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02.26.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: Black History Month—Voting Rights and Women Of Color Voters

As we near the end of Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on everything that Black Americans have achieved and endured—as well as the many ways that they have tirelessly fought to improve a deeply flawed country. It is…

02.12.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: The Rise Of Digital Disinformation

Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock are joined by Rachel Curley, a Democracy Advocate with Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division, and Michael Beckel, Research Director at Issue One to discuss the rise of digital disinformation. They break down how the…

02.05.20

The Leslie Marshall Show: State of the Union 2020

Generation Progress directors Brent J. Cohen, Charlotte Hancock, and Edwith Theogene come together to discuss this year’s State of the Union address, which was delivered by a president who has been impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

10.15.19

STATEMENT: House HEA Proposal Offers Solutions for Current and Future Students, and is a Stepping Stone for Needs of Current Borrowers

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) today released the College Affordability Act, which recognizes the desperate need for accountability for predatory institutions and presents real affordability solutions for future college students. This bill’s many positive elements include…

09.27.19

STATEMENT: Sen. Alexander’s Piece-Meal HEA Bill Ignores Plight of Student Borrowers

Yesterday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), the chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced a bill package that he has deemed a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization. Any claim that this legislation is an HEA reauthorization…

09.26.19

STATEMENT: Young People Must Be Involved in Determining the Future of this Nation: Congress, Impeach this President.

Our country is facing a constitutional crisis, the fallout from which will affect our nation for decades to come. Millennials and Gen Z, who will collectively make up 37 percent of our electorate in 2020, cannot be left out of…