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"People don't live on the same blocks, they don't interact with each other."

Demos' Vice President of Policy and Research Tamara Draut joins Melissa Harris Perry to discuss the importance of college education and the new reality of unlivable working-class wages.

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Transforming Child Care: The Case for Sustainable Federal Funding

The private child care market has failed families for decades. Here's why federal funding is the only path to affordable, high-quality care for all.

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