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How Biden’s Plan for a Public Credit Registry Will Build Economic Power for Black and Brown Communities

Credit reports and scores control access to public goods people need. Yet, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, remaking the nation’s credit reporting system is not the top concern. 
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November 16, 2020
Amy Traub
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To Keep His Promises to the Black Community, Pres. Biden Must Prioritize Building an Inclusive Democracy

While Biden inspires hope, our democracy has let down Black communities for far too long.
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Joshua Harmon
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Black Workers at Amazon Warehouse Have the Power to Keep Making History

The hardships faced by Amazon’s warehouse employees are well known and now Black workers in Alabama are organizing, challenging power, and leading the efforts to become unionized.
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Amy Traub
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Congress Must Pass H.R.1 Now

Congress must act swiftly to put transformative pro-democracy legislation at the top of the agenda.
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Adam Lioz
Laura Williamson
US Capitol Building from a distance

To Keep His Promises to the Black Community, Pres. Biden Must Prioritize Building an Inclusive Democracy

While Biden inspires hope, our democracy has let down Black communities for far too long.
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Joshua Harmon
Black warehouse worker wearing mask operating forklift

Black Workers at Amazon Warehouse Have the Power to Keep Making History

The hardships faced by Amazon’s warehouse employees are well known and now Black workers in Alabama are organizing, challenging power, and leading the efforts to become unionized.
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Amy Traub

Voting Rights Advocates Secure Spanish-Language Voting Materials in Settlement of Case on Behalf of Puerto Rican Voters Living in Florida

"By ensuring that voters with limited English proficiency can access ballots, vote-by-mail requests, and other materials in Spanish, today’s settlement is one more positive step in the pursuit of a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy.”
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Demos to Launch Search for President Following Rahman Appointment to Biden Administration

Former Head of Progressive Think Tank Named Senior Counselor at OIRA 
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Dēmos to Biden-Harris Administration: A Brighter Tomorrow Begins Today

Today is a new beginning for America, but it is just that: a beginning. What comes next is in our hands.
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NDRH

Leading Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Observe the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Fifth Annual National Day of Racial Healing, January 19, 2021

Without healing, we cannot transform broken systems, mend fractured relationships, and ensure equitable COVID-19 relief and recovery.
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Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021

Today, nearly 60 years removed from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s speech during the March on Washington, countless barriers remain between his dream and America’s reality.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman: Biden Plan ‘Powerful First Step Toward an Economic Recovery’

An economy that ultimately lives up to our country’s promise will require us to invest in public goods and health infrastructure, break up concentrated economic power, and ensure equitable access for Black and brown communities.
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K. Sabeel Rahman
Young adults of color wear "I voted" stickers

A Look Back at the Other Swing Voter: Visioning Forward Convening

Demos and Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research hosted a virtual convening to contribute to a growing movement that seeks to redefine who we think of as swing voters.
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Christelle Prophete
Laura Williamson
Empty voting booths at a polling location

Congress Must Pass H.R.1 Now

Congress must act swiftly to put transformative pro-democracy legislation at the top of the agenda.
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Adam Lioz
Laura Williamson