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The current go-it-alone economic system has created record inequality and stalled mobility for the next generation. A new paradigm must be created.
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Priya Mulgaonkar

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How the Climate & Community Protection Act will Increase Resiliency for New York’s Latinx Communities
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It’s Time to Get Big Money Out of the Climate Change Fight

If we want to pass climate policies that could actually help reverse the climate crisis, then we also need to fix our democratic system that gives too much power to wealthy donors and big polluters.
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Adrien Salazar
Bill Lipton
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Establish a Public Credit Registry

As part of an effort to reshape rules around debt and lending to reduce racial wealth inequality, we propose establishing a public credit registry to gradually replace the current for-profit credit reporting system.
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Amy Traub
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The Climate and Community Protection Act

New York State’s Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) is a bold climate action policy for the people of New York.
Policy Briefs
Lew Daly
Meet the Experts
Lew Daly
Lew Daly
Senior Policy Analyst and Senior Advisor, Policy Development
Adrien Salazar
Adrien Salazar
Campaign Strategist, Climate Equity
Amy Traub
Amy Traub
Associate Director, Policy & Research
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Democratic Reform
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The freedom to vote must be protected. Money in politics must be reduced. The democratic process must reflect our diverse electorate. Demos is committed to creating an inclusive democracy.
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