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01.12.22

Leslie Marshall Show: Young People Demand Voting Rights

On the latest Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock spoke with Catherine Rowland, the legislative affairs director at the Progressive Caucus Action Fund and Jamal Holtz, the lead organizer for the 51 for…

12.16.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Wins for Young People in 2021—And What Comes Next

This year has been an extremely significant one for all Americans, and especially for young people. After starting the year on a terrible note with the Capitol insurrection, we soon saw a new administration take office and the balance of…

12.01.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Young People and Labor Unions

Generation Progress guest hosts Charlotte Hancock and Emily Leach are joined on this week’s takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show by David Madland, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the strategic director at the American Worker Project,…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

01.14.22

STATEMENT: Following House Passage of the Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act, Generation Progress Urges Senate To Act Now

January 14, 2022—The House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass the Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a transformative pro-voter bill that would enact pro-voter reforms, prohibit partisan gerrymandering, protect voters against discrimination, and more. Generation Progress is joining…

12.15.21

STATEMENT: Youth Advocates Stand at the Capitol to Demand Senators Pass the Build Back Better Act: “Our Future Is on Hold”

Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, December 15th, advocates from organizations representing young people across the country rallied at the steps of the Capitol to demand that Senators pass the Build Back Better Act as it stands. This bill is both…

11.10.21

RELEASE: New Data Show LGBTQI+ Gen Zers Face Unique Social and Economic Concerns

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress and Generation Progress released new analysis showing LGBTQI+ members of Gen Z face unique social and economic challenges, among them increased discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexuality. A…