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Tamara Draut

Heather C. McGhee

Trustee Emeritus
Heather McGhee

Heather is a Trustee Emeritus on the Demos Board and author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Lew Daly

Former Senior Policy Analyst and Senior Advisor for Policy Development

J. Mijin Cha

Catherine Ruetschlin

Fellow

Mark Huelsman

Former Associate Director, Policy & Research

Andy Morrison

Associate Director, New Economy Project

Benjamin R. Barber

Former fellow

Amy Traub

Former Associate Director, Policy & Research

The Great Cost Shift Continues

State Higher Education Funding After the Recession

Research
Tamara Draut

Millions to the Middle

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

Policy Briefs
David Callahan
Tamara Draut

Beyond the Debt-For-Diploma System

10 Ways Student Debt Is Blocking the Economic Mobility of Young Americans

Policy Briefs
Jack Temple
Heather C. McGhee
Tamara Draut

Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Climate Change In Florida

Climate change poses a tremendous threat to Florida. Sea level rise, more intense precipitation, and stronger hurricanes increase the risk of natural disaster and imperil the state’s economy and its citizens’ safety.

Research
Robert Repetto, Ph.D.

Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Climate Change In Nevada

Why, without swift and bold action to mitigate climate change, Nevada will grow more and more vulnerable to potentially severe economic impacts.

Research
Robert Repetto, Ph.D.

Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Climate Change In Arizona

Arizona’s citizens and its economy are among America’s most vulnerable to the growing adverse impacts of climate change.

Research
Robert Repetto, Ph.D.

Economic And Environmental Impacts Of Climate Change In Virginia

Climate change threatens serious harm to Virginia’s economy, its people and its treasured natural resources.

Research
Robert Repetto, Ph.D.

The Democratic Alternative

Just in time for midterm election season, Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday released details of a comprehensive higher education bill they say will ensure every student has the chance to get a postsecondary education without debt. [...]

In the media
Inside Higher Ed
Andrew Kreighbaum

Study: Student Loans Weigh the Heaviest on Black and Hispanic Students

With rising tuition costs outpacing inflation and wage growth, many students are struggling to afford college. In fact, about 44 million Americans owe over $1.48 trillion in student loan debt.

In the media
Student Loan Hero
Rebecca Safier

Democratic and Republican voters agree that America faces a student-debt crisis

But the poll released this week suggests the debate is going on separately from how Americans experience student debt, said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. And indeed, there are many reasons why voters may be feeling anxious over student debt.

In the media
Market Watch
Jillian Berman

Billions in Pell Grants go to students who aren’t graduating, new data shows

Several policy organizations have urged that institutions be held more accountable for the success of their students who get Pell Grants. [...]

Many who do enroll end up worse off than they started out, struggling to repay loans they took out to pay for educations they never finished; Pell recipients are nearly twice as likely as other students to borrow, the public-policy organization Demos says.

In the media
PBS
Jon Marcus