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The current economic system has concentrated power in the hands of the few and created record inequality for Black and brown communities. A new paradigm must be created.
Economic Democracy Case Studies
Our new Economic Democracy project is about building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people in the United States, and our case studies demonstrate what this looks like in practice in the actions and testimonies of movement organizers, community members, and power-building organizations across the country.
Banking for the Public Good: Public Bank NYC
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This case study highlights how New Economy Project and the Public Bank NYC coalition are pressing for the creation of a public bank for New York City, as part of a broader vision for economic and racial justice.
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Case Studies in Economic Democracy
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This case study series shows what building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people looks like in practice. We highlight the actions and testimonies of movement organizers, community members, and power-building organizations in New York City, Texas, and Pittsburgh.
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Behind the Curtain: The Corporate Plot to Upend Democracy

Policy choices have allowed big companies to continuously use their power to preserve economic and democratic imbalances that maintain their wealth and influence at the expense of everyone else.
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Dēmos Responds to Supreme Court Hearing on Student Debt Relief

"Any action, plan, or agenda not rooted in equity to address the student loan debt crisis undermines America’s legitimacy in being a world leader that truly cares about the future of its people."
Press release
Taifa Smith Butler
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The SCOTUS Case Quietly Threatening Worker Power

It's no coincidence that SCOTUS is choosing a moment when Black and brown workers are building power to threaten labor's gains. 
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Daniella Zessoules
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Statement From Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler on Recent Gun Violence Across the Country

We know that curbing the influence of lobbyists, money, and organized interest groups while strengthening working families' voices in our political system is the only way to end the devastation of gun violence in America.
Press release
Taifa Smith Butler
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