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Policies and laws that create and perpetuate poverty and racial inequity are written into the fabric of our nation. Read our blog posts on the fight for racial and economic justice.

Recent Posts

Now is the time to push for innovative solutions and reimagine the eviction system’s role in perpetuating poverty.

For Black lives to matter, Black families must matter. Black mothers must matter.

We must demand a sustained and comprehensive set of actions to finally dismantle these inequities.

Our tax code is both a symptom of and instrument of systemic racism – and, in short, it can be fundamentally unfair

Millions of workers are struggling in the face of the COVID-19 crisis

The Data is Clear: Police Do Not Belong in Chicago Public Schools

The presence of police officers in our schools and their detrimental impact on Black and Brown children is well documented.

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