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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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US economy adds 187,000 July jobs in sign labor market is cooling

Figure is less than expected in first jobs report since Fed raised interest rate to 22-year high
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Lauren Aratani
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Letter in Support of Updating Federal Regulations to Restore and Extend Overtime Protections

Dēmos strongly supports updating federal regulations to restore and extend overtime protections. However, we urge the Department to finalize a stronger rule than the one proposed.
Testimony and Public Comment
Udochi Onwubiko
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Sound ON Podcast: A Sit-Down With The Acting Secretary Of Labor

Chief of Programs at Demos, Angela Hanks on Black employment in this jobs report, wage growth, and the Fed rate hike - what damage that could do to the economy. 
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Joe Mathieu
Kailey Leinz