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CHANGES ARE NOW IN THEIR CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITIES. HOST: HOW YOU DEFINE A PROGRESSIVE? GUEST: THIS VARIES AND THERE ARE
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GUEST, -
MANY DEFINITIONS AND ANSWERS. MOST OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE I WORK WITH, MYSELF INCLUDED, BELIEVE THAT IN A PROGRESSIVE IS ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S...
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| 00:00:35 |
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PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL, BUT NOT JUST
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UNDER GOD, BUT ALSO UNDER THE LAW. THAT IS WHAT WE WORK TOWARD AS TO THE COMMON GOOD. HOST: AND IF YOU WOULD TRANSLATE THAT INTO AN ISSUE. GUEST: THERE...
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ALL INCOME STATUS IS, AT THE
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GROUP'S -- ETHNIC GROUPS. HOST: DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IF IT REQUIRES MORE TAXATION THAT IS FAIR? GUEST: ABSOLUTELY, AND NOT ONLY DO I BELIEVE THAT AND...
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| 00:01:33 |
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87% SUPPORT HIGHER TAXATION IF NECESSARY. HOST: HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THIS ORGANIZATION?
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GUEST: I USED TO WORK AT THE CONFERENCE FOR CIVIL-RIGHTS, WHICH IS THE NATION'S OLDEST CIVIL RIGHTS COALITION. I FOCUSED ON CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION...
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SPEAK AT SEVERAL EVENTS. WHEN I CAME AND SAW THE ENERGY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE WORKING
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WITH, I SAID, THIS IS WHERE THE NEXT GENERATION, MY GENERATION IS. HOST: WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND WHEN DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS? GUEST:...
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NATIONAL LEVEL COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY. I REALIZED IT WAS AN
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AFFORDABLE -- UNAFFORDABLE, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THE CONNECTION UNTIL AFTER I GRADUATED. THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE IN DAILY...
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GROWING UP WITH FAITH. I WAS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
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GUEST, -
STUDIES MAJOR IN COLLEGE. AT THAT TIME, I REALIZED THERE WERE OTHER WAYS TO BENEFIT MY COMMUNITY. HOST: YOU HAVE QUITE AN AGENDA OF EVENTS GOING ON HERE...
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| 00:03:46 |
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COMMITTED TO -- HAVE HAD A PASSION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. BEN JONES, A SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE GREEN JOBS , A LONG CAST OF AMAZING SPEAKERS...
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VOTE IN RECORD NUMBERS. BUT MORE IMPORTANT, WHAT CAN YOU BE DOING NOW? THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF OUR CONFERENCE THIS YEAR. HOST: TO THE CENTER OF AMERICAN...
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AGGRESSIVE AGENDA, YOUNG PEOPLE WERE A CRITICAL PART OF THAT.
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GUEST, -
HOST: IS THAT IN RESPONSE TO, OR COUNTER TO, LIKE YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND QUITE A WHILE? GUEST: IT HAS BEEN AROUND QUITE...
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BUT I DO THINK THAT WE DO IT BETTER IN THE SENSE THAT WE ARE NOT JUST DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. WE'RE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE...
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HOST: ERIK WILLIAMS IS OUR GUEST, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS PROGRESS. 25 AND YOUNGER ONLY THIS MORNING TO TALK TO AMERICA. TED, A DEMOCRAT, GO AHEAD....
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MY AGE THAT LISTEN TO C-SPAN. HOST: HOW OLD ARE YOU? CALLER: I AM 24. GUEST: BEFORE YOU. CALLER: -- GOOD FOR YOU. CALLER: I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND...
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| 00:05:57 |
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I HAVE SEEN IT BECOME MORE ACTIVE AND ALIVE IN MORE URBAN
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AREAS AND AREAS THAT TEND TO ATTRACT MORE PROGRESSIVE THINKING PEOPLE. I SEE A GREAT DIVIDE BETWEEN URBAN VERSUS RURAL. WHAT IS THE PROGRESSIVE TRYING...
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THOSE AREAS SOAK UP THE INFORMATION AND ARE SOME OF OUR STRONGEST ADVOCATES. IS HE STILL ON THERE? HOST: HE IS GONE. GUEST: I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT...
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HOST, -
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GUEST, -
CAPM MPUSPROGRESS.ORG? GUEST:
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| 00:07:31 |
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ABSOLUTELY, WE CAN DIRECT HIM TO SOMETHING IN HIS AREA. WE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE MILLENNIUM GENERATION, 17 THROUGH 26, BUT WE ARE EXPANDING BEYOND COLLEGE...
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HOST: KURT OF AKIN TWEETS IN -- GUEST: I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ECONOMIC POLICY. RIGHT NOW WE ARE LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,...
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| 00:08:17 |
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GENERATION, ARE FACING SOME UNIQUE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RISING COST OF
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COLLEGE, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, EVEN TRANSITIONING INTO A GREEN ECONOMY, PEOPLE AS PROGRESSIVES BELIEVE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A CONSCIOUS, BOLD, STRONG,...
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| 00:09:11 |
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JUST GOT INTO COLLEGE NOT TOO LONG AGO. I'M GOING INTO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I ALMOST HAVE MY LAW DEGREE
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AND I IN A FEW YEARS INTO THE DEAL. BUT AS EASY AS THE GOVERNMENT'S IS HANDING OUT MONEY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE ONLINE EDUCATION, EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK HUGO...
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HAS AN ULTIMATE GOAL TO BE ACHIEVED AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT, AND WHAT KIND OF A WORKING STUDENT LIKE MYSELF -- WHAT CAN A WORKING IS TO LET MYSELF DUE...
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AND PROGRESS OF PARTNERSHIPS, AND ACTUAL MONEY AND RESOURCES AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE CREATED ISSUE IDEAS FOR THEIR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY....
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NATIONAL LEVEL FOR HEALTH CARE AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY, BUT WE WORK TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE ON ALMOST EVERY ISSUE LOCALLY. THAT...
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TO TALK ABOUT POLICY AREAS. THERE
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ALSO RALLIES, PROTEST, MARCHES, CAMPAIGNS DIRECTED AT PUTTING PRESSURE ON LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF FOUR SPECIFIC ISSUE AREAS. ALSO, WE SUPPORT YOUNG JOURNALISTS....
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| 00:13:33 |
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VISION FOR AMERICA. WHATEVER PARTY LINES OR POLITICIANS LINED UP WITHOUT, THAT IS WHAT WE SUPPORT. WE CHALLENGE THE
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| 00:13:41 |
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STATUS QUO. WE CHALLENGE DEMOCRATS ALL THE TIME AND SAY, YOU ARE NOT GOING FAR ENOUGH, YOU'RE NOT PUSHING THIS FAR ENOUGH. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, WE...
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| 00:14:15 |
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CONFERENCE. WE HAD 13 AND AGAIN PEOPLE COMING TO WASHINGTON TO SAY, LOOK, A GOOD JOB, BUT WE NEED MORE, WE NEED YOU TO BE STRONGER AND MORE PROGRESSIVE.
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HOST: DAVID, LEXINGTON, KY. CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK OVER WHAT SHE THINKS PRESIDENT IS AND MEANS -- PROGRESSIVE IS...
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| 00:14:46 |
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GOOD AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT WHO DECIDES WHAT THE COMMON GOOD IS AND HOW FAR SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO GO TO IMPLEMENT THAT? WHERE IS THE LIMIT? HOST:...
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| 00:15:25 |
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GUEST: WHEN YOU LOOK AT STATISTICS, YOU LOOK AT WHERE OUR NATION IS IN TERMS OF DISPARITIES. ARE THERE DISPARITIES IN AFFORDABLE EDUCATION?
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| 00:15:34 |
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THE ISSUES WE DECIDE AS COMMON GOOD OR WHEN WE HAVE, AS A NATION, SET UP SEVEN GOALS AND PRIORITIES AND THE USE, WE SAY THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM IS
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GUEST, -
ATTAINABLE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HAS A
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| 00:15:47 |
GUEST, -
ROLE IN HELPING AMERICANS ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. WHEN WE DO THAT, WE DO IT A LITTLE STRONGER THAN CONSERVATIVES DO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE VALUES ARE THE...
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| 00:16:30 |
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WHAT YOU WERE REPRESENTING A BEDTIME. I'M GETTING A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION RIGHT NOW. I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS AND I AM IN A DIVERSE CITY. I WANT TO KNOW,...
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| 00:16:46 |
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DO TO PUT MY IDEAS OUT? I DO HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND I DO SEE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. I WATCHED C-SPAN A LOT. I WATCH FOX NEWS AND MSNBC AND I KEEP...
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| 00:17:49 |
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SECOND, I AM CONSIDERED A DEMOCRAT, BUT LATELY, HAVE BEEN PRETTY INDEPENDENT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SEEM -- I DO NOT LIKE TO BE IN THE FIGHT OF THE RED AND...
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| 00:18:37 |
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THIS CANDIDATES I LIKE AND THIS CANDIDATE I DO NOT LIKE. I THINK THAT IS A GENERATIONAL SHIFT IN HOW WE VIEW POLITICS. IT IS NOT SO MUCH RED OR BLUE,...
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| 00:18:45 |
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VALUES OF SPECIFIC POLICY. AS TO HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WRITE OR BLOGGING, ESPECIALLY...
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| 00:19:40 |
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PEOPLE ONLY GOT IN -- INVOLVED AFTER THE ELECTION. THAT IS NOT TRUE. THIS HAS BEEN STARTING AS FAR BACK AS 2000. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION...
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| 00:19:58 |
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IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE ELECTION OR OBAMA. HOST: CAMPUSPROGRESS.ORG IS THE WEBSITE. WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 10, 2009. I HEREBY APPOINT THE HONORABLE ANTHONY...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.