By Laila Elimam Egypt’s subsidies have long been a monstrous burden on its social spending, but they are also a central element of the…
By Sallie Pisch On the eve of such historic elections, Egyptians are wary. No one has any idea who will win the country’s first…
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Sec. Janet Napolitano speaks with The Generation (video)
by David Taylor April 23, 2012On April 16, 2012, Janet Napolitano, the current Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona, visited UCLA and spoke at…
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Invisible Children Needs to Stop “Having Fun” and Start Growing Up
by David Taylor April 20, 2012By Shadee Ashtari On March 5, 2012 the Invisible Children (IC) campaign released “KONY 2012,” a viral video that reached over 100 million views…
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The Generation Interview with Senator George Mitchell
by David Taylor April 8, 2012The Generation co-editors, Jennifer Ching and Brad Rowe, caught up with Senator George Mitchell on March 1, 2012 during his visit to UCLA’s Burkle…
By The-Generation.net Co-Editor Brad Rowe Listen to the conversation here with Tsun-san… [display_podcast] It has been one year since the earthquake and tsunami crushed…