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Over 100 community, civil rights, consumer, and student advocacy organizations urge House and Senate leadership to insist on student debt cancellation for all borrowers during negotiations over the next coronavirus relief package.
Testimony and Public Comment
July 15, 2020
This presentation outlines the ways that student debt both contributes to, and is a cause of, America’s historic and persistent racial wealth divide.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 22, 2020
One New York State bill would interrupt the cycle of discrimination that comes with employment credit checks.
Testimony and Public Comment
March 3, 2020
How Albuquerque Campaign Donors Do Not Reflect the City’s Diverse Population and Needs
Research
October 7, 2019
Laura Friedenbach
Isaac J. de Luna Navarro
To fairly evaluate any higher education reform proposal, we must understand the ways that these dual burdens—less wealth and more debt—lead to worse outcomes for Black students than white students.
Research
September 9, 2019
Suzanne Kahn
Mark Huelsman
Jen Mishory
Democracy Dollars Can Make Every Voice Matter in Albuquerque’s Elections
Policy Briefs
August 23, 2019
The Supreme Court should hold that Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The Case for Bold, Equitable Student Loan Cancellation and Reform
The Department's proposed "EAP Rule" fails to sufficiently safeguard working people.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 21, 2019
The CCPA is a climate bill, a racial justice bill, a public health bill, and an economic development bill. We need it to be all of these things.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 17, 2019
How the Climate & Community Protection Act will Increase Resiliency for New York’s Latinx Communities
Policy Briefs
April 15, 2019
Lew Daly
Priya Mulgaonkar
New York State’s Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) is a bold climate action policy for the people of New York.
Policy Briefs
March 20, 2019
Our current system of campaign finance reform suppresses the political power of people of color and that lack of political power has had proven, lasting consequences.
Testimony and Public Comment
March 20, 2019
The white, wealthy donor class that fuels Baltimore's elections
H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is the boldest and most comprehensive proposal to strengthen our democracy since the aftermath of Watergate.
Testimony and Public Comment
February 14, 2019
Most states have very far to go in making their selective public institutions representative, and thus truly public.
Research
December 12, 2018
Public-sector jobs in Massachusetts are more likely than private-sector jobs to be good jobs that provide a family-supporting income and wealth-building benefits. They need to be preserved.
Research
November 20, 2018
How we work every day to operationalize within our organization the racial equity and inclusion that we seek to advance in our country.
Research
November 15, 2018
Heather C. McGhee
Lucy Mayo
Angela Park
A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again
Research
September 26, 2018
An outline of Demos' approach to engaging across climate and equity issues, their respective fields, and partners working in the fields.
Research
September 10, 2018