veteran

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by Mary Yonkman
The almost 2 million men and women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan return home to a grateful nation as our newest generation of veterans. That said, they represent less than 1 percent of the total population and are all too often...
by Maya Enista
Guest blogger Maya Enista is the CEO of Mobilize.org, an organization which makes democracy work better by investing in Millennial-driven solutions. Mobilize.org recently co-convened the Beyond the Welcome Home Summit, a gathering aimed at bringing...
by Alexandra Céspedes Kent
The aging of the boomer generation is accelerating - an average of 8,000 women and men turn 60 each day, a wave that will only grow in the coming decades. Will the aging of our society drain precious resources as some predict, or will it be a tide...
by John M. Bridgeland and Mary McNaught Yonkman
John M. Bridgeland is President and CEO of Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm in Washington, D.C., and Mary McNaught Yonkman serves as Chief of Staff. Since the dawn of the 21st century, nearly two million Americans have served in our nation’s...