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Saira Malik, Nuveen CIO, Jason Furman, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former CEA chair, Tyler Goodspeed, Cato Institute adjunct scholar and former acting CEA chairman, and Angela Hanks, chief of programs at Demos, join CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to react to September's key jobs report.

If we are to make any progress toward a just, inclusive, multiracial economy and democracy, we must shift power toward Black women. 

Demos President Taifa Butler explains what true democracy looks like, and why what we have right now just ain’t it.

It's no coincidence that SCOTUS is choosing a moment when Black and brown workers are building power to threaten labor's gains. 

“In order to build an America where a multi-racial majority can thrive,  
we must abolish the debt ceiling.”

Every inch of progress, from emancipation to voting rights, seemed impossible until grassroots organizing, and advocacy made it inevitable.

Chief of Programs at Demos, Angela Hanks on Black employment in this jobs report, wage growth, and the Fed rate hike - what damage that could do to the economy. 

Spending on our collective well-being helps people keep a roof over their heads, feed their families, and help grow our overall economy.

Figure is less than expected in first jobs report since Fed raised interest rate to 22-year high

A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future   

This women’s history month, we celebrate Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership and call on the Senate to stop this egregious delay and confirm her as nominee.

A unique set of injustices confront workers still heading off to a job every day in the midst of a pandemic. 

The Postal Service faces a $13 billion revenue loss this fiscal year alone; If the Postal Service is allowed to fail, it will be a tremendous blow to all Americans.

We're all seeing systematic efforts to shift the economic and health risks of the pandemic from governments and employers and onto the backs of disproportionately Black and brown workers.

Initiative Aims to Strengthen Social Insurance, Promote Broadly Shared Prosperity, Set the Record Straight on Federal Spending

New York — Demos and The Century Foundation today launched an initiative to strengthen social insurance programs and develop a roadmap for a fair and responsible federal budget. The project gets underway as the White House prepares for its February 23 "Fiscal Responsibility Summit."

The American Rescue Act will provide economic relief and investments in Black and Brown communities. Yet, for all its strengths, there are still significant limitations.

Corporate America took a stand for equality and democracy against the state of Georgia. Yet, the unbalanced economic system they’re part of creates an opportunity to reassess corporate power in our society.

Corporate and far-right special interests incite deficit fears by manufacturing an artificial crisis around debt. This has consolidated wealth and power in predominantly white corporate hands—and at the expense of Black and brown communities—for decades.