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Once an institution accepts the premise that all people, regardless of their background, have the potential to thrive and contribute to the success of an organization, they can begin to recognize systemic disparities and gaps as flaws to be addressed.

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Sherrilyn Ifill
I have served as Demos’ president for the last four years, but I’ve worked there for 16 — practically my entire adult life. As I look back on what we’ve built together, I feel called to share some reflections from those years, for each of us who yearns to see our nation live up to its democratic
In the media
Heather C. McGhee
Yesterday, Demos’ Director of Legal Strategies Chiraag Bains laid out clearly what’s at stake in the coming fight over the new Supreme Court vacancy.
Blog
Adam Lioz
The Court’s decision in Husted v. APRI, decided a week after Masterpiece, is arguably just as dangerous to LGBTQ and other marginalized communities.
Blog
Annie Melton
It’s not just a disorganized group of citizens spontaneously challenging voters at the polls. It’s a coordinated campaign by groups like True the Vote that are well funded to try and reduce voting, often for partisan advantage.
In the media
Nina Spaeling
New York, NY – Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is a blow to workplace democracy—furthering the consolidation of power arrayed against workers by big business and greedy special interests.
Press release/statement
Washington – In response to the news that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will retire from the Supreme Court, Demos Director of Legal Strategies Chiraag Bains released the following statement:
Press release/statement
Today in Trump vs. Hawaii, the United States Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s Executive Order restricting nationals of eight countries, including six Muslim-majority countries, from entering the United States (“the travel ban”). Writing for a 5-4 majority, Chief Justice Roberts rejected
Blog
Allie Boldt
Five years ago today, in Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court dismantled one of the greatest voting rights achievements in the history of this country. This morning, in Abbott v. Perez, the Court affirmed its disregard for voting discrimination by upholding racially gerrymandered districts in
Blog
John Sullivan
NEW YORK, NY – Today Vijay Das, a campaign strategist at Demos, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s end to the ‘zero tolerance’ immigration stance that has led to the forced separation of families and the traumatic accounts of infants and toddlers being ripped from their
Press release/statement