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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.

Morality and the Market: Values, Ethics and the Need for a New Social Contract

Americans are famously concerned about values and personal morality. The United States ranks among the most religious of all the advanced industrialized democracies, and it has frequently experienced eras of intense moral introspection. The past several decades have been such a period, with heated
Research

Inequality's Impact on the Economy

A breakdown of the public policies needed to ensure that all Americans have a chance to move into the middle class and stay there.

Testimony and Public Comment
Heather C. McGhee

Memorandum on New York City Employment Credit Checks

From: Demos To: Mayor Bill de Blasio; City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; and interested parties Regarding: Unjustified exemptions that weaken and Aundermine legislation on employment credit checks 
Testimony and Public Comment

The Affordable College Compact

A Federal-State Partnership to Increase State Investment and Return to Debt-Free Public Higher Education

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman

Why New York Needs The Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act

Discrimination has no place in New York. At our best, we’re a city where people of all races, ethnicities, creeds, and backgrounds have an opportunity to work hard and make their mark. But today in New York, many qualified job seekers are turned away from employment because of their personal credit
Policy Briefs
Amy Traub

Testimony of Amy Traub before the U.S. House, An Overview of the Credit Reporting System

Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit the following statement for the record as part of today’s hearing.
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

The Racial Wealth Audit: Measuring How Policies Shape the Racial Wealth Gap

Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap with New Rigor
Research
Thomas Shapiro
Tatjana Meschede
Laura Sullivan

Letter to SEC Secretary Murphy, Comment on Rule Making Petition 4-637

We support rulemaking to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities.

Testimony and Public Comment
Liz Kennedy
Stuart Naifeh

How Do Proof-of-Citizenship Laws Block Legitimate Voters?

A number of states have laws demanding citizens produce documentary evidence of citizenship to register to vote. These laws have far-reaching implications for voter participation in our democracy.

Research
Stuart Naifeh

Minnesota’s Great Cost Shift

How Higher Education Cuts Undermine the State’s Future Middle Class

Research
Robert Hiltonsmith
Mark Huelsman