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NEW YORK – As budget debates continue to play out at the state level, it is apparent that Americans everywhere are still suffering from the long-tail of the recession and need jobs, not austerity measures that will likely reverse emergent economic gains. A new report by the policy center Demos addresses this need head-on, calling for an affordable and efficient federal jobs program that could meet critical community and national needs while providing meaningful employment for millions of people who lost their jobs in the Great Recession. 

Washington, DC — The need for our nation to rebuild the middle class — the real engine of our economy — was completely overlooked in the new job-killing recommendations from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform earlier today. Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Programs at Demos responded with the following statement.

Washington, DC — The need for our nation to rebuild the middle class-the real engine of our economy-was completely overlooked in the new job-killing recommendations from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform earlier today. Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Programs at Demos responded with the following statement.

Washington, DC — A collaborative effort of The Century Foundation, Demos and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), Our Fiscal Security today released Investing in America’s Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Economic

New York, NY — On Black Friday, a massive amount of highly polluting, future consumer electronic waste is about to be unleashed, according to a new report by the national policy center Demos. The Consumer Electronics Association says 74 percent of Americans buying gifts this holiday season will likely purchase consumer electronics, spending an average of $230 each on hot ticket items such as tablets, notebooks, e-readers, and smart phones. About 11 million flat screen televisions will be sold in the final quarter of 2010 alone.

401(k)s Fail Millions of Retirees: Hidden Fees Swallow 20% of Balance, Yield Low Growth, Susceptible to Market Volatility—According to New Report

Not only will this Act help avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it will create hundreds of thousands of good jobs.

Why New York State must act now on climate justice and public financing of elections.

Demos strongly supports the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) that will protect and strengthen climate-impacted Latinx communities by reducing climate pollution and targeting clean energy investment based on principles of equity and racial justice.

If we want to pass climate policies that could actually help reverse the climate crisis, then we also need to fix our democratic system that gives too much power to wealthy donors and big polluters.

Over nine out of 10 senior households of color do not have sufficient economic security to sustain themselves through their projected lives.

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

While Demos celebrates the legislation’s strong mandate on emissions reductions, the governor’s exclusion of community investment mandates and labor standards prolongs the fight for climate justice in New York and nationwide.

“We don’t love where [the bill has] landed but we’re happy that we landed where we are."

“The equity components are the pieces that appear to have been weakened the most."

Looking to the labor lessons of the past and to our vision for an inclusive, organized future.

The future of our planet demands that we recognize our historic inequities and prioritize those who have been most impacted by climate change throughout history.

“It doesn’t address a lot of the co-pollutants that are also produced in fossil fuel combustion that have public health impacts.”