Nick Hanauer, internet entrepreneur, has a message for his fellow “zillionaires”: the revolution is coming. Mr Hanauer, an early investor in internet retail giant Amazon, says like many of his fellow one-percenters, he owns his own yacht, multiple homes and private jet. He says he acquired all his wealth by seeing the potential of the internet and acting on it. Now, he writes in Politico magazine, he sees a different kind of future, and the outlook for people
By participating in TESYouth’s work experience programme most definitely saw my confidence flourish, my skills develop and my long-term career goals emerge. I was driven to apply for the opportunity by a quest for both personal and professional development before commencing Higher Education, in the hopes of gaining a competitive edge in the job market after finishing my degree. With youth unemployment figures soaring high, I became eager to do everything I could to give myself the best career prospects
In the last few years, the number of young people who volunteer regularly has shot up to over 1 million. It is great to see many people, no matter their personal circumstances, going out and making a difference, even if it is in small steps. The usual argument is that volunteering looks good on your CV, however, charities especially are appealing to the younger generation through calling for those who want to change something in the world to volunteer. This is
Pope Francis has launched a scathing attack on the global economic system, warning it is near collapse because of a ‘throwaway culture’ of greed and the ‘atrocity’ of youth unemployment. In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, he said: ‘Our world cannot take it anymore. Our global economic system can’t take any more. ‘We discard a whole generation to maintain an economic system that no longer endures – a system that to survive has to make war, as the big
