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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Wajahat Ali and Yusuf Zakir

In defense of DEI

storefront with white 'McDonald's' sign as person walks out of door while talking on phone
‘Diversity is an outcome. Equity is the path to get there. Inclusion ensures we travel that path together.’ Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

If the US wants to achieve economic growth, empower the best talent and have a fair and just society for all, it must embrace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Otherwise, we can simply devolve into a backsliding democracy ruled by a billionaire class that pillages our wealth as it divides us through manufactured culture wars.

On cue, conservatives are blaming DEI for the devastating fires currently ravaging California and for a recent terror attack in New Orleans committed by a US citizen.

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