As we wrestle with the consequences of a Trump presidency, Democrats, especially progressives, risk whitewashing the American electorate. In a blind rush to appeal to the voters the Democrats lost, we risk not comprehending and embracing the experiences of the millions of people we won. It was not Hillary Clinton’s message of inclusiveness that cost […]
Tamara Draut
Tamara Draut is Vice President of Policy & Research at Demos and the author of Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead.
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The Millennial Squeeze
It’s not Social Security deficits that are destroying the life chances of the young but a prolonged slump confounded by bad policies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Subprime Students: How Wall Street Profits from the College Loan Mess
The entire student loan pipeline—now the largest source of “aid”—is fueled, serviced, and collected by Wall Street.
Posted inSpecial Report
The Investment Deficit
An economic recovery will bring down our fiscal deficit — but the more important deficit is the shortfall in our commitment to the future.
Posted inSpecial Report
Financial Product Safety
The case for a new agency to put the needs of consumers first
Posted inSpecial Report
Borrowing Ill Health
Hospitals are getting more aggressive about sending debt collectors after under-insured consumers.
Posted inSpecial Report
Address the Pain, Reap the Gain
Today’s young adults are very likely to be the first generation to not surpass the living standards of their parents. Our nation’s future demands that we take seriously the economic plight of America’s young.
Posted inSpecial Report
Debt: The New Safety Net
Victor and Eloise represent the new face of debt in America. Together, they’ve worked in a series of low-wage jobs that include stints at fast-food restaurants, small factories, and hotels. Technically, they are not poor according to the government’s official definition of “poverty,” but the economic vulnerability of the working poor and the near-poor are […]
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The Mother of All Issues
Generation X has grown up. Its members and their personalities consumed our nation’s attention in the 1980s, when it seemed this generation would go down in history as a group of spoiled slackers. Then in the late 1990s, the generation written off as a bunch of yahoos became the generation behind Yahoo. Now age 26 […]