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

Our environment, healthcare, and labor protections are in the far-right's crosshairs.

Demos President Taifa Smith Butler joins Colin to discuss Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the Biden administration's economic agenda, and extremist attacks on education.

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

"Millions of people anchored by the weight of student loan debt are drowning in pursuit of the American Dream."

Redefining Economic Growth: Building A People's Prosperity

The resumption of student loan payments after a three-year break, is likely to deliver a blow to American economic growth, according to economists, in a move that could harm many beyond borrowers alone.

Capitalism’s endless economic growth prioritizes the individual over community and creates extreme inequality. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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. 

Demos President Taifa Smith Butler joins Colin to discuss Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the Biden administration's economic agenda, and extremist attacks on education.

"The Supreme Court's decision is another boulder on the chests of millions of Americans burdened by the suffocating weight of lifelong student loan debt."

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

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

Our work doesn't end when Black History Month does.

"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."

Angela joins Moms Rising CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner to talk worker power and a new generation of unions, and why a multiracial democracy is essential for a thriving economy.

This recent wave of organizing is a direct response to corporate consolidation of power that has harmed Black and brown workers across the country.

President Joe Biden needs to do more to meet the needs of people of color.

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