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Report: Pittsburgh Water Privatization Caused Lead Contamination, Skyrocketing Costs

"Water is — and always should be — a public good. Cutting corners and endangering the public to deliver profits for a private corporation is the height of greed and disregard for the people’s well-being."
Press release
February 9, 2022
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Enduring Lessons from the Pittsburgh & Flint Water Crises

8 Years after Flint and more recently in Pittsburgh, we’re reminded of the dangers of water privatization and why we need to keep water as a public good.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules
Houses flooded from Hurricane Harvey in Texas

Hear Us: The Climate Crisis Demands Race-Intentional Co-Governance

Grassroots organizers in Texas offer a blueprint for cementing equity into local recovery efforts.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson with the White House and US Supreme Court in the background

Judge Jackson Is The Next Supreme Court Justice America Needs

Why the Senate should confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson without delay
Blog
Taifa Smith Butler

Why Lessons From Black History Demand That D.C. Becomes The 51st State

Washington's history is Black history — and D.C. statehood is its future.
In the media
Laura Williamson
Ericka Taylor
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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.
Blog
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.
Blog
Amy Traub

President Biden’s Plan To Change Credit Reporting And Scoring

"Black and Latinx borrowers [are] more likely to be denied credit than white borrowers and more likely to be charged higher interest rates [...]. [O]ne of many ways the financial deck is stacked against Black and brown consumers.”
In the media
Michelle Black
Caroline Lupini

'I also defaulted': Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley reveals her experience with student loan debt

"Black student debtors "are 16 percent more likely to be in default or seriously delinquent than white student debtors; Latino borrowers are 8 percent more likely."
In the media
Aarthi Swaminathan

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.”
Press release

K. Sabeel Rahman Named Senior Counselor in the Biden Administration

This is exciting yet bittersweet news for Demos.
Blog
Josh Fryday
K. Sabeel Rahman standing against purple background

Demos to Launch Search for President Following Rahman Appointment to Biden Administration

Former Head of Progressive Think Tank Named Senior Counselor at OIRA 
Press release

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.
Press release
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.
Press release