By Investing in our Nation’s Youth We Secure a Progressive America
The day after the midterm decisions, the Dawn Development gave a statement named "We are so damn glad for youngsters." It wasn't in celebration. Instead, the youth-drove development of climate change activists gave a striking challenge: "[O]ur leaders should invest in us — from running candidates who battle for the issues that matter most to our generation, to delivering strategy at the federal level that make our lives better, to putting cash into critical youth organizing endeavors that have historically been undervalued." Dawn made a point most progressive leaders have overlooked: Youngsters are tired of being taken for granted and they won't tolerate it anymore. Youngsters played a critical job in the new races. Invigorated youthful electors halted the anticipated wave of far-right triumphs, setting the stage for a still unsure battle for control of Congress. According to day-after estimates from CIRCLE at Tufts College's Jonathan M. Tisch School of