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Visionary Leader Taifa Smith Butler Named President of Demos

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute CEO Will Begin Tenure As Head of Think Tank in July 2021
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April 13, 2021
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Black Business Leaders Stand Up Against Voter Suppression: Corporate Power Still Threatens Democracy

Corporate America took a stand for equality and democracy against the state of Georgia. Yet, the unbalanced economic system they’re part of creates an opportunity to reassess corporate power in our society.
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Amy Traub
Taifa Smith Butler

Visionary Leader Taifa Smith Butler Named President of Demos

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute CEO Will Begin Tenure As Head of Think Tank in July 2021
Press release
Supreme Court building cast half in light and half in shade from setting sun

Supreme Court Case Reveals How Credit Reporting Fails Black and Brown Consumers

Sergio Ramirez's case, TransUnion v. Ramirez, reveals how credit reporting companies like TransUnion have little incentive to invest in making credit reports more accurate and avoiding serious mix-ups.
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Amy Traub

The Coronavirus Will Ruin Your Credit Score

"To say that people post-crisis, as they try to rebuild their lives, have to carry the impact of this is just another round of disadvantage and discrimination.”
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David Dayen

155 Civil Rights Organizations Urge Immediate Congressional Action on Voting Rights

Enacting these critical legislative measures would protect the integrity of the November election and counter the historical disenfranchisement of communities of color and voters with disabilities in America.
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Sabeel Rahman of Demos is the Optimist We All Need to Hear From

Eric and Sabeel have a free-flowing conversation about dismantling institutions and systems that are responsible for ongoing inequality in race, gender, and class.
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Eric Brown
Kirk Brown
K. Sabeel Rahman
Executive Action Plan

115 Groups Sign Presidential Policy Agenda Recommending Executive Actions on Race, Climate & Pollution

The policy platform outlines actions that address environmental justice, just recovery from disasters, equity accounting in climate policy, and energy democracy.
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Season Finale: Building Power with DEMOS President K. Sabeel Rahman and Recognizing a Historic Win in North Carolina

Sabeel talks about the inspiration behind his books, his take on the fight for constitutional law to be applied equitably, and the important reconciliatory work that will be essential beyond the November election.
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Chevon Drew
Hiba Elyass
K. Sabeel Rahman

Florida Advocates Expand Access to Voter Registration and Vote-by-Mail, Expand Voter Education through Settlement of COVID-19 Elections Case

“The agreements we won in this case will protect Black and brown voters and all Floridians, ensuring they have multiple safe voting options and can be heard this November.”
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Rep. John Lewis (image by Lorie Shaull)

Our Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader, Rep. John Lewis

Rep. Lewis was the living embodiment of persistence and courage.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Civil rights lawsuits alone won’t give us the America we want

Besides, focusing narrowly on individual instances of discrimination often leaves in place workplace policies and the power structures that perpetuate systemic discrimination against Black and brown communities in particular.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

From Uprising to Reconstruction

On the superhighway to freedom, while we might be moving in different lanes and at different speeds, let’s ensure we’re all headed in the right direction to emancipation and justice.
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K. Sabeel Rahman
Dorian T. Warren

Black lives matter in Washington. Does the Senate agree?

It's time for Black lives in DC to matter. Let's end centuries of silencing Black voices.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman
Hakeem Jeffries