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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

Sanctuary, Safety and Community

A report on the ability of local communities to decide, based on their own form of local government, how they may enact policies to protect immigrant rights.

Policy Briefs
Katherine Culliton-González
Joanna E. Cuevas Ingram

Demos Pres. Miles Rapoport Applauds Connecticut Legislators for Passage of Bill Banning Discriminatory Credit Checks in Hiring

New York – Today, Demos, a national public policy research and advocacy center that supports fair employment practices, congratulates the Connecticut General Assembly for passing legislation that prohibits employers from using credit reports in employment decisions except in certain circumstances. Demos commends Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, House Speaker Christopher Donovan and Representative Matthew Lesser for their leadership on this issue.  Connecticut is sixth in a growing number of states to ban employment credit checks.

Press release/statement

Voting Rights Groups Sue Georgia for Neglecting Voting Rights of Low-Income Residents

Plaintiffs had no other choice but to sue to ensure that, going forward, low-income Georgia citizens receive the voter registration opportunities to which they're entitled.

Press release/statement

Stacked Deck: How the Racial Bias in Our Big Money Political System Undermines Our Democracy and Our Economy

The dominance of big money in our politics makes it far harder for people of color to exert political power and effectively advocate for their interests as both wealth and power are consolidated by a small, very white, share of the population.

Research
Adam Lioz

Civil Rights Organizations File Motion to Defend Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Albany, NY – Today, top civil rights organizations filed a motion in New York Supreme Court asking to intervene to help defend New York's new law allocating people in prison to their home communities for redistricting and reapportionment.  

Press release/statement

Retiring In The Red: The Growth of Debt Among Older Americans

NEW: SECOND EDITION. "Retiring in the Red" is part of the Borrowing to Make Ends Meet Briefing Paper Series. Reports an 89% average increase in credit card debt among America's seniors from 1992 to 2001. Key Findings:

Research
Tamara Draut
Heather C. McGhee

Discrediting America: The Urgent Need to Reform the Nation's Credit Reporting Industry

This report reveals the extent of credit information “mission creep,” examines troubling shortcomings in the for-profit credit reporting industry, and recommends common sense steps to reform the credit reporting system.

Research
Amy Traub

Hartford, Conn. City Council Bans Credit Checks in City Employment; Demos Pres. Miles Rapoport Applauds Decision

New York – This week, the growing practice of employers screening the credit scores of job applicants was dealt a legal blow after the Court of Common Council of Hartford, Connecticut, passed an ordinance prohibiting the practice as part of the city's employment application and promotion process. The legislation is the first municipal ordinance of its kind in the country. 

Demos, a national public policy research and advocacy center that supports fair employment and publishes research hiring practices, celebrates the decision.

Press release/statement

The Plastic Safety Net: 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt of Low-and Middle-Income Households

In February and March 2012, Demos surveyed a nationally representative sample of 997 low- and middle-income American households who carried credit card debt for three months or more.

Research
Amy Traub
Catherine Ruetschlin

Advocates Hail Census Bureau's Release of Data to Assist in Correcting Prison-Based Gerrymandering

New York, NY – Today, the Census Bureau released a new data product that will assist state and local governments in avoiding prison-based gerrymandering, a practice which unjustly gives districts that contain prisons extra representation in the legislature.  The Bureau’s accelerated release of 2010 group quarters table was hailed by Demos and the Prison

Press release/statement

The Challenge of Credit Card Debt for the African American Middle Class

In the wake of the worst effects of the Great Recession, African Americans, like Americans as a whole, are getting their balance sheets in order and paying down credit card debt. But new research from Demos’ National Survey on Credit Card Debt of Low-and Middle-Income Households finds that African Americans face challenges to their financial security that are unlike those of white households.

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Discredited: How Employment Credit Checks Keep Qualified Workers Out of a Job

Why employment credit checks constitute an illegitimate barrier to employment.

Research
Amy Traub

Demos Applauds Montana Governor Schweitzer For Vetoing Anti-Voter Legislation

New York – Today, Demos, a national public policy and advocacy center that supports pro-voter election reform, applauded Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer for vetoing an anti-voter measure recently passed by the state legislature. The bill, HB 180, would have rescinded Montana’s so-called “late registration” period, a type of "Same Day Voter Registration" which allows citizens to register and vote at county clerks’ offices on Election Day and the preceding 30 days.

Press release/statement

Fast Food Failure: How CEO-to-Worker Pay Disparity Undermines the Industry and the Overall Economy

Extreme wage gaps within the fast food industry has made its sector the most unequal in the American economy

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin

To Move Is To Thrive: Public Transit and Economic Opportunity for People of Color

This report presents findings on the use of public transit by people of color and on the potential jobs benefits that people of color can gain from investments in public transit.

Research
Algernon Austin

Social Exclusion: The Decisions and Dynamics that Drive Racism

How social exclusion blocks Black people from full participation and power in the United States.

Research
Connie M. Razza

Toward a Vision for Racial Equity & Inclusion at Starbucks: Review and Recommendations

Once an institution accepts the premise that all people, regardless of their background, have the potential to thrive and contribute to the success of an organization, they can begin to recognize systemic disparities and gaps as flaws to be addressed.

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Sherrilyn Ifill

Report on the Record of Supreme Court Nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh

Demos opposes Kavanaugh's confirmation because it would threaten equal justice for people of color and the future of racial equity.

Research