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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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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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Three Principles for an Equitable Recovery

The response to the COVID-19 crisis must include investments in public goods and health infrastructure, breaking up concentrated economic power, and equitable access for Black and brown communities.
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K. Sabeel Rahman
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Lessons for an Equitable Recovery: What Policymakers Can Learn from the Great Recession and Hurricane Katrina

Congress and the Biden administration must take a different route as they seek a more equitable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Amy Traub
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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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The freedom to vote must be protected. Money in politics must be reduced. The democratic process must reflect our diverse electorate. Demos is committed to creating an inclusive democracy.
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