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No eligible voter should be shut out of our democracy because election materials aren't available in the language they know best. This brief with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) shows why language access is essential to a truly inclusive, multiracial democracy.

Policy Briefs
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Phi Nguyen

Affordable housing isn't just about lowering rents—it's about giving families the stability, security, and power they need to build a better future.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

A policy agenda for building a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy where everyone has the power to shape the rules that govern their lives.

Policy Briefs
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A healthy labor market should create pathways to employment, especially for young people seeking their first job.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules

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.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

The affordability crisis is the result of policy choices — and different choices can reverse it. This report from Dēmos and People's Action traces why housing, utilities, food, health care, and child care have become unaffordable, and five structural solutions for building a people-powered, racially

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Demos
People's Action
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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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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

Good care jobs are the foundation of a good care economy. Empowering care workers through better pay, stronger protections, and collective voice would improve care quality, reduce workforce shortages, and advance racial and economic equity.

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch