Heather McGhee: Millennials and the American Dream

As this year's college graduates return to the nest, Occupy protestors hunker down in continued opposition to the 1%, and student loan debt reaches a staggering one trillion dollars, many people lament the demise of the American Dream. The Millennial Generation (born after 1980) is the first generation that may end up worse off economically than their parents. But what lies behind these grim assertions? Heather McGhee, vice president of public policy center Demos and a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN, advocates for a stronger, more robust democracy, especially regarding policies that have the greatest impact on this generation. As a Millennial herself, she is on the front lines of conversations about democratic reform, economic opportunity and financial regulation, trade, and globalization. Join her for an insightful look at this generation's greatest challenges.

Heather C. McGhee is the vice president of Demos, a New York-based public policy center. She is a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN and is a contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann on Current TV. Her opinions, writing, and research have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio, the Washington Post, and the New York Times and she co-authored a chapter on retirement insecurity in the book Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and its Poisonous Consequences.

This program is generously underwritten by the Lohengrin Foundation.

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