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Democrats Look to Make Debt-Free College the Key Campaign Issue of 2016

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In the media
The Guardian
Jana Kasperkevic

Here's How Much Students Spent at Public Colleges Compared to Total U.S. Student Debt

"We're at a really interesting and troubling point where student debt has become sort of normalized," Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at the think tank Demos, told Mic. "Tuition used to be low enough and grant aid used to be high enough that total cost of attendance at higher university was manageable with a summer job."

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In the media
Mic
Jon Levine

Who the Unemployment Rate Leaves Out

A low unemployment rate doesn't always mean everyone who wants to work has a fair chance to do so. Read our latest analysis to learn why looking beyond the headline numbers is essential to understanding the health of the labor market.

Blog
Daniella Zessoules

The Economic Indicator Series: Understanding Our Economy By The Numbers

If we're going to create an economy where all people can regularly meet their daily needs, we must first understand the current state of our economy. This series reveals what labor market data really says about equity, opportunity, and who the economy is—and isn’t—working for.

For decades, labor

The Executive Summary Series

This series from Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler offers her reflections, analyses, and calls to action at a defining moment in our country. 

As authoritarianism rises, we are called not only to resist its spread, but to advance a bold vision of a just and inclusive democracy and economy. This

Toward a Third Reconstruction

In this moment of democratic crisis, a Third Reconstruction is necessary to complete the unfinished work of the first two Reconstructions. This series explores what it will take to build a new era of racial justice, radical citizenship, and genuine multiracial democracy. 

In November 2025, we

Structural Solution: Automatic Voter Registration

By placing the administrative burden on the state and not the individual, Automatic Voter Registration helps build a more equitable, multiracial democracy by ensuring eligible voters—especially those disproportionately impacted by structural barriers to voting—can fully participate. 

Policy Briefs
Neda Khoshkhoo

Power Policies: How to Get and Keep People Power in the United States

A policy agenda for building a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy where everyone has the power to shape the rules that govern their lives.

Policy Briefs

Structural Solution: Public Dollars for Worker Power

When governments use the power of the purse to create good jobs, workers, families, and communities benefit. Strong labor standards raise wages, improve job quality, and expand economic stability—helping build a more equitable economy for all. 

Policy Briefs

Structural Solution: Democracy Vouchers

Policy Briefs
Keshia Morris Desir

Structural Solution: Public Banks

Public banks keep public money working for the public. By giving communities control over how public dollars are invested, public banks can reduce costs, expand access to capital, strengthen local economies, and build long-term economic and political power for Black and brown communities. 

Policy Briefs
Candace Milner

Structural Solution: Universal Vote By Mail

Universal Vote by Mail expands access to democracy by ensuring every eligible voter can conveniently, securely, and successfully cast a ballot. By removing unnecessary barriers and reducing racial disparities in ballot rejection, this solution helps build a more inclusive and representative democracy.

Policy Briefs
Jens Manuel Krogstad

Structural Solution: Redistricting Reform

When communities have a meaningful voice in transparent and independent redistricting processes, we can protect fair representation, strengthen democracy, and build lasting political power for Black and brown communities. 

Policy Briefs
Angelo Ancheta

Populist Policy: Wealth Tax

When we tax extreme wealth and invest the revenue in public goods, we can reduce the racial wealth divide, foster economic security, strengthen democracy, and build a more prosperous economy for everyone.  

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

Populist Policy: Universal Child Care

Universal child care is a win for everyone, supporting economic well-being for families and children, as well as better working conditions for care workers. By investing in care today, we create generational opportunity. 

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch

Populist Policy: Affordable Housing

Affordable housing isn't just about lowering rents—it's about giving families the stability, security, and power they need to build a better future.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

The Voting Rights Act at 61: What We’ve Lost, What Remains, and What Comes Next

The VRA is gutted, not gone. But what still holds is not enough.

Blog
Taifa Smith Butler