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Emma Tai is a Chicago-based organizer and former executive director of United Working Families, a membership-based progressive political organization that unites working families around economic, political and racial justice issues.
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Interview
Our Political Opponents Know How to Build Power. We Should, Too.
“We owe it to ourselves to understand our opponents much better than we do.”
Emma Tai
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Feature
When Billionaires Battle for Public Office, Working People Always Lose
The upcoming Illinois governor’s race is more proof that big campaign spending narrows political possibilities and increases inequality.
Emma Tai