This case study examines how two Michigan cities, Dearborn and Hamtramck, responded to gaps in federal language-access protections and expanded access to Arabic-language voting assistance at the local level.
Ahead of midterms, Dēmos case study presents the framework that secured language access for Arabic speakers and lessons to continue increasing turnout for a pivotal voting group in the state.
In our latest analysis, we look beyond the headline unemployment rate to examine declining labor force participation, with particular attention to Black women, whose participation has fallen sharply in recent months.
By placing the administrative burden on the state and not the individual, Automatic Voter Registration helps build a more equitable, multiracial democracy by ensuring eligible voters—especially those disproportionately impacted by structural barriers to voting—can fully participate.
When governments use the power of the purse to create good jobs, workers, families, and communities benefit. Strong labor standards raise wages, improve job quality, and expand economic stability—helping build a more equitable economy for all.
Universal Vote by Mail expands access to democracy by ensuring every eligible voter can conveniently, securely, and successfully cast a ballot. By removing unnecessary barriers and reducing racial disparities in ballot rejection, this solution helps build a more inclusive and representative democracy.
A policy agenda for building a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy where everyone has the power to shape the rules that govern their lives.
A low unemployment rate doesn't always mean everyone who wants to work has a fair chance to do so. Read our latest analysis to learn why looking beyond the headline numbers is essential to understanding the health of the labor market.
No eligible voter should be shut out of our democracy because election materials aren't available in the language they know best. This brief with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) shows why language access is essential to a truly inclusive, multiracial democracy.
Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler called the Supreme Court's decision essential to building an inclusive democracy in which all Americans have equal rights and a political voice.
This brief examines what the Supreme Court's Callais decision means for communities of color, what has already changed in its wake, and what reforms — from state voting rights acts to proportional representation — can meet this moment.
The affordability crisis is the result of policy choices — and different choices can reverse it. This report from Dēmos and People's Action traces why housing, utilities, food, health care, and child care have become unaffordable, and five structural solutions for building a people-powered, racially just economy.
This installment of our Economic Indicator Series examines why long-term unemployment matters, what it reveals about the true health of the labor market, and how persistent disparities in unemployment duration deepen existing racial inequities over time.
Good care jobs are the foundation of a good care economy. Empowering care workers through better pay, stronger protections, and collective voice would improve care quality, reduce workforce shortages, and advance racial and economic equity.
Black women are often the first to feel economic pressure and the last to recover. Their unemployment data is a clearer signal of economic health than any topline indicator.
"The Court has effectively stripped Black, Latino, Native American, Asian American and other voters of color of the most powerful protection against racial discrimination in redistricting."
