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Cover of 'Solving the Affordability Crisis' by People's Action and Dēmos: a rising staircase of icons representing groceries, health care, energy, housing, and child care, each topped with dollar bills."

Solving the Affordability Crisis

The affordability crisis is the result of policy choices — and different choices can reverse it. This report from Dēmos and People's Action traces why housing, utilities, food, health care, and child care have become unaffordable, and five structural solutions for building a people-powered, racially just economy.

Policy Briefs
Demos
People's Action
A Black care worker in scrubs reviews a clipboard with an older Black woman seated on a couch. In the background, composite images show caregivers working with children and supporting elderly adults, overlaid with illustrated icons representing justice, economic opportunity, and care.

Empowering Care Workers: The Key to a Better Care Economy

Good care jobs are the foundation of a good care economy. Empowering care workers through better pay, stronger protections, and collective voice would improve care quality, reduce workforce shortages, and advance racial and economic equity.

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch
Row of empty voting booths in a school gym

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

Underwriting Bad Jobs

How Our Tax Dollars Are Funding Low-Wage Work and Fueling Inequality

Research
Amy Traub
Robert Hiltonsmith

Testimony on Proposed Campaign Finance Reform to the IDC

I thank the committee for this opportunity to present testimony on the IDC’s campaign finance reform proposal. This testimony is submitted on behalf of myself and Miles Rapoport, President of Demos and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
Testimony and Public Comment
J. Mijin Cha

Fresh Start: The Impact of Public Campaign Financing in Connecticut

Connecticut has offered a voluntary public financing system for state-wide constitutional and General Assembly offices since 2008. Through financing from the Citizens' Election Fund, candidates that obtain the required number of small donations can receive a lump sum to fund their campaign. The

Research
J. Mijin Cha
Miles Rapoport

Letter to Legislators on Connecticut Public Financing

As former and present Secretaries of the State of Connecticut, we are very proud of our state for broadening our democracy by adopting a public financing system for our legislative and statewide campaigns. As former legislators, we understand intimately the fundraising aspects of standing for
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport
Denise Merrill

Testimony: Increasing Compliance with Section 7 of the NVRA

How effective implementation of Section 7of the NVRA helps millions of people get registered to vote.

Testimony and Public Comment
Lisa J. Danetz

Testimony on the Accuracy and Use of Credit Reports

One motivation for this hearing is the recent study by the Federal Trade Commission finding that one in five American consumers identified material errors on their credit reports that were substantiated by the credit reporting agencies.
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

Stop Employment Credit Checks Testimony Before the New York City Council

Demos has conducted extensive research on credit card debt among low- and middle-income households. As part of this research, we have become increasingly concerned with how families are being financially penalized for being in debt, making it difficult, if not impossible, for them to ever get out of

Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

Stuck: Young America's Persistent Jobs Crisis

Young adults are in a critical period of change and choices, as they confront the decisions that will pave the way to their futures. But the generation coming into its own in the aftermath of the Great Recession faces challenges that threaten to undermine even the best laid plans.

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin
Tamara Draut

Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans

 

 

 
 

 

Research
Steven Hill
Robert Hiltonsmith
Joshua Freedman

Testimony in Opposition to Raised Bill 1146, An Act Concerning Cross-Endorsements

Senator Musto, Representative Jutila, Senator McLachlan, Representative Hwang, Members of the Committee.  Thank you for having me here today.  It gives me great pleasure to come before the Committee on which I served for all ten years of my legislative service and with which I worked so closely in
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport