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On the same day California’s primary election produced decidedly mixed results last week — encouraging for Democrats, less so for progressives — progressive advocates gathered in Los Angeles learned about how politics in California (and nationwide) could be dramatically transformed by driving a
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Paul Rosenberg
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Lucy Mayo

Lucy Mayo

Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
According to the New York Times, full-time employees in retail generally make less than $33,000 a year. The same article states that “42 percent of retail workers earn a low hourly wage — defined as less than two-thirds of the median wage across the economy.”
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Nandita Raghuram
In the midst of a Twitter feed alight with stories about police being used to shut black people out of places to eat, drink, exercise, and relax, comes a story about Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) using policy to do the same. The federal government is adding new and
In the media
Afua Atta-Mensah
Connie M. Razza
As the manufacturing footprint in the working class has shrunk, so has the white male archetype that has historically defined the working class.
In the media
Tamara Draut
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White houses rooftops
We have a lot of work to do to see that the American economy works for all Americans. Here's how we can do it.
Blog
Algernon Austin
In Everyone’s America: State Policies for an Equal Say in Our Democracy and an Equal Chance in Our Economy, Demos lays out race-forward economic and pro-democracy policy agendas, centering the working class and people of color.
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Allie Boldt
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Woman holding poster above her head at Community Voices Heard rally
Community Voices Heard is leading the charge to hold the New York City Housing Authority accountable to its obligations to low-income residents.
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Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
Algernon Austin
Afua Atta-Mensah
The Sleeping Giant Paperback Offers New Insights on the 2016 Election and the Economic Conditions of the New Working Class
Press release/statement
While the United States has made strides to advance health access with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, health access remains a struggle for far too many families.
Blog
Vijay Das