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Affordable housing isn't just about lowering rents—it's about giving families the stability, security, and power they need to build a better future.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

A policy agenda for building a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy where everyone has the power to shape the rules that govern their lives.

Policy Briefs

The private child care market has failed families for decades. Here's why federal funding is the only path to affordable, high-quality care for all.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

The affordability crisis is the result of policy choices — and different choices can reverse it. This report from Dēmos and People's Action traces why housing, utilities, food, health care, and child care have become unaffordable, and five structural solutions for building a people-powered, racially

Policy Briefs
Demos
People's Action
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A group of three individuals is seated in front of a blue background featuring various business-themed icons like clocks, gears, and an upward-trending graph. They are holding different electronic devices and papers, seemingly waiting for a job interview.
This installment of our Economic Indicator Series examines why long-term unemployment matters, what it reveals about the true health of the labor market, and how persistent disparities in unemployment duration deepen existing racial inequities over time.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules

A stronger economy starts with a stronger care system. Treating care as public infrastructure would benefit care recipients, care workers, and caregivers alike, while strengthening the economy for all of us. 

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch
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A Latina woman looks upward as currency symbols float in the background
The unemployment rate for Latina women reminds us that access to work alone is not enough. An economy that works for all requires not just jobs, but jobs that provide security, safety, and real opportunity.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules
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A person with thoughtful expression is surrounded by various financial symbols, including a scale, a piggy bank, and stock market graphs, overlaying a background of currency notes.
A strong economy cannot be measured by stock market performance; it must be assessed by everyday people’s ability to meet their basic needs and achieve economic security.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules
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Despite living in one of the world’s wealthiest nations, millions of Americans remain financially vulnerable, with stark racial disparities in who has enough emergency savings to weather even a brief crisis.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules
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While the government shutdown left us without recent economic data, the rising Black unemployment rate reveals essential truths about the state of our economy.
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Daniella Zessoules