Resources

Empowering Small Donors to Break the Vicious Cycle of Racial Exclusion in our Democracy & Economy

For states to realize the NVRA’s promise, they must make registering to vote and updating voter registration addresses an integral part of obtaining a driver’s license or state identification card.

Voter registration operates as a tool of racist voter suppression and has long been weaponized to silence communities of color.   Today, we have the opportunity to change this by providing voter registration at federal agencies.

​​​​​Big companies are using data to preserve the power imbalance that keeps them rich. This economic model is rooted in chattel slavery and relies on the extraction and commodification of data.

A look at the policies of the Inclusive Democracy Agenda, why they are needed, and how we went about developing them.

The Executive Order on Racial Equity represents a firm commitment by the Biden Administration to champion racial equity and to advance equitable practices in data collection and data provision.

Letter from 31 civil rights, consumer, and community organizations urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to issue a recommendation that credit information no longer be used to determine eligibility for, or the cost of, auto or home insurance.

Thought pieces from Black and brown Demos staff who have collaboratively reflected on the history of racism, the current state of our democracy, and envisioned the power of an inclusive democracy.

Our racist criminal legal system denies voting rights to millions. We must end this practice of disenfranchisement in all its forms.

Removing unnecessary hurdles to small donor participation will help fix a system that currently prioritizes wealthy, white, male donors over communities of color and working-class people.