Urban Institute’s Tom Kingsley: Moving the Equity Agenda Forward
This post is part of a series presenting equity leaders’ reactions to “America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model” — a new paper that challenges the nation to invest in our collective...
View ArticlePhaedra Ellis-Lamkins: A Road Map to Equity
This post is part of a series presenting equity leaders’ reactions to “America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model” — a new paper that challenges the nation to invest in our collective...
View ArticlePrevention Institute’s Larry Cohen and Maggie Barnes: Equity and Violence...
This post is part of a series presenting equity leaders’ reactions to “America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model” — a new paper that challenges the nation to invest in our collective...
View ArticleAmalgamated Transit Union’s Lawrence J. Hanley: Public Transportation...
This post is part of a series presenting equity leaders’ reactions to “America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model” — a new paper that challenges the nation to invest in our collective...
View ArticleMitchell Silver: We Must Make Equity a National Priority
This post is part of a series presenting equity leaders’ reactions to “America’s Tomorrow: Equity is the Superior Growth Model” — a new paper that challenges the nation to invest in our collective...
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President Obama Sets the Record Straight
Bravo, Mr. President. Thank you for setting the record straight on our nation’s economy. On Tuesday, President Obama made a major speech from Osawatomie, Kansas on what he called the “most defining...
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State of the Union 2012: Leveling the Playing Field for America’s Future
Photo Courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov The following is a statement by PolicyLink Founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell on President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address: “If the playing field is level,...
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Measuring the Influence of Occupy
Photo credit: Minnesota Post In The Nation yesterday, Editor and Publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel explores the Occupy Wall Street’s impact on how the nation — from ordinary citizens to policy leaders to...
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New U.S. Census Data Underscores the Changing Face of America
Today the U.S. Census released new data showing that Whites now make up less than half of births in the United States, with Hispanics, blacks, Asians and those of mixed race representing a majority for...
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Equity Advocates and the Obama Administration Talk Solutions for Foreclosure...
Brigitte Walker Yesterday, top officials from the White House hosted a forum in Washington, DC with over 150 homeowners, faith leaders, and equity advocates from across the nation to share ideas for...
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Six Things President Obama and Congress Can Do Right Now to Create an All-In...
By Mary Kay Henry and Angela Glover Blackwell Originally posted on the SEIU blog. Closing racial gaps in income would result in 13 million fewer people living in poverty. Infographic courtesy All-In...
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Angela Glover Blackwell on Marketplace: Inequality is Bad for Growth
Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of PolicyLink, talked economics and GDP on Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio this morning. Crucial to strengthening our economy as our...
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NEW VIDEO! All-In Nation: Building a Just Economy
Halloween wasn’t the only attention-grabber at the end of October. The Ford Foundation hosted an amazing event on October 30 on our country’s demographic changes, and the many opportunities that exist...
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Infographic: How the EITC Can Help the Economy
Small changes in tax policy can have huge benefits for low-income people, struggling communities, and the nation’s economy — and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) proves it. The credit has lifted 6.5...
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For Your Toolbox: The Economic Case for Equity
Give your campaigns a boost with two new tools from PolicyLink on how to make the economic case for equity: A new Alliance for Justice blog post from Angela Glover Blackwell on the four reasons why...
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