Darrick Hamilton, our Founding Director, has been named to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee on Economic & Workforce Development. In this role, he’ll advise on policy strategies that...

To build the democracy we never had, activating people power—animated by an inclusive vision for our economy, especially through labor unions—is essential.

To build the democracy we never had, activating people power—animated by an inclusive vision for our economy, especially through labor unions—is essential.

Can Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani deliver?

Democratic Nominee for Mayor of NYC. Assemblymember. Running to make this city affordable. Democratic Socialist. Early Voting: 10/25 - 11/2. Election Day: 11/4. zohranfornyc.com

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Drawing on insights from her new book Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy, Diana Hernández will reveal how everyday households are navigating the compounding pressures of rising energy costs, ...

Since President Trump returned to office, more than 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs, while unemployment for them has shot up from 5.4% to 6.7%. “This structural inequality among Black women w...

Since President Trump returned to office, more than 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs, while unemployment for them has shot up from 5.4% to 6.7%. “This structural inequality among Black women will eventually create a huge deterioration in the entire economy as they don't consume as much … [and] this contagion, I believe, will spill out throughout the entire economy,” says Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. New School Economics Professor Darrick Hamilton warns: “The adage ‘Black people are the first fired, last hired’ is indicative of what might come for the rest of us.”

Since President Trump returned to office, more than 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs, while unemployment for them has shot up from 5.4% to 6.7%. “This structural inequality among Black women w...

Since President Trump returned to office, more than 300,000 Black women have lost their jobs, while unemployment for them has shot up from 5.4% to 6.7%. “This structural inequality among Black women will eventually create a huge deterioration in the entire economy as they don't consume as much … [and] this contagion, I believe, will spill out throughout the entire economy,” says Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. New School Economics Professor Darrick Hamilton warns: “The adage ‘Black people are the first fired, last hired’ is indicative of what might come for the rest of us.”