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We Must Talk About Race to Fix Economic Inequality

In a new video with MoveOn, Demos President Heather McGhee and Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Ian Haney Lopéz show how the single most important solution to economic inequality isn’t an economic policy, it’s tackling racism.

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We Have a Choice to Make

Worker power is not solely a labor issue, but one of the most urgent democracy crises of our time. 

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Taifa Smith Butler
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If You Want to Know How the Economy Is Doing, Start with Black Women

Black women are often the first to feel economic pressure and the last to recover. Their unemployment data is a clearer signal of economic health than any topline indicator.

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Daniella Zessoules
A family gardens together surrounded by a collage of tax forms and public services icons — including a school bus, stethoscope, graduation cap, and money bag — suggesting the connection between taxes and everyday community needs.

Taxes Explained: Envisioning a More Equitable Tax Code in 2026

What would a truly equitable tax code look like? Dēmos breaks down the congressional proposals that could shift resources away from billionaires and toward everyday people.

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Eliana Golding