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This platform proposes a set of actions the executive branch can take to equitably address the climate crisis without new legislation, major new appropriations, or other Congressional authority.

Policy Briefs
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Black, brown, and white protestors knee with their heads down and their fists in the air
The ongoing devaluing of Black life that’s now on full display forces us to confront America’s racist origins and to uproot our systems of racial violence, economic subordination, and hoarding of political power.
Blog
K. Sabeel Rahman

A toolkit to help local leaders and communities identify and act on the warning signs of a wrongful purge and to understand how federal law restricts  such purges.

Policy Briefs

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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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
Fresh research and writing for the start of 2020.
Blog
Gwyn Ellsworth
We oppose these rule changes as they will have far-reaching and painful impacts on the communities of color we serve and represent and we call on the Administration to reconsider its position on the rule changes and demand Congress take immediate action.
Press release/statement
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The Supreme Court of the United States from a distance
We must envision—and work toward—a democracy agenda that reflects and responds to all the diverse communities who call the United States home.
Blog
Laura Williamson
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.

Demos’ Race-Class Narrative (RCN) project developed an empirically-tested narrative on race and class that resonates with all working people and offers an alternative to—and neutralizes the use of—dog-whistle racism.

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