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Robert Hiltonsmith Testifying to CPC on Wage Theft

Demos Policy Analyst Robert Hiltonsmith testifies before the Congressional Progressive Caucus on wage theft and its effects on the earnings of low-income workers.

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A healthy labor market should create pathways to employment, especially for young people seeking their first job.

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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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Solving the Affordability Crisis

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 just economy.

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