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America at the End of Its Tether

Lynn Parramore Institute for New Economic Thinking
Written on the eve of the election, Lynn Parramore identifies our need the day after: "Many voters, feeling disillusioned, are searching in vain for narratives that resonate with their experiences."

A Prophet for the Poor

Matthew Desmond The New York Review
In order to build a mass movement for economic justice, Reverend William Barber argues, we need to let go of the idea that poverty is an exclusively Black or urban issue.

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

Algernon Austin and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad Other Words
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.
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