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Author and activist Heather McGhee talked about her book “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.” This program was the second part of a “Washington Journa…

Former Demos president Heather McGhee examined the cost of racism for all Americans. She was interviewed by author and Harvard University History, Race, and Public Policy Professor Khalil Gi…

Authors Heather McGhee (The Sum of Us) and George Packer (Last Best Hope) discussed societal divides and inequities. This program was part of the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Business and economic experts testified at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee virtual hearing on workers' rights and the challenges employees have faced during the COVID-1…

Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore spoke about the 2015 Baltimore uprising following the death of Freddy Gray through the lens of several Baltimoreans who witnessed the unrest. He was interviewed by D…

Heather McGhee talked about her August 2016 appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program in which a call from a white man in North Carolina who said he was prejudiced started a conver…

Women’s March on Washington Co-Chair Linda Sarsour reflected on the 2017 march and what’s ahead for the movement. She was interviewed by Heather McGhee, president of Demos and Demos Action.

Chris Hayes talked about his book, A Colony in a Nation, on race relations in America. He spoke with Heather McGhee, president of Demos. This talk took place at the 2017 Brooklyn Book Festiv…

A Racist’s Rehabilitation is a video from Starbucks' “Upstanders” series that features Heather McGhee, president of Demos, talking about an experience that stemmed from an interaction with a…

Heather McGhee talked about the progressive agenda and “resistance” against President Trump. She also commented on the president’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.

A coalition of grassroots organizers held a rally on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol to demand President Trump release his personal tax returns. The event was one of more than one hu…

The confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch continued before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Members of the American Bar Association, former law clerks and members f…

After a short lunch break, the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch continued before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Former law clerks and civil rights advocates …

Heather McGhee talked about progressive issues and the 2016 elections.

Joseph Stiglitz talked about his book, The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them, about the rising inequality in the United States and what can be done about it. He s…

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) held a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol with labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and liberal activists to unveil his 13-point “Progressive …

Panelists discussed the U.S. economic recovery and the future of the middle class, focusing on the middle class’s contribution to the economic recovery and how taxes could affect that contri…

Panelists talked about the economic challenges facing young adults. Topics included the prospects for current and future younger generations for upward mobility and the future of the middle …

Linda Tarr-Whelan talked about her book Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World (Berrett-Koehler Publishers; October 1, 2009). She talked about the…

Participants spoke about youth participation in the political process and issues of concern to those youth. Among the topics they addressed were health care and the state of the economy, the…