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New Book: The Opportunity Agenda Proposes Modern Democratic Platform to Directly Address Economic and Political Struggles of Disenfranchised Middle Class

Amid historic economic uncertainty and racial tensions, New York business and civic leader and former Kansas City mayor offer policy roadmap to success for Democrats; call for a new Democratic Party platform that delivers opportunity for Americans

WASHINGTON - August 4, 2020 - (Newswire.com)

​Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing economic uncertainty, sweeping social unrest, and an incumbent president unable to lead a divided nation, America’s middle class is more vulnerable than ever -- and the Democratic party itself is struggling internally over solutions for America’s future. While Democrats agree on the imperative of defeating Donald Trump, the party platform needs to be focused on communicating what it will do to expand economic opportunity for you: the average American

In their new book, The Opportunity Agenda: A Bold Democratic Plan to Grow the Middle Class (Amplify, August 4), Winston Fisher, partner at Fisher Brothers and CEO of AREA15, and Sly James, former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, argue that the Democratic party is held back by tired, stale proposals across all levels of government and is past due for an overhaul. Fisher and James offer a roadmap to a new, more representative Democratic party willing to confront the issues faced in blue, red, and purple districts: a dearth of affordable childcare, America’s failing education system, decaying infrastructure, barriers to entrepreneurship, and the need for modern and portable workplace benefits.

“Social justice starts with economic opportunity, and the Democratic Party needs to shift its approach to provide greater support to the shrinking middle class and underserved minority communities. If we’re going to be a winning party for more than one election cycle at a time, we need to embrace bold, disruptive ideas that offer equal opportunity through access to capital, education, and support for entrepreneurs. Americans don’t want handouts, they want a level playing field,” said Mayor Sly James

“In our zeal to castigate President Trump time and time again, we’ve failed to come to terms with the fact that, in recent elections, our ideas haven’t resonated with vast segments of the American electorate -- and our country will continue to suffer if we have to endure another four years of Trump’s negligence. But Democrats need to think bigger than the current election and shed old habits and get even mentalities to grow our base and win over voters across the political spectrum. We can do this by offering all Americans the skills, tools, and opportunities they need to participate in the 21st-century economy. We cannot afford to sit back and rely on Republican failures as the basis for our economic and political platform. Democrats need to go on the offensive and become the party of opportunity – lasting opportunity that delivers for the middle class,” added Winston Fisher

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For more information or to schedule an interview with Winston and Sly, please contact Elizabeth Aucamp at elizabeth@javelindc.com or (704) 249-1430.




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