Campus Progress Action today launched its new blog, Pushback. Pushback is written and edited by a diverse group of eighteen young people from around the country, from Rashi Kesarwani, a Los Angeles-based documentary filmmaker and journalist; to Masoud Shafaee, an American University law student who is a contributing writer to a Farsi publication; to Lisha Arino, a student and investigative reporter at Seton Hall University.  At a time when young people are increasingly making their voices heard on politics and issues, Pushback will be one of the first blogs dedicated solely to letting “Millenials” speak for themselves. Pushback’s bloggers will discuss everything from politics to art and fashion, making Pushback the place to go to understand what this new generation really thinks. The posts will be thoughtful, the content will be provocative, and the bloggers will be accessible, regularly interacting with and responding to Pushback’s readers.

“Pundits have declared 2008 ‘the year of the youth vote,’” said Rob Anderson, editor of Pushback. “And they are right: Young people voted in record numbers in the presidential primaries, and that trend will likely continue in the general election. But journalists and conservatives continue to dismiss young people as apathetic slackers or naive idealists—and, worse, they rarely seek out the voices of young people themselves. With Pushback, we’re hoping to change that. At Pushback, young people will explain for themselves what they really want when it comes to politics, issues, and ideas.” A series of short videos on the site allow visitors to get to know the Pushback bloggers better.

Pushback is a project of Campus Progress Action. Campus Progress Action, part of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, works to strengthen progressive voices among young people nationwide and to empower new generations of leaders. Campus Progress, the partner organization of Campus Progress Action, runs a daily web magazine, CampusProgress.org; supports youth publications and issue campaigns; and has held over 500 campus and community events.

View the Pushback blog here.

View the Pushback launch video and meet the bloggers here.