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April 28, 2017 (New York, NY) – As President Donald Trump’s first one hundred days come to a close, Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York based public policy think tank, issued the following statement:
Press release/statement
Donald Trump’s election came at the worst possible time in so many ways. In a spectacular litany of truly awful aims, including mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, repealing Obamacare, retracting federal oversight of abusive local policing, undoing Obama-era banking reforms, and much more
Blog
Lew Daly
Soaring rhetoric about freedom and choice is everywhere on Capitol Hill this week.
Blog
Amy Traub
From the chambers of the House Financial Services Committee, we hear that consumers are losing “ econom
In the media
Amy Traub
As we approach the Peoples Climate March on April 29, Americans are expressing concern about climate change at the highest levels ever reported. A recent Gallup report shows that concern for global warming is at a three-decade high.
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera
April 26, 2017 (New York, NY) – In response to Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan, Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy & Research at Demos, a NY based public policy think tank, issued the following statement: “This tax proposal shows once again that Donald Trump is no populist, but rather is hewing
Press release/statement
Dear Commissioners Salas, Agarwal, and Malalis: Demos appreciates the opportunity to offer testimony on the state of workers’ rights in New York City. We are a non-partisan public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub
The division that threatens to split this country in two is not between red and blue states, or between rural and urban areas – it is between the way we discuss politics and the realities of American lives, none of which fit into tidy categories. Contrary to popular narratives, you can be a
In the media
Sarah Smarsh
While Trump and his allies can debate his progress elsewhere, there’s little dispute that the president’s congressional agenda has been a wreck so far. His glaring failure to sign any major legislation or at least make significant progress on a signature bill stands out among modern presidents. [
In the media
Jim Lo Scalzo
On the impact of the self-driving technology on people who drive for a living.
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Algernon Austin