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Black lives matter. They matter whether they are taken at the hands of a hate-filled 21-year-old in a church prayer meeting, by a police officer who shoots a suspect he fears is armed or in a drive-by shooting on Chicago's south side. Thirty two people are murdered by guns every day in the United
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Do you think economic factors perpetuate racial inequality?
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Jacqueline Howard
On Wednesday in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, we suffered yet another unspeakable tragedy spurred by racism and hatred, losing nine people simply because of their existence.
Blog
Heather McGhee
We’ve allowed the price of college and its attendant debt to rise well beyond the point where it is actually helpful in getting people through college.
Blog
Mark Huelsman
Getting poor, minority children hooked on junk food is just one way the fast-food industry is getting over on us. Workers in the fast-food industry get paid among the lowest wages of any occupation. In New York, most fast-food occupations pay an average of around $9.00 an hour. This is why, as a
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David R. Jones

The fast food industry is the main driver of compensation inequality in the most disparate sector of the economy, with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2013 of over 1000-to-1.

Testimony and Public Comment
Catherine Ruetschlin
After banning the box last year, the D.C. Council will consider a bill that would prohibit employers from checking an applicant’s credit history during most of the hiring process.
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Morgan Baskin
How much will your student loans cost you? In 2015, the average student borrower is graduating with about $35,000 worth of debt. Paid over the course of 10 or more years, the cost of repayment will include several thousand dollars more to pay off the interest that accumulates on the loan.
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Zeeshan Aleem
The push for “debt-free college” began only last fall. But, politically, this meme has everything: It’s an earnest response to a genuine policy problem, the rise in student debt loads. It captures the dreams and anxieties of millennial voters and their families. And it touches on the wrenching
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Dante Ramos
For our 15th anniversary Demos Transforming America Awards and Gala, Demos President Heather McGhee—alo
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