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Profit Over People: How Private Prisons and ICE Harm Communities and Democracy

Private prison corporations helped buy ICE's blank check, and they are cashing in on it. Closing the campaign finance loopholes that let federal contractors bankroll politicians is a necessary first step toward a government accountable to people rather than profits.

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Joshua Harmon
Neda Khoshkhoo
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The Labor Market is Leaving Black Teens Behind

A healthy labor market should create pathways to employment, especially for young people seeking their first job.

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Daniella Zessoules
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Solving the Affordability Crisis Begins with Giving People More Control of Our Economy

From high gas prices to unaffordable housing, families are struggling to make ends meet. The concentration of power in this country has sent our economy out of whack, but we know how to fix it.

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Taifa Smith Butler
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Looking Under the Hood: Rising Long-Term Unemployment

This installment of our Economic Indicator Series examines why long-term unemployment matters, what it reveals about the true health of the labor market, and how persistent disparities in unemployment duration deepen existing racial inequities over time.

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Daniella Zessoules
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People, Purpose, Power: Dēmos at 25

Charged with both honoring Dēmos’ legacy and looking to the future, current president Taifa Smith Butler closes the Presidents’ Series by reflecting on the present moment and what it calls us to do.

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Taifa Smith Butler
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We Have a Choice to Make

Worker power is not solely a labor issue, but one of the most urgent democracy crises of our time. 

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Taifa Smith Butler
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Who the Unemployment Rate Leaves Out

A low unemployment rate doesn't always mean everyone who wants to work has a fair chance to do so. Read our latest analysis to learn why looking beyond the headline numbers is essential to understanding the health of the labor market.

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Daniella Zessoules
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Radical Citizenship: The Beginning of an Authentic American Democracy

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Taifa Smith Butler
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Birthright Citizenship Upheld in a Victory for Democracy

In a major victory for democracy and constitutional protections, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's attempt to strip birthright citizenship rights. Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler called the decision essential to building an inclusive democracy where all Americans have equal rights and political voice.

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Taifa Smith Butler