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From cutting-edge policy research to illuminating analysis, we bring a racial equity lens to the most pressing issues facing our country. For our latest blog posts and media updates, visit our Media page.

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Demos
New Economy Project

Public Banks for Racial Equity

How stark racial disparities have long pervaded our financial services system, fueling and entrenching inequality, and why public banks are a transformative, equitable alternative.

U.S. Representatives: Oppose the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

This bill unravels important consumer safeguards that protect American consumers and leaves communities of color particularly vulnerable.

Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub
Vijay Das

Race-Class Narrative Ohio Dial Survey Report

For the last year, we—Demos, Anat Shenker-Osorio (ASO Communications) and Ian Haney López (author of Dog Whistle Politics), —have partnered in an ambitious multi-phase project to build an effective new narrative on race, class, and democracy. The central question we’ve explored is how to engage
Research

Race-Class Narrative National Dial Survey Report

National online dial survey results from testing various race, class, and democracy narratives 

Research

Understanding the Working Class

The working class today is much more complex and diverse than the white, male, manufacturing archetype often evoked in popular narratives.

Research
Tamara Draut

The Debt-Free College Act of 2018

The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman
Vijay Das

Testimony of Demos Counsel, Allie Boldt, Before Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Performance Oversight Hearing

Thank you for the opportunity to testify here today.
Testimony and Public Comment
Allie Boldt

The Unaffordable Era: A 50-State Look at Rising College Prices and the New American Student

A 50-State Look at Rising College Prices and the New American Student

Research
Mark Huelsman

When Congress Went to College

Comparing Tuition Then and Now At Our Elected Officials' Alma Maters

Research

Everyone’s Economy

25 Federal Policies to Lift Up Working People

Research

Demos Remarks on Arguments in Ohio Voter Purge Case

Demos Senior Campaign Strategist, Vijay Das, gave the following prepared remarks urging the Supreme Court to rule in favor of protecting the freedom to vote. 

Testimony and Public Comment
Vijay Das