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The three sets of steps policymakers and election officials must take to ensure that Black and brown Americans—and all Americans—can exercise their fundamental right to vote in 2020 and beyond.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson

Progressives must see every policy fight as about more than its issues —it's an opportunity to shift power to Black and brown communities and working families. 

Policy Briefs
K. Sabeel Rahman
Our society has actually been built upon and defined by social distancing for many years. It’s called systemic and institutional racism.
In the media
Rodney McKenzie, Jr.
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New Orleans oil refinery factory at a distance across a bay on an overcast day
The COVID-19 pandemic is an environmental justice crisis—it has exposed inequalities that have persisted in places across the country with decades of pollution.
Blog
Adrien Salazar
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Black delivery driver with a mask on his face delivering groceries
A unique set of injustices confront workers still heading off to a job every day in the midst of a pandemic.
Blog
Amy Traub

The specter of voter fraud is a talking point deployed to silence the voices of Black and brown voters across the country.

Policy Briefs
Chiraag Bains
Laura Williamson
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Couple hugging
COVID-19 is a threat to everyone, but the economic damage resulting from medically necessary quarantines and shelter-in-place orders is neither random nor equally distributed.
Blog
Amy Traub
It’s crucial that the U.S. Congress and the Department of Education act swiftly and aggressively and provide states and institutions with much-needed support before it’s too late.
In the media
Mark Huelsman
H.R. 1 contains innovative programs that would stay within the lines drawn by the Court and still curb the harmful influence of big money.
In the media
Chiraag Bains
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Diverse group of people wearing masks
This pandemic is revealing the deeper inequities for Black and brown people that have always been present in our economy and democracy but that are often papered over in ordinary times.
Blog
K. Sabeel Rahman