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Tamara Draut

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Is this your image of the working class? You need to update it

In the media
May 9, 2018
Tamara Draut

Understanding the Working Class

Research
April 16, 2018
Tamara Draut

We've Waited Long Enough For Equal Pay

Blog
April 10, 2018
Tamara Draut
Issues
Economic Justice
Debt-Free College
Good Jobs and Worker Power
Racial Wealth Gap
Research

Understanding the Working Class

Research
April 16, 2018
Tamara Draut

The Parent Trap: The Economic Insecurity of Families with Young Children

Research
December 13, 2016
Amy Traub
Robert Hiltonsmith
Tamara Draut

Less Debt, More Equity: Lowering Student Debt While Closing the Black-White Wealth Gap

Research
November 24, 2015
Mark Huelsman
Tamara Draut
Tatjana Meschede
Lars Dietrich
Thomas Shapiro
Laura Sullivan

The Great Cost Shift Continues

Research
March 21, 2014
Tamara Draut

Stuck: Young America's Persistent Jobs Crisis

Research
April 4, 2013
Catherine Ruetschlin
Tamara Draut

The Year In Review: What 2011 Meant For The 99%

Research
December 22, 2011
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Trends In Revenue And The Fiscal Condition

Research
October 22, 2010
Tamara Draut
Robert Hiltonsmith

Understanding the Federal Deficit and the National Debt

Research
October 18, 2010
Tamara Draut
Robert Hiltonsmith
Becky Theiss

The Plastic Safety Net 2009: How Households are Coping in a Fragile Economy

Research
July 28, 2009
Tamara Draut
Jose Garcia

The Economic State of Young America

Research
May 6, 2008
Tamara Draut

Economic (In)Security: The Experience of the African-American and Latino Middle Classes

Research
February 21, 2008
Tamara Draut
Jennifer Wheary
Thomas M. Shapiro
Tatjana Meschede

By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class

Research
November 28, 2007
Tamara Draut
Jennifer Wheary
Thomas M. Shapiro

Who Pays:The Winners and Losers of Credit Card Deregulation

Research
August 1, 2007
Tamara Draut
Jennifer Wheary

Households At Risk: The Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill and Its Impact on American Families

Research
April 12, 2005
Tamara Draut

Millions to the Middle: Three Strategies to Expand the Middle Class

Research
August 30, 2004
David Callahan
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Credit Card Industry Practices: In Brief

Research
June 6, 2004
Tamara Draut

Retiring In The Red: The Growth of Debt Among Older Americans

Research
January 19, 2004
Tamara Draut
Heather C. McGhee

Personal Stories of Borrowing to Make Ends Meet

Research
September 8, 2003
Tamara Draut

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet - Executive Summary

Research
September 7, 2003
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Growth of Credit Card Debt in the '90s

Research
September 7, 2003
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Growth of Credit Card Debt in the '90s

Research
September 7, 2003
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

New Opportunities? Public Opinion on Poverty, Income Inequality and Public Policy, 1996-2002

Research
October 1, 2002
Tamara Draut
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Policy Briefs

American Retirement Accounts

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Strengthen The Right Of Working People To Organize

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

The American Family Trust

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Public Jobs For Economic Recovery

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Level The Playing Field For American Manufacturing

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Borrower Security Act

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

A Homeowners' Loan Corporation For The 21st Century

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Early Care And Education Plan

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Raise Work Standards

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

The Career Opportunity Plan

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Federal Reserve Mandate For Full Employment

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Fairness In Bankruptcy Act

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

The Contract For College

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Public Investment Plan

Policy Briefs
September 4, 2012
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Millions to the Middle

Policy Briefs
August 10, 2012
David Callahan
Tamara Draut

Beyond the Debt-For-Diploma System

Policy Briefs
April 25, 2012
Jack Temple
Heather C. McGhee
Tamara Draut

Help Wanted: America Needs A Better Jobs Plan

Policy Briefs
September 9, 2011
David Callahan
Tamara Draut

The Investment Deficit

Policy Briefs
October 18, 2010
Tamara Draut
Robert Hiltonsmith

Social Security: It's Built to Last

Policy Briefs
October 18, 2010
Tamara Draut
Robert Hiltonsmith

Why We Need An Independent Consumer Protection Agency

Policy Briefs
March 1, 2010
Heather C. McGhee
Tamara Draut

From Middle to Shaky Ground: The Economic Decline of America's Middle Class, 2000-2006

Policy Briefs
November 19, 2008
Tamara Draut
Jennifer Wheary

Households At Risk: The Bankruptcy "Reform" Bill and Its Impact on American Families

Policy Briefs
April 12, 2005
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva
Heather C. McGhee

Generation Broke: The Growth of Debt Among Young Americans

Policy Briefs
October 13, 2004
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Crossing Divides: Executive Summary

Policy Briefs
September 1, 2002
Tamara Draut

Crossing Divides: New Common Ground on Poverty and Economic Security

Policy Briefs
September 1, 2002
Tamara Draut
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Testimony and Public Comment

Letter to US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Re: Demos Opposes R. Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor

Testimony and Public Comment
March 21, 2017
Tamara Draut

Letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee Re: Appointment of Betsy DeVos

Testimony and Public Comment
January 13, 2017
Tamara Draut
Vijay Das
Mark Huelsman

Letter of Support for the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009

Testimony and Public Comment
May 11, 2009
Tamara Draut

Senate Testimony on Higher Education Costs, Student Debt

Testimony and Public Comment
February 26, 2007
Tamara Draut

Senate Testimony on Growth Of Credit Card Debt and Credit Industry Practices

Testimony and Public Comment
January 25, 2007
Tamara Draut

Regarding Financial Services: A Consumer's Perspective

Testimony and Public Comment
September 15, 2004
Tamara Draut

The Conflicted American

Testimony and Public Comment
March 14, 2002
Tamara Draut
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In the media

Is this your image of the working class? You need to update it

In the media
May 9, 2018
Tamara Draut

Message to Democrats: Don’t run away from race and class in 2018 and 2020 elections

In the media
July 24, 2017
Tamara Draut

What’s the Biggest Test Trump Will Face in 2017?

In the media
January 3, 2017
Tamara Draut

This Wasn’t a Working-Class Revolt. It Was a White Revolt.

In the media
November 14, 2016
Tamara Draut

Generation Screwed: How Millennials Are Being Exploited by Our Political System

In the media
October 25, 2016
Tamara Draut

Occupy College

In the media
October 27, 2011
Tamara Draut
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Blog

We've Waited Long Enough For Equal Pay

Blog
April 10, 2018
Tamara Draut

Fight. Strike. Vote.

Blog
November 10, 2015
Tamara Draut

Working-Class Economics

Blog
November 4, 2015
Tamara Draut

Why GOP Candidates—and Everyone Else—Need the Working Class

Blog
October 29, 2015
Tamara Draut

Most Americans Want Family-Friendly Policies—Paul Ryan Doesn't

Blog
October 23, 2015
Tamara Draut

Joe Biden Endorses Expanded Childcare, Debt-Free College, and Getting Money Out of Politics

Blog
October 21, 2015
Tamara Draut

Debt-Free College for All

Blog
September 16, 2015
Tamara Draut

The Momentum Builds—Hillary Clinton Releases Debt-Free College Plan

Blog
August 10, 2015
Tamara Draut

Subprime Students: How Wall Street Profits from the College Loan Mess

Blog
November 16, 2012
Tamara Draut

Securitizing Students: How Wall Street Helped Indenture Young America

Blog
July 20, 2012
Tamara Draut

The Year In Review: The War on Voting

Blog
December 30, 2011
Tamara Draut

The Year In Review: Austeria Mania

Blog
December 27, 2011
Tamara Draut
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