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11.19.20

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Read and Watch on CNBC: The 2020 election shows Gen Z’s voting power for years to come

“Both Generation Z and millennials are voting generations,” says Brent Cohen, executive director of Generation Progress. “The preliminary data says, in fact, this was the election with the highest turnout rate of young people that we’ve ever seen.”

11.18.20

Watch on Cheddar: How Young Voters Hope to Propel Their Progressive Reforms Forward Under the Incoming Biden Administration

Brent J. Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and Vice President for Youth Engagement at the Center for American Progress, joined Cheddar to discuss how young voters will try to push their progressive initiatives forward under the Biden Administration.

11.18.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: Young People Turned Out In 2020—Here’s What They Want To Happen Next

On this week’s Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock are joined by two experts from URGE (Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity)—Monica Edwards, the organization’s federal policy manager, and Jaz González, URGE’s digital campaign…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

11.07.20

STATEMENT: Huge Turnout by Millennials and Generation Z Is a Decisive Factor in Momentous Election

The result of the 2020 presidential election is now official—Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States in a victory that was made possible by the huge turnout of young Americans and the decisive voter choice…

09.21.20

RELEASE: Generation Progress Spearheads #CancelStudentDebt Week of Action With Coalition of ‘Higher Ed, Not Debt’ Partners and Allies

September 21, 2020, Washington DC—Today, Generation Progress and 17 Higher Ed, Not Debt campaign members and allies—including youth organizations, civil rights groups, labor unions, think tanks, advocacy nonprofits, and consumer and student borrower organizations—are kicking off the #CancelStudentDebt week of…

09.19.20

STATEMENT: Generation Progress Responds to Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a feminist icon, a staunch defender of justice for all Americans, and an inspiration for generations of young people to pursue a life of public service. Her passing is a loss for all…