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Miles Rapoport

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

Adam Lioz

Former Senior Counsel

Liz Kennedy

Naila Awan

Former Senior Counsel

Allie Boldt

Former Demos Counsel

Laura Williamson

Former Associate Director of Democracy

Andy Morrison

Associate Director, New Economy Project

Lisa J. Danetz

Tova Andrea Wang

Amy Traub

Former Associate Director, Policy & Research

Brenda Wright

Former Senior Advisor, Legal Strategies

10 Ways Citizens United Endangers Democracy

The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.

Policy Briefs
Liz Kennedy

Millions to the Middle

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

Policy Briefs
David Callahan
Tamara Draut

Stacked Deck: How the Dominance of Politics by the Affluent & Business Undermines Economic Mobility in America

How the dominance of politics by the affluent & business undermines economic mobility in America

Research
David Callahan
J. Mijin Cha

Designing Public Financing Systems to Advance Equity and Independent Political Power

Public financing of elections, as a state and local democracy reform, can help enhance the political voice and power of working-class people and people of color. It is an effective antidote to the outsized influence corporations and major donors currently have on both politics and policy.

Policy Briefs

The Racial Equity Impact of Secret Political Spending by Government Contractors

Why we need an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending.

Policy Briefs
Naila Awan
Liz Kennedy

There are many rich minorities. So why are there no black Koch brothers?

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has made it even more difficult for minorities to affect politics with money, said Adam Lioz, political director for the left-leaning advocacy group Demos.

In the media
Public Integrity
Lateshia Beachum

How Marriott Fuels Racial Inequality

Marriott’s mostly black and Latino front-line workforce may be particularly vulnerable to high-cost lending.

In the media
The Nation
Amy Traub