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Message to Democrats: Don’t run away from race and class in 2018 and 2020 elections

To succeed in 2018 and 2020, Democrats need to run campaigns that actually motivate people to get out and vote, especially 20-somethings and struggling people of all races. 

That means running unapologetically on the belief that inclusion and diversity is our nation’s strength, that government can and should ensure opportunity and a decent standard of living for its people and that democracy should work for the people, not just the wealthy and corporations.

In the media
Tamara Draut

Progressives Actually Like Democrats’ New Message

Prominent liberals, who have been nudging the party in this direction for years, mostly welcomed the rebranding effort.

In the media
Daniel Marans

Demos Statement in Response to New Democratic Agenda: “A Better Deal”

NEW YORK, NY – In response to the “Better Deal” proposal that Congressional Democrats laid out today, Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, released the following statement:

Press release/statement

How the CFPB Stops the Growth of the Racial Wealth Gap

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turns 6 years old. In an op-ed on Univision.com, my colleague Vijay Das and I consider the vital ways the agency stands up for the interests of American consumers, even as its independence and authority are continually under fire from financial services lobbyists and their congressional allies.

Blog
Amy Traub

Protect American consumers from financial fraud and abuse

Without the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, lenders preying on communities of color would continue to pull in windfall gains, while widening the racial wealth gap and undermining the precarious financial stability of vulnerable households.

In the media
Vijay Das
Amy Traub

Demos Statement on the Sixth Anniversary of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

July 21, 2017 (New York, NY) – In honor of the sixth anniversary of the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research, issued the following statement.

Press release/statement

Demos Statement Applauding “By The People Project”

Washington, DC – Today, Adam Lioz, Demos Counsel and Senior Advisor of Policy & Outreach, released the following statement in support of “By The People Project.”

Press release/statement

The use of immigration data by Trump's "Integrity of Election" Commission is a pretext to limit the rights of Latino voters

f the Trump Commission uses the data it says it wants to use, it will target this group of citizens with false allegations of illegal voting. We must fight against the purges of these voters, because in America, it is assumed that there are no two classes of citizenship, regardless of what the current President believes.

In the media
Katherine Culliton-González

Demos Statement on First Pence-Kobach Commission Meeting

NEW YORK, NY – In response to the first Pence-Kobach Commission meeting tomorrow, Brenda Wright, Vice President, Policy & Legal Strategies at Demos, released the following statement:

“The Pence-Kobach Commission is the Trump Administration’s latest attempt to shrink the electorate. It has no legitimacy and no agenda other than to bolster the President’s lies about illegal voting in the 2016 election.  The Commission is a blatant political ploy to suppress voter turnout and kick eligible voters off the rolls.

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