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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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These are the Questions We Should Be Asking in the Student Debt Cancellation Debate

The idea of canceling student debt has become a topic of considerable debate. Here's what you need to know about the Warren and Sanders student debt plans and what still needs to be answered.
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Bridging Progressive Policy Debates: How Student Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap Reinforce Each Other

To fairly evaluate any higher education reform proposal, we must understand the ways that these dual burdens—less wealth and more debt—lead to worse outcomes for Black students than white students.
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Suzanne Kahn
Mark Huelsman
Jen Mishory
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This Labor Day: Four Policy Ideas for a More Inclusive Labor Movement

Looking to the labor lessons of the past and to our vision for an inclusive, organized future.
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K. Sabeel Rahman
Keep That Same Energy

We Started "Keep That Same Energy"

Why we've organized an event series for black and brown millennials.
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Shanaé Bass
David Perrin
Lesley Williams
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Lew Daly
Lew Daly
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Amy Traub
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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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