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Explores one Vietnamese family's journey of overcoming language challenges and navigating a complex voting process to help their mom vote for the first time. 

"Protections like the National Voter Registration Act are there for a reason. It is unconscionable that the Court is permitting a voter purge this close to an election"

Over the next four years, people power will be more important than ever in making our democratic process and economy work for our communities.  

The Whole Home Repairs Campaign illustrates the power of organizing and community-involved decision-making in addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis 

Dēmos releases the Power Scorecard, a groundbreaking state-by-state snapshot of economic, civic, and political conditions that are conducive to building economic and political power for people. 

Dēmos and New Economy Project explore how public banking can expand opportunities for communities of color to build shared generational and community wealth.

Missouri — Today, Demos and Project Vote, representing the community group ACORN, sent a letter of intent to sue the Missouri Department of Social Services if the state doesn't comply with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to provide voter registration opportunities in public assistance offices.

The concurrence of today’s presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day underscores the promise of the multiracial democracy Dr. King envisioned and highlights the stark test our country is about to embark on. 

These executive actions are a clear signal of this administration’s enduring hostility toward the fundamental right to vote, citizenship for immigrants, and empowered workers. 

Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few.

A response to the Trump Administration's closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an essential way to safeguard consumers against financial injustice.

A successful union drive at a bus manufacturing company demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.

Washington, DC — Today in the United States, the credit card market is measured on a scale of billions. The amount of debt owed on credit cards in 2005 was $800 billion; $30 billion is how much lenders profit each year. Under the guise of "democratization" the federal government has deregulated the industry over the past 30 years, eliminating caps on interest rates and penalties. Those who can least afford it are paying the price.