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09.16.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: Young People Are Stepping Up As Poll Workers

Guest hosts Charlotte Hancock and Edwith Theogene are joined by two expert guests from the Campus Vote Project—Rachel Clay, the organization’s southeast regional coordinator, and Ciarra Malone, the Georgia state coordinator— to talk about the challenges COVID-19 poses for the…

09.03.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: Explaining the MORE Act (Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement)

Generation Progress guest host Brent J. Cohen is joined by Maritza Perez, the director of the Office of National Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, for a discussion on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, more commonly…

08.27.20

Source: roanoke.com

Read on Roanoke.com: Students left out of the recovery

Olivia Samimy is a senior at Roanoke College and an intern with Generation Progress, a national youth advocacy and education organization housed within the Center for American Progress.

Advisories, Statements and Releases

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…

08.13.20

STATEMENT: Generation Progress Condemns the Trump Administration’s Latest, and Boldest, Attempt to Suppress the Vote

This morning, Donald Trump said in indisputable terms that his administration’s decision to withhold funding from the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a direct attempt to suppress the vote by preventing Americans from voting by mail. In an interview…