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What Walmart Can Do to Raise the Wages of Its Workers

On Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV, Demos Senior Policy Analyst Catherine Ruetschlin discusses Walmart's short-sighted labor practices and what the company can do to raise the wages of its employees. 

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Empowering Care Workers: The Key to a Better Care Economy

Good care jobs are the foundation of a good care economy. Empowering care workers through better pay, stronger protections, and collective voice would improve care quality, reduce workforce shortages, and advance racial and economic equity.

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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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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