20 Of The Most Moving, Shocking And Incredible Stories HuffPost Has Published In The Last 20 Years
HuffPost turns 20 this year.To celebrate, we’re looking back at some of our most iconic work — the pieces that shocked us, surprised us and truly made us see the world in a different way.
Take a look below.And if you have an all-time favorite story we’ve published over the years, share it in the comments!Advertisement I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other PeopleBy Kayla Chadwick@SpeakerRyanLike many Americans, I’m having politics fatigue.
Or, to be more specific, arguing-about-politics fatigue.I haven’t run out of salient points or evidence for my political perspective, but there is a particular stumbling block I keep running into when trying to reach across the proverbial aisle and have those “difficult conversations” so smugly suggested by think piece after think piece:I don’t know how to explain to someone why they should care about other people.Read the full piece here.Advertisement FML: Why Millennials Are Facing The Scariest Financial Future Of Any Generation Since The Great DepressionBy Michael HobbesWe’ve all heard the statistics.
More millennials live with their parents than with roommates.We are delaying partner-marrying and house-buying and kid-having for longer than any previous generation.
And, according to The Olds, our problems are all our fault: We got the wrong degree.We spend money we don’t have on things we don’t need.
We still haven’t learned to code.We killed cereal and department stores and golf and napkins and lunch.
Mention “millennial” to anyone over 40 and the word “entitlement” will come back at you within seconds, our own intergenerational game of Marco Polo.This is what it feels like to be young now.Not only are we screwed, but we have to listen to lectures about our laziness and our participation trophies from the people who screwed us.Advertisement Read the full piece here.
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