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A Race-Forward Economic Response to COVID-19

Black and brown people are among the hardest hit in the economic collapse our country is experiencing. Policy solutions solve nothing if they do not explicitly address the needs of Black and brown people before big corporations.

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Amy Traub

Black Women Saved American Democracy: Investing in Care Infrastructure is One Way to Thank Them

Caregiving work has historically been undervalued. Today, Black women are disproportionately employed in caregiving work and facing the worst of the COVID-19 economic crisis.

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Yes, Student Debt Cancellation Would be a Big Deal

An executive action for student debt cancellation would provide much needed economic relief to millions of Black and Latinx families in order to avoid financial catastrophe during the continuing global pandemic.

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Mark Huelsman
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How Biden’s Plan for a Public Credit Registry Will Build Economic Power for Black and Brown Communities

Credit reports and scores control access to public goods people need. Yet, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, remaking the nation’s credit reporting system is not the top concern. 

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Amy Traub
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A Prime Day for the Pandemic Profiteers

Amazon has cashed in on the COVID economy, enjoying surging sales and a soaring stock price.

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