That Green New Deal Energy
The excitement around the Green New Deal is a big deal. It is polling with massive popularity among young people, and, critically, would strengthen the power of the labor movement through policies aimed at working toward climate justice with economic justice...
We Believe Survivors
This morning, some of us were in D.C. to disrupt Kavanaugh’s testimony. The Senate Judiciary Committee began its hearing this morning at 9:30 am; Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s searing and heart-wrenching testimony was just yesterday. Sarah Abbott, RG’s Mobilization...
Class and the New Economy
I just returned from my first Commonbound conference in St. Louis, hosted by the New Economy Coalition (NEC). Resource Generation has been a part of the New Economy Coalition for a few years and this was my first time attending the conference. The NEC has 211 member...
What Future Do You Hunger For?
Imagine a world in which thousands and thousands of young people with access to current, earned, future or family wealth have joined us as members of Resource Generation. We’re moving millions and millions to grassroots movements, organizing our families,...
On Abolishing Inheritance and the Untapped Potential of Poor People
Some kids have to grow into their ears; I had to grow into my fingers. They were long enough to catch the eye and spark commentary. People would say I had piano fingers and as a young person I took pride in that. Any indication of potential specialness was of great...
Jes K.
Jes (she/her) believes in possibility and transformation. She is from the south, currently making a home in Durham. Jes was raised in a white working-class family with a strong value of sharing what y
