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The Supreme Court issued a little-noticed decision in a Maryland case that gave the green light to states to eliminate the repugnant practice of “prison-based gerrymandering.”

Fifty years ago, Michael Harrington wrote The Other America, documenting – among the many ravages of poverty – that millions of children in the richest country on earth went to bed hungry every night. His book inspired two Democratic presidents, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, to launch a war on poverty, then estimated at more than 20 percent of the population.

"I think this does pull back the curtain around some things that people intuitively know to be true—like, privilege tends to reproduce itself."

We have faith that with the tireless work of the grassroots organizers, we will one day live in an America where every election — in every corner of the country — is free and fair for everyone.

“Representation can vary wildly, and it matters crucially to how your case turns out."

"There is more consensus about the need to go big on college affordability than there has been in previous election cycles."

“There are massive benefits to institutions, to students themselves in the long term in being more diverse and having a set of students from different backgrounds.” 

“You get a federal judge involved, then you don’t have the danger of having political leadership that isn’t committed to the work.”

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

A conversation on antitrust law as guardrails on capitalism at Bold v Old in Washington DC. The conversation includes an overview of the history of anti-trust law, why and how anti-trust law became broken, and more.

Might the Trump presidency be propeling us toward a Third Reconstruction?

What makes a good ‘public?’ And what kinds of policy tools can we employ to ensure more equitable and inclusive access to these goods?

After an eventful summer in Silicon Valley, there is blood in the water. At stake is democracy itself.

Models and policy recommendations for boosting civic engagement and fortifying American democracy.

The Democratic candidates have revived an old progressive debate about whether big business can be regulated, or must be broken up.

The Bill of Rights has been a central touchstone for Americans throughout history, especially when faced with existential challenges to the legitimacy of American government.

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.

President K. Sabeel Rahman explains why Demos works on racial equity, an inclusive democracy, and an economy free of barriers.

"A lot of things need to go right for middle-class workers on their way to financial independence."

“You definitely get the feeling that they’re trying to run the numbers up — that they want to be able to say that there’s a lot of voter fraud out there."