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Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. This report analyzes the impact of medical debt on household finances and provides policy solutions.
From the time a baby is born, American families are trapped between the need to provide care for their children and the necessity of earning income.
Research
December 13, 2016
Amy Traub
Robert Hiltonsmith
Tamara Draut
In 2013, Walmart spent billions repurchasing shares of its own stock. It should have spent it raising wages.
Research
June 4, 2014
Catherine Ruetschlin
Amy Traub
Why better measures of government output can help us grasp potentially damaging tradeoffs between fiscal austerity and collective needs.
Financialization is a major driver of growing inequality and undermines key sources of growth and job creation.
Research
February 10, 2015
How the retail industry fails to meet the needs of the Black and Latino workforce.
Research
June 2, 2015
Catherine Ruetschlin
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad
The white, wealthy donor class that fuels Baltimore's elections
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
As part of an effort to reshape rules around debt and lending to reduce racial wealth inequality, we propose establishing a public credit registry to gradually replace the current for-profit credit reporting system.
Policy Briefs
April 3, 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
How We Can Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis
Policy Briefs
April 26, 2019
The Black Futures Lab’s Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction.
Research
May 28, 2019
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research
LGB+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census
Research
June 27, 2019
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research
Demos’ Race-Class Narrative (RCN) project developed an empirically-tested narrative on race and class that resonates with all working people and offers an alternative to—and neutralizes the use of—dog-whistle racism.
A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act
Policy Briefs
July 3, 2019
Democracy Dollars Can Make Every Voice Matter in Albuquerque’s Elections
Policy Briefs
August 23, 2019
This report elevates the voices of affected communities across the country and provides important insights on the quest to vote.
Research
November 25, 2019
Gilda Daniels
Tyson D. King-Meadows
Loren M. Henderson
This forthcoming paper makes the case for why we need a new constitutional amendment—a Right-to-Vote Amendment for a 21st Century Democracy
Policy Briefs
December 16, 2019
If we truly want to build inclusive democracy, we must articulate an affirmative vision of voting rights in the Constitution itself.
Policy Briefs
August 26, 2020
Laura Williamson
Brenda Wright
Our racist criminal legal system denies voting rights to millions. We must end this practice of disenfranchisement in all its forms.
Policy Briefs
March 25, 2021
Laura Williamson
Naila Awan