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Here we see the trick to undermining any universalistic program: creating an “us against them” narrative.

The most accurate threshold to enter the rarefied top 1% of wealthholders, $7,880,400, is almost three times as high as the Census estimates. 

Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled the first plan of the 2020 election cycle that comprehensively addresses both college affordability and student loan debt simultaneously.

Private credit reporting is failing for all of us who must rely on credit reports produced by for-profit companies to navigate financial transactions. For communities of color, credit scores evoke the decades of bank redlining and unequal access to credit whose impact persists to this day.

The justice system has been deployed against people of color to imprison would-be-voters and keep political power in the hands of white men.

Campaign finance reforms help address the racial and economic injustices that continue to plague our democracy.

How and why the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 has played such a critical role in increasing access to voter registration.

The state legislature is on the verge of passing the Climate and Community Protection Act, and they need to hear from you.

Baltimore’s campaign donors lack diversity across race, gender, and socioeconomic status. The Baltimore Fair Election Fund, designed with equity and community engagement at the forefront, can change that.

We must envision—and work toward—a democracy agenda that reflects and responds to all the diverse communities who call the United States home.

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.

Why we've organized an event series for black and brown millennials.

Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.

This Giving Tuesday, we encourage you to give whatever you can to support our critical work to win the next 20 years.

A conservative group is suing to force the state of Wisconsin to purge 234,000 voters from voter rolls. The purge will disproportionately target voters of color. 

Fresh research and writing for the start of 2020.

The denial of voting rights to pretrial jail detainees is one of the most hidden and racially disparate forms of voter disenfranchisement.

Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more

Demos experts weigh in on the myths and mistruths inherent in the 2020 State of the Union

We’re celebrating the first full week of Black History Month with a reality check on the biggest news stories this week.