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This epidemic must stop, and it must stop now

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.

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.

In the face of anti-voter restrictions, Black and brown voters across Georgia showed they would not be deterred from making their voices heard. 

"This election was not just about rejecting extremism. It was about communities coming together to secure their rights and protect their futures."

In spite of the obstacles, the people of Georgia organized, knocked on doors and cast their ballots — resulting in the surge toward this runoff. Over the next month, it is imperative that every single eligible Georgian turnout and make their voices heard at the polls.

How this Executive Order can be a tool to fight voter suppression, and why President Biden and the agencies cannot waste any more time in seeing it through. 

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

How U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can assist thousands of New Americans to register to vote.

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

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.

Young people are finding more inspiration than ever to vote and participate in the political process. President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting offers significant opportunities to make voter registration easier for youth voters.

Congress must pass the Judiciary Act  

Pesante Haughton uses communications and storytelling to drive change in oppressive systems.

The same lawmakers working to make it harder to vote have also worked to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. These efforts to control our bodies, our lives, and our futures are also threats to our democracy, and that's why the Biden Administration must integrate voter registration into healthcare.gov.

Profit-seeking companies should not control what should be free, basic, and universal necessities.

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