I’m a Black woman with a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology, spent 10 years working for Congress. I now work for a philanthropy that believes diversity, equity and inclusion are among this nation’s greatest strengths.

So President Trump and I don’t have much in common, except for two things. First, we’re both from Queens, so we’re not afraid to say what’s on our minds. Second, we both agree that the government as it’s currently constructed isn’t working for everybody.

Right now, the American dream, the idea that we all have the chance to succeed and lead a better life, is simply unattainable for so many people, no matter how hard we work.

If this resonates, you’re not alone.

New research from the Frameworks Institute finds that 70 percent of Americans believe that “the system is rigged.” It’s a mindset that’s common among majorities of Republicans and Democrats, those at the very top and at the very bottom of the income ladder and across various races and ethnicities.

And they’re not wrong.

When about 10 million children live in poverty and more than 27 million people have no health insurance, the system is rigged. When it is outrageously expensive to raise a family, the system is rigged. When about

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