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"Water is — and always should be — a public good. Cutting corners and endangering the public to deliver profits for a private corporation is the height of greed and disregard for the people’s well-being."

All of us — people of color especially — need our government to invest public dollars into our housing, our climate, our care, and our water. Community organizing is key to these efforts and to our collective safety and liberation.

Advocates Call for Passage of Feinstein and Kerry's "Veterans Voting Support Act"

New York — In response to the Department of Veterans Affairs' decision to modify its policy barring voter registration activity in VA facilities, today the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, Demos and the League of Women Voters submitted a letter to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein calling the VA's directive an important but still inadequate step towards protecting the voting rights of veterans.

First Black Woman Nominated to Supreme Court in Historic Moment  

Four executive and legislative actions President Biden should address in his speech

We must not underestimate the progress and yet-untapped potential of this executive order.

New York, NY--Demos, a national public policy and research organization, is making a wide array of research and experts available to the media for interviews on issues central to Election 2008--from the mechanical challenges of the election process to economic and social issues driving voters' choices at the polls. 

Why the Senate should confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson without delay

"There is no time to waste in fully leveraging the federal agencies in protecting the fundamental right to vote.” 

Grassroots organizers in Texas offer a blueprint for cementing equity into local recovery efforts.

"TOP’s success reflects what’s possible when people of color organize around what matters most to them and advocate for a seat at the table."

Today’s Supreme Court decision that federal courts have no ability to check extreme partisan gerrymandering is a stunning blow to our democracy. This decision represents an abdication of judicial responsibility to protect against constitutional violations.

By enacting SB 7066, the Florida legislature has created two classes of returning citizens: those who can afford to reclaim their voting rights, and those who cannot.

Demos Looks Ahead to Critical Floor Debate

The idea of canceling student debt has become a topic of considerable debate. Here's what you need to know about the Warren and Sanders student debt plans and what still needs to be answered.