Removing Confederate Monuments; Protecting National Parks from Trump [guest host Maggie Thompson]

Published: Aug. 23, 2017, 7:03 p.m.

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson)

Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by.

1. Take Them Down – Removing Confederate Monuments

Guest 1: North Carolina Assemblyman Graig Meyer
Tweets: @GraigMeyer

Guest 2: Connor Maxwell, Research Associate for Progress 2050, a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly diverse America
Tweets: @Progress2050

2. Defending National Parks from the Trump Administration

Guest 1: Annette Magnus, Executive Director, Battle Born Progress, which empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed
Tweets: @AnnetteMagnus

Guest 2: Christy Goldfuss, Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy, Center for American Progress
Tweets: @ChristyGoldfuss

The website for 'Generation Progress' is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress.