In a powerful exchange, a caller confesses his fears and prejudices, and Demos President Heather McGhee shares things he can do to address them.
For too long, the wealthy and powerful have used the cycle of economic and political power to enrich themselves and entrench their control. In this piece, Dēmos president Taifa Smith Butler envisions a more virtuous cycle of power.
Structural imbalances—not immigrants—are what keeps working people from seeing their fair share of economic gains.
Trump’s attack on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and, more broadly, on facts, marks another step closer to authoritarianism.