon, and others.

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Your Vote Really Counts: Why We’re The Invisible Generation

By on Jul 11, 2011
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It’s the opinions of voters, and no one else, that drive the politics of this country. And, this impacts young people the most because we aren’t voting as much as we could be.

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Will Gen Y Vote in 2012?

By on Jun 17, 2011
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Gen Y is the largest voting block this country has ever seen. But, will we use our influence?

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Poll: Gen Y Not Afraid of Terrorism like other Gens

By on Jun 12, 2011
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A new poll shows this generation’s lack of worry when it comes to forth-coming possible terror attacks. But why is Gen Y less afraid of terror than other generations?

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Why Paul Ryan’s Budget Is Bad for Young People

By on May 5, 2011
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Jason breaks down the inner-workings of the Path to Prosperity and shows just how much it’s going to screw this generation financially.

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A Love Letter to James Franco (No Homo)

By on Feb 17, 2011
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He’s a rebel with a cause beyond money or fame. He’s a rebel making the most out of every moment of life. And he’s the best kind of male role model we could wish for. Sigh.

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The Business of Screwing Young People

By on Oct 28, 2010
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Though internships and “off-campus experiences” are readily available to in greater number and variety than ever before, the experience has commercialized and commoditized.

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#TNGG’s Polling Questions are Back with Results!

By on Oct 26, 2010
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Last week, Suffolk University’s Political Research Center teamed up with TNGG for our input on what questions they should ask likely California Millennial voters in an upcoming poll. Well, they took our advice, and here are the results.

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Hey Youth Vote! Please Give a Sh&t, And Give us Your Questions!

By on Oct 19, 2010
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Change the political conversation by adding YOUR questions to our poll. We’re asking the TNGG community to participate in an initiative by the Suffolk University Political Research Center to use our questions in their next poll in the great state of California. What do you want to ask likely voters??

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Net deal virtually screws world with pants still on

By on Aug 17, 2010
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We have just lived through the Golden Age of the Internet. The days of free and equal access (to say nothing of anonymity) may soon whiz by us altogether, as Google, Verizon and the U.S. Congress move to limit net neutrality. We need to stand up and care about this. It is the most important First Amendment issue of our time.

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