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Generation X, Lost American Dream, New Gilded Age

We returned late last night from family vacation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. When I walked into the dark kitchen, I saw the glowing green light of the coffee pot. It was on the entire time we were gone. I was like, thank you, coffee pot, for not burning down our house. Generation X and the...

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5 Innovations Produced by Generation X:

Guest Post by Rachel Thomas on Generation X Innovation Keeping the Wheel Spinning Although the Baby Boomers started the technological ball rolling, it is Generation X that is increasing its momentum. It is we who are putting what we’ve learned in the late 20th century into practice to ensure...

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10 Protest Songs from the 1980s

Discover 10 protest songs from the 1980s from 99 Luftballoons by Nena to Bastards of Young by The Replacements. The protest songs of Generation X explored war in the Falklands, violence in Northern Ireland, apartheid, and nuclear war. Also, unemployment, environmental disaster, poverty, and...

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Now What?

What are life’s most difficult questions? Read on to discover one of mine. Esther Cepeda, a columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, wrote an article recently about Gen Xers coming into their own.< Here is an excerpt: “Because they live in the shadow of both generations, they have never been...

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