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The current go-it-alone economic system has created record inequality and stalled mobility for the next generation. A new paradigm must be created.
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The Latest on Economic Justice
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Mark Huelsman

Why The Latest Moderate Criticisms of Free College Don’t Make Sense

Some presidential candidates' critiques promote unhelpful assumptions about who tuition-free and debt-free college would actually serve. (Spoiler: it's not millionaires and billionaires.)
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The True State of Our Union under the Trump Administration

Demos experts weigh in on the myths and mistruths inherent in the 2020 State of the Union
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Lew Daly
Mark Huelsman
Amy Traub
Laura Williamson
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Pay Attention: The House of Representatives Is Advancing Economic Justice

In the last ten days, the House has passed two much-needed bills for Black and brown people and working people of all backgrounds. The PRO Act, is the most far-reaching reshaping of U.S. labor law in decades. The CREDIT Act would overhaul the nation’s credit reporting system.
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Amy Traub
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Roundup: Six Good Reads that Have Racial Equity in Common

Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more
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Gwyn Ellsworth
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Lew Daly
Lew Daly
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Amy Traub
Amy Traub
Associate Director, Policy & Research
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