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Rebuilding Democratic Infrastructure

An Analytical Framework
Research
Hollie Russon Gilman
K. Sabeel Rahman
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We Vote, We Count: The Need for Congressional Action to Secure the Right to Vote for All Citizens

This report elevates the voices of affected communities across the country and provides important insights on the quest to vote.
Research
Gilda Daniels
Tyson D. King-Meadows
Loren M. Henderson
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Challenging Misleading Claims of Illegal Voting in Palm Beach County

The Public Interest Law Foundation has made such misleading and irresponsible claims before, and, when tested, they have uniformly proven to be unreliable and misleading.
Litigation
Stuart Naifeh

Donors to Baltimore City Elections Do Not Reflect the City’s Racial and Economic Diversity

Our elections are fairer—and our democracy works better—when politicians listen to the entire public instead of only to big donors. A review of donations from individuals to Mayoral and City Council races in 2015 and 2016 shows that those who contribute to campaigns—and therefore are more likely to
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How Marriott’s Corporate Practices Fuel Growing Racial Inequality in America

The dynamics of unstable pay at Marriott and high-cost lending by its affiliated credit union take the income disparities between Marriott’s predominantly black and Latino workforce and its overwhelmingly white corporate leadership and enable them to metastasize into growing disparities in wealth. 
Research
Amy Traub
Julia Gunn

A Blueprint for College without Debt

A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again
Research
Mark Huelsman

Messaging Memo: “How Are You Going to Pay For That?”

Advocates and policymakers are frequently asked how they plan to pay for progressive policy investments. This memo provides guidance on how to respond.
Research
Amy Traub

Climate Equity: From Crisis to Opportunity Building Power Through Partnership

An outline of Demos' approach to engaging across climate and equity issues, their respective fields, and partners working in the fields.
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Report on the Record of Supreme Court Nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Demos opposes Kavanaugh's confirmation because it would threaten equal justice for people of color and the future of racial equity.
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Demos urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Rule on Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims

Dear Ms. Verma: I am writing on behalf of Demos to urge you to withdraw the proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2018, which would repeal a current regulatory provision clarifying that states may make
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

Department of Commerce: Reject Adding a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census Questionnaire

Adding a question on citizenship status to the decennial census to which every household in the United States is required to respond is entirely unnecessary for the proper performance of the Census Bureau’s functions, and will greatly impair the quality, utility and clarity of the 2020 Census.
Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
Chiraag Bains

Race-Class California: Our Progressive Narrative

Both economic and racial justice are core progressive priorities, but too often we discuss them separately. On the contrary, racial and economic harms are intertwined, as are our desired solutions to them. Wealthy elites exploit racial fears to turn working people against each other and government;
Research

Everyone's America

26 state policies for a race-forward, populist agenda to empower all Americans.
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