2020-03-11 11:55:45

Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection



Sonali Kolhatkar speaks with Anne Kim, the Director of Domestic and Social Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., and a contributing editor to Washington Monthly.

She is the author of Abandoned: America's Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection.

Newsweek magazine recently published a cover story by Sam Hill entitled, OK, Millennial: Boomers Are the Greatest Generation in History, that claimed, “Millennials seem to think their challenges are greater than those any other generation has faced. Not really.”

Hill wrote, “The Great Recession? Nothing compared with the Great Depression …The wealth gap? Today it's actually pretty close to historical averages…Student loans? Student loan debt is $1.6 trillion. Over the next 30 years, boomers will pass down $68 trillion as part of the "Great Wealth Transfer." That should cover it for many borrowers…”

The article’s snide tone dismissed the concerns of American youth who are speaking out about the injustices they face in a world that has increasingly abandoned them to falling wages and economic insecurity, gun violence, climate change, and more.

Now a new book lays out in great detail just how deep the crisis facing American youth is.

Rising Up with Sonali is a radio and television show that brings progressive news coverage rooted in gender and racial justice to a wide audience.

Rising Up With Sonali was built on the foundation of Sonali Kolhatkar's earlier show, Uprising, which became the longest-running drive-time radio show on KPFK in Los Angeles hosted by a woman. RUS airs on Free Speech TV every weekday.

Missed an episode?  Check out Rising Up on FSTV VOD anytime or visit the show page for the latest clips.

#FreeSpeechTV is one of the last standing national, independent news networks committed to advancing progressive social change. 

#FSTV is available on Dish, DirectTV, AppleTV, Roku, Sling and online at freespeech.org.

Anne Kim Free Speech TV millennials Rising Up with Sonali Sonali Kolhatkar United States Washington Monthly Youth

Human Rights and Equality

FSTV Speaks

The Fight for Civil Rights Isn’t Over | FSTV SPEAKS

The Fight for Civil Rights Isn’t Over | FSTV SPEAKS

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

How The Pink Tax Affects You! | Generation Girl Code

How The Pink Tax Affects You! | Generation Girl Code

Don’t Shop There: Hit Back Where It Hurts—Their Profits

Don’t Shop There: Hit Back Where It Hurts—Their Profits

Related

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

Eye-Opening Truths About Cuba | What People Say About Belly of the Beast on FSTV

This Week In White Supremacy- Presented by 1HoodMedia

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

No Kings Just Clowns | This Week In White Supremacy

From FSTV - THANK YOU!

From FSTV - THANK YOU!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

KICK OUT THE CLOWNS - Watch on VOD Soon!

Proud Partners