Our guests hosts during this hour are Maggie Thompson and Layla Zaidane 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: @GenProgress, @maggiekthompson, and @layla_says)

Here are the topics they discussed, along with the guests they were joined by.

1. Higher Education and Unions:

A. Hannah Finnie, Senior Policy and Communications Association, Generation Progress
Tweets: @hfinz
B. Debbie Cochrane, Vice President, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)
Tweets: @dfcochrane

2. Gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform:

A. Chelsea Parsons, VP of Guns and Crime Policy, Center for American Progress
Tweets: @ChelseaCParsons
B. Lauren Footman, Atlantic Regional Organizer for the Generation Progress Gun Violence Prevention Network