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We don’t only have a jobs deficit in this country. We have a deficit of good jobs. Here's why.

Demos strongly urges the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw the proposed rule to radically enlarge the list of criteria that will be used to decide whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.”

"We know this: the super rich and corporations don’t need a tax cut. The 1 percent are doing just fine."

President Trump should follow the letter of the law and allow the Senate to confirm a new Director of the CFPB. 

Dramatic new public policy initiatives are needed to accomplish two broad interrelated goals: to ensure that all Americans have a chance to move into the middle class and, second, to ensure greater security for those in the middle class.

The fast food industry is the main driver of compensation inequality in the most disparate sector of the economy, with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2013 of over 1000-to-1.

We are concerned that given Ms. DeVos’ track record to privatize public education and her lack of a clear position concerning the affordability crisis in higher education, the committee cannot properly assess whether Ms. DeVos is fit to run the U.S. Department of Education.

This bill unravels important consumer safeguards that protect American consumers and leaves communities of color particularly vulnerable.

Congress now has the opportunity to erect new public structures guaranteeing stability, transparency and competition in banking.

If passed, each of these pieces of legislation would destabilize a regulatory system that saves lives and improves our nation.

The American Society of Civil Engineers has graded our infrastructure a D+, poor and at risk. Congress must act.

More information about CEO-to-worker pay disparities is critical for investors.

New York State is in the midst of a housing crisis. Right now, there is a policy platform under consideration that could address the crisis.

The CCPA is a climate bill, a racial justice bill, a public health bill, and an economic development bill. We need it to be all of these things.

The Department's proposed "EAP Rule" fails to sufficiently safeguard working people.

Demos’ Race-Class Narrative (RCN) project developed an empirically-tested narrative on race and class that resonates with all working people and offers an alternative to—and neutralizes the use of—dog-whistle racism.

The Disparate Impact standard is critical to continued and enhanced opportunity to access fair credit, housing, and homeownership. Demos strongly opposes efforts to undermine this longstanding enforcement tool.

One New York State bill would interrupt the cycle of discrimination that comes with employment credit checks.

We're asking Florida to immediately implement new procedures as a result of this crisis

We urge Ohio to take immediate action to ease and modify absentee ballot
laws so that thousands of voters are not disenfranchised during Ohio’s March 17, 2020 primary.