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Two priority areas for infrastructure investments to achieve racial equity.
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Algernon Austin
Here, we offer new data to show that shifts in which racial groups went to the polls may have made the difference.
In the media
Sean McElwee
Bernard L. Fraga
Jesse Rhodes
Brian Schaffner
Donald Trump campaigned as the defender of working Americans. In his inaugural address, Trump vowed that every decision he made would be to benefit America’s workers. Yet his proposed federal budget, Cabinet appointments, and other actions since taking office suggest little concern for workers’
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Amy Traub
May 5, 2017 (New York, NY) – Amidst multiple ongoing investigations into the shooting death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards at the hands of a Texas police officer, Heather McGhee, President of the New York-based public policy think tank Demos, issued the following statement: “Jordan Edwards was a 15
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Investing in a rapid transition to 100% renewable energy and clean transportation, while protecting environmentally vulnerable communities from the worst effects of climate change, comprise what is arguably the most important fiscal choice we have to make as a country over the next decade.
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Lew Daly
This hour, we tackle issues involving race, policy, and U.S. democracy with Demos President Heather McGhee.
In the media
Lydia Brown
Lucy Nalpathanchil
May 4, 2017 (New York, NY) – Following the passage of Trumpcare in the House of Representatives, Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, a New York based public policy think tank, issued the following statement:
Press release/statement
Baltimore, MD – Today, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh issued guidance to Maryland state and local governments regarding the rights and obligations of law enforcement officials in immigration enforcement. The Attorney General’s guidance makes clear that the U.S. and Maryland Constitution
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How The People’s Budget Helps and Trump’s Budget Hurts
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Algernon Austin
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released its People’s Budget, which it aptly subtitles a “roadmap to resistance.” The CPC budget is proactive, pro-public, and progressive. In decided contrast to the dystopian vision of the Trump budget, the CPC budget presents a bold vision rooted in the
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Connie M. Razza