Will young, Black Americans turn out to vote in November?
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By picking Kamala Harris, a Black running mate, Biden may have brought younger Black Americans, who now comprise a critical set of swing voters, over to his side.
Young Minnesota voters cast their ballots on March 3, before the coronavirus outbreak really set in for the U.S.
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Young voters are important to the continuity of democracy because voting at a young age leads to continued voting throughout life. This year more than most, they’ll have a hard time getting started.
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Only 2% of children have the skills needed to identify a credible news story.
Almost 900 school kids, aged 12 to 17, were surveyed.
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It’s not that young people don’t like politics – they just want to do politics differently.
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Young people have registered to vote in record numbers. Here are three things every young person can do to change the election.
Many younger people are politically engaged. We saw this in the recent student-led protests on climate change policy.
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People under 18 can leave school, get a job, drive a car and pay taxes. Should they be allowed to vote too?
Nine months after Parkland, students like David Hogg have joined the youth voter wave.
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A survey shows the newest generation on the voting block is extremely cynical, and that drove record numbers of them out to vote.
National School Walkout to honor Parkland victims.
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A survey shows the newest generation on the voting block is extremely cynical, and that’s actually driving high levels of political engagement.
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Labour’s big fun day ended up being for the few, not the many.
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Theresa May’s party struggled to appeal to younger voters. But that wasn’t always the case.
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour managed something huge in 2017, even if turnout hasn’t proved to be as high as expected.
Children have the right to express their opinions and be heard.
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We want our children to flourish. To ensure that they do, we need to help them develop their sense of good and evil, justice and injustice. Engaging in politics is crucial to this development.
A child walks past Mongolians holding up banners at a protest against offshore account holders in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in March.
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While democracy is struggling globally and especially in Asia, Mongolians continue to vote and engage.
Youth isn’t always wasted on the young.
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Before the 2017 election, young voters were dismissed as lazy; now they’ve started voting in numbers, they’re being stereotyped as naive.
Youth on the march.
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Yes, young voters’ choices had an impact, but not a decisive one.
Starting them young.
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Younger voters have been patronised and overlooked for too long – and when politics is meaningful for them, they take part with gusto.
All eyes on the youth vote.
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We asked two experts in youth politics to check the claim that has been circulating on social media.
Young at heart.
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Registration data and polling alike tell an encouraging story for once.
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There’s an argument to be made for giving more power to those who will live longer with the consequences.
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