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Missing Voters: The Real Threat to Alabama's Democracy

More than 815,000 Alabamians are missing from the electoral process. In this report, Stand Up Mobile, Dēmos, and Southern Coalition for Social Justice examine who's missing, why, and what Alabama must do to fix it.

Research
Beverly Cooper
Dustin Tyler Broughton
Keshia Morris Desir
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Lucy Krueger
Sarah Ovaska
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Recognizing Care as a Public Good

A stronger economy starts with a stronger care system. Treating care as public infrastructure would benefit care recipients, care workers, and caregivers alike, while strengthening the economy for all of us. 

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch
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Amicus Brief in Trump v. Barbara

Dēmos submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara challenging the Trump Administration’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

Testimony and Public Comment
Demos
The Campaign Legal Center
Common Cause

Why the Fiduciary Rule Matters

What is the fiduciary rule? In the simplest terms, the fiduciary rule is a new regulation, proposed by the Department of Labor, which requires financial advisors and brokers to act in the best interest of people saving for retirement. Under this rule, when consulting your financial advisor they
Research
Robert Hiltonsmith

Financialization & Equal Opportunity

Financialization is a major driver of growing inequality and undermines key sources of growth and job creation.

Research
Wallace C. Turbeville

Driving the Vote

Are States Complying with the Motor Voter Requirements of the National Voter Registration Act?

Research
Stuart Naifeh

Top 5 Ways Citizens United Harms Democracy & Top 5 Ways We’re Fighting to Take Democracy Back

A functioning democracy requires a government responsive to people considered as political equals. Citizens United flew in the face of that principle.

Research
Liz Kennedy

Letter to Mayor de Blasio and Members of the City Council: Enact The Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act

Dear Mayor de Blasio and Members of the City Council: As leaders in New York City who are concerned about economic and racial injustice, we call on you to enact Intro. 261, The Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, and to ensure that this legislation does not include unjustified
Testimony and Public Comment

Letter to FEC Assistant General Counsel Amy Rothstein, Re: REG 2014-01: Proposed Rulemaking in Response to McCutcheon v. FEC

Demos is a national, non-partisan public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. Demos’ lawyers, researchers, and advocates have extensive legal and policy expertise on money in politics. These comments are
Testimony and Public Comment
Liz Kennedy
Seth Endo

The Money Chase: Moving from Big Money Dominance in the 2014 Midterms to a Small Donor Democracy

Five years after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision, what are the roles of large donors and average voters in selecting and supporting candidates for Congress?

Research
Adam Lioz
Karen Shanton

Retail Politics

How America’s Big-Box Retailers Turn Their Economic Power into Political Influence

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin
Sean McElwee

The Dominance of Big Money in the 2014 Congressional Elections

Democracy has at its heart a basic promise: citizens have an equal voice in deciding who represents them.

Research
Adam Lioz

The Problem of African American Underrepresentation in City Councils

More than 1.2 million African Americans in 175 communities across the country have councils that do not descriptively represent them

Research
Karen Shanton