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ICYMI - check out our blog post on the U.S. Navy and Trade

The U.S. Navy and International Trade - Opportunity.us When most people hear about the importance of maintaining a strong naval presence, they probably immediately picture aircraft carriers launching fighter jets and nimble destroyers darting across the waves. But the United States Navy is much more than a platform for defense. Quietly, our Navy enables...

Great piece in the Washington Post today - check it out!

Opinion | Democrats have a golden opportunity to update the Contract With America Turning the tables on the GOP.

turned to national news outlets like the and for election news in 2016 http://for.tn/2kS6v76

How the Election Sparked an Interest in Major Newspapers Among Millennials Even more than their elders.

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New tech like Snapchat is bringing politics into the classroom

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/nyregion/social-media-schools-politics-civics.html?_r=0

The Snapchat Cohort Gets Into Politics, and Civics Is Cool High school and even middle school students are showing a level of civic engagement not seen in years, their teachers and principals say.

Check out this article in Wired. Coding could be the future of blue collar jobs in America https://www.wired.com/2017/02/programming-is-the-new-blue-collar-job/

The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding What if we regarded code not as a high-stakes, sexy affair, but the equivalent of skilled work at a Chrysler plant?

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Great piece in The Washington Post by Henry Olsen http://wapo.st/2kPtOl1

Opinion | Trump’s election is the last, best hope to re-Reaganize the GOP The Gipper’s positions on health care, infrastructure, free trade and immigration are similar to those of the new president.

U.S. entrepreneurial dynamism is down, with new business formation falling by half since the 1970's. It's time for millennials to step up and reinvigorate our economy.

http://eig.org/dynamism

Dynamism in Retreat - Economic Innovation Group

Introducing Opportunity.us, a 501(c)(4) from the founders of Concord 51 dedicated to advancing innovations in public policy. Our platform is based on three core issues: global competitiveness, energy innovation, and national security. Millennials are now the largest voting bloc in America, and our mission is to give them a voice. We support leaders who will advocate for pragmatic solutions to the problems that we face today and who will develop policies that will prepare our country for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/inauguration-thoughts/

What young America wants: Voices from Inauguration Day On Inauguration Day, we asked those ages 18 to 35 who flooded the nation's capital in support — and in protest — of the new president what their hopes were for the next four years.