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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.
Blog
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.
Blog
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
The Black Census Project is intended to “give us a better sense of who black people are, where we are, and what we hope and dream for,” says Alicia Garza who also helped start the Black Lives Matter movement.
In the media
Tanvi Misra
Despite major gains with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the United States remains a global outlier when it comes to delivering affordable health care for its people.
In the media
Vijay Das
Instead of policies and agency practices that divide us by doubling down on the grave inequality created by historic and current discrimination, we should advance policies that repair these rifts and bring us together.
In the media
Rodney McKenzie, Jr.