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A Representative and Accountable Government

Dēmos envisions a government that embeds public participation in its decision-making and centers the will and well-being of the people.   

Corporate and wealthy elites have a stronghold on government levers, creating policies that benefit only the few, often at the expense of the public.   

 

 

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Building Worker Power With Public Funding at the State and Local Levels

Discover how state and local policies can effectively protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively. This brief examines approaches to worker protection through federal funding opportunities and provides real-world examples of successful policy implementation by workers and communities.

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch

Public Banks for Public Good: Transformative Investments to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Dēmos and New Economy Project explore how public banking can expand opportunities for communities of color to build shared generational and community wealth.

Blog
Lydia Casmier Anway
Andy Morrison

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The Power Agenda

The Dēmos Power Agenda Framework is our roadmap towards a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. To build civic, political, and economic power for all we need structural reforms that restore and expand voting rights, strengthen worker rights and protections and shifts power to the

Groundbreaking State-by-State Scorecard Grades Economic, Civic and Political Conditions for Building Power for Residents

Dēmos releases the Power Scorecard, a groundbreaking state-by-state snapshot of economic, civic, and political conditions that are conducive to building economic and political power for people. 

Press release/statement

Whole Home Repairs: Winning the Campaign to Improve Housing Quality in Pennsylvania

Through strategic communication and organizing, a coalition of community organizers, housing advocates, and elected officials secured $125 million in ARPA funds for low-income Pennsylvania residents for home repair and weatherization.

Policy Briefs
Demos
Pennsylvania Stands Up

New Analysis Shows Successes, Lessons Learned from Home Repair Program

The Whole Home Repairs Campaign illustrates the power of organizing and community-involved decision-making in addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis 

Press release/statement

Statement on the 2024 U.S. General Election

Over the next four years, people power will be more important than ever in making our democratic process and economy work for our communities.  

Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Cancel Registration of 1,600 Voters Just Days Before the Election

"Protections like the National Voter Registration Act are there for a reason. It is unconscionable that the Court is permitting a voter purge this close to an election"

Press release/statement

For My Mom, Voting Took a Village

Explores one Vietnamese family's journey of overcoming language challenges and navigating a complex voting process to help their mom vote for the first time. 

Blog
Phi Nguyen

Language Access and Voting Rights: An Overview of Federal, State, and Local Policies

In this report, we examine the barriers to voting based on language skills and solutions to expand access for limited English-proficient voters from the local to the federal level.

Policy Briefs
Angelo Ancheta

New Report on Voter Language Access Finds Gaps, Successes, and Opportunities in Voting Rights Act and State Policies

Federal language access laws do not fully address the American electorate’s diverse language needs  

Press release/statement

Tennessee Ranks Among the Worst States for Voter Registration and Turnout, Particularly for Black Voters and Voters of Color, New Report Finds

Underinvestment and Discriminatory Voter Suppression Laws Among Key Contributors to Low Voter Turnout in the Volunteer State

Press release/statement

Tennessee's Missing Voters: A State and County Analysis

Dēmos and the grassroots mobilization nonprofit Organize Tennessee analyze who Tennessee’s nearly 2.3 million “missing voters” are and why they are absent or unrepresented at the ballot box. 

Policy Briefs
Demos
Organize Tennessee

The Demos Transforming America Awards & Gala

Thursday, May 30, 2019
6:00-9:00 PM

Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York City

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New Report Uncovers Flaws Behind Databases Used by Mass Voter Challengers

“The right to vote belongs to everyone, but efforts by some groups and individuals to remove voters from state voter rolls using faulty data threatens this fundamental right."

Press release/statement
Demos
All Voting is Local
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Dēmos Lauds HHS, GSA Promotion of Voter Registration Options for Voters

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will ensure that HealthCare.gov online applications now include an optional question for users to request information about registering to vote. 

Press release/statement

Understanding the Flawed Data Methodologies Underlying Mass Voter Challenges

Emerging concerns about mass challenger data programs highlight that flawed data methodologies may put voters without stable housing at risk of having their registrations questioned or canceled.

Policy Briefs
All Voting is Local
Demos
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Voices Vote Now

New U.S. Dept. of Justice Voter Guidance Could Protect More Eligible Voters

"We applaud the DOJ and encourage the Biden administration to continue defending, protecting, and expanding the right to vote."

Press release/statement
Phi Nguyen