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"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.” 

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.

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.

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."

“To the extent we have had baby boomers running for president for the past few decades, they got an education in a world when you did not have to take on debt."

"Regardless of dollar amount, the existence of debt is far riskier for low-income and middle-income households."

"The justification for student debt as the primary way we pay for college has been in part based on the assumption that we’ll have consumer protections in place, and we’ll try to make it as painless as possible for people."

The dramatic rise in student loan debt has placed unacceptable risk on working-class families and on people of color, who must take on more debt for the same degree as white students.

"The potential of this plan is that it increases public investment back to levels we saw when college was much more affordable, and it pegs it to a price for students."

“The health and inclusiveness of our democracy are at the center of the debate right now.”

“In today’s decision, the court recognized that Spanish-speaking voters are not second-class citizens and should not have to wait for their voting rights to be fully protected.”