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Dominant Tech Firms' Concentrated Economic Power Threatens Our Economic Well-being and Democratic Ideals

Written testimony of Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman before the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law

Testimony and Public Comment

October 1, 2020

K. Sabeel Rahman

Two Black voters at a voting booth superimposed on a ballot being cast

Right to Vote: The Case for Expanding the Right to Vote in the U.S. Constitution

If we truly want to build inclusive democracy, we must articulate an affirmative vision of voting rights in the Constitution itself.

Policy Briefs

August 26, 2020

Laura Williamson

Brenda Wright

Lift Every Voice: The Urgency of Universal Civic Duty Voting

The case for mandatory participation in U.S. elections.

Research

July 20, 2020

Democracy and the New Federalism

On June 22 and 23, 2000, Demos convened a national workshop in New York City on “Democracy and the New Federalism”. The workshop was comprised of a diverse group of elected officials, community organizers, researchers, and policy analysts. In this report, we summarize and reflect on the insights

Research

July 5, 2000