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What Can I Do to Be Better?

In a powerful exchange, a caller confesses his fears and prejudices, and Demos President Heather McGhee shares things he can do to address them.

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A Black woman looks upward pensively against a graphic background showing rising and falling economic indicator lines, briefcase icons, and cracked earth imagery.

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
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Reflections on Dēmos: Miles Rapoport

Former Dēmos president Miles Rapoport reflects on stepping in as the organization’s second president and carrying forward the founders’ vision.

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Miles Rapoport