How the GOP Tax Law aggravates the racial wealth divide ([link removed])
- February is Black History Month, and even after centuries of Black struggle, activism, and accomplishments the U.S. economic system still leaves Black communities behind. On average, Black workers' wages are still only 75 percent of their white counterparts. The 2017 GOP Tax Law further amplified racial inequity by giving 80 percent of the $275 billion in breaks to white households, begging the question: who is the Trump Tax really for?
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Want more?
- The Trump Tax's "opportunity zone" program allows the wealthy to gentrify neighborhoods of color, so tell your elected officials to start healing the racial wealth divide by repealing the GOP Tax Law: [link removed]
- Read Groundwork Collaborative's Project Mosaic research to find out more about the Black economic experience: [link removed]
- Follow Groundwork Collaborative ([link removed]) and the Black Economic Alliance ([link removed]) on Twitter for the latest on race and the economy.

Write a letter to your Member of Congress and tell them to pass the Presidential Tax Transparency Act: [link removed]

In Case You Missed It

Read
- Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe Trump's economic policies predominantly favor the wealthy. Read Navigator Research's latest report to find out why: [link removed]
- Study up on the health care repeal lawsuit that the Trump administration and its allies are pursuing in order to rip necessary care away from millions: [link removed]
- Despite the passage of the Fair Housing Act over 50 years ago, racialized segregation is still prevalent in all aspects of housing. Find out how the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is sabotaging fair housing protections under Trump's presidency: [link removed]

Watch
- Watch a doctor confront Vice President Pence over the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recent attempt to take Medicaid funding away from millions: [link removed]
- Check out this pie-themed explainer on wealth inequality from CBS News: [link removed]
- Learn how eliminating cash bail can reduce crime and bring justice to prisoners across the U.S.: [link removed]


Listen:
- Hear about the hard choices many Americans make when their insurance won't cover life-saving prescriptions: [link removed]
- Politics in the U.S. are at their most polarized today -- but that's not just because of Trump's presidency. Listen to Today, Explained to learn how we can overcome polarization in 2020 and beyond: [link removed]
- The impeachment of President Trump got a final vote this week. Check out Slate's Amicus podcast to hear what precedent the Senate's cover-up could set for future presidents' impeachments: [link removed]


Do:
- Celebrate Black History Month year-round by signing up for PushBlack's daily messages on Black history: [link removed]
- Call your senators and tell them to take action to secure U.S. elections: [link removed]
- Demand that Facebook reverses their anti-democratic advertising policy and starts rejecting political ads filled with fake news: [link removed]


Moving:
- The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling and will allow the Trump administration's (frankly, cruel) new immigration policy to go into effect. The policy is aimed at hindering immigrants from receiving green cards if they have ever used public benefits like food stamps or Medicaid, making it essentially a wealth test.
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Left Us Laughing:
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- Image Description: Summing up how many Americans have felt over the last four years, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tears President Trump's State of the Union address in half upon completion of the speech.



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