Tamara Draut appeared on WHYY radio to disucuss the use of growth domestic product as an indicator of the health of a nation's economy, quality of life and future.
Demos' Heather McGhee goes on NOW with Alex Wagner to explain how Keystone pipeline advocates are placing corporate profits over the safety and well-being of the American
New York, NY – On the eve of Earth Day, a new report by the policy center Demos spotlights the dangerous effects of the millions of tons of electronics that are thrown away each year by American households.
New York, NY — On Black Friday, a massive amount of highly polluting, future consumer electronic waste is about to be unleashed, according to a new report by the national policy center Demos. The Consumer Electronics Association says 74 percent of Americans buying gifts this holiday season will likely purchase consumer electronics, spending an average of $230 each on hot ticket items such as tablets, notebooks, e-readers, and smart phones. About 11 million flat screen televisions will be sold in the final quarter of 2010 alone.
New York, NY — Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy and research organization, is making a wide array of experts and research available to the media on issues central to Election 2008--including the financial collapse and the controversial $700 Billion Treasury bailout plan, the state of the household economy, US involvement in global affairs, and the challenges and barriers facing voters on Election Day.
New York—Richard Brodsky, former New York State Assemblyman for Westchester County and current Senior Fellow at the public policy organization Demos and the NYU Wagner School for Public Service issued the following statement in response to today’s earthquake and the continued threat posed to the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant:
NEW YORK – On the eve of the release of new GDP numbers, Demos is publishing a new report challenging the dominance of GDP in the nation’s economic and policy debates. Beyond GDP: New Measures for A New Economy illuminates the limits of a measurement that shows economic growth, as the 2011 numbers will likely indicate, against the backdrop of an ongoing national economic crisis.
New York – In advance of Earth Day, a new research brief from non-partisan public policy organization Demos sounds a wake up call for policymakers and voters: “The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in Florida” lays out how Floridians’ health, economy, and environment are already suffering the effects of climate change and how continued inaction on climate change promises dire consequences in the coming decades.
New York – In advance of Earth Day, a new research brief from non-partisan public policy organization Demos sounds a wake up call for policymakers and voters: “The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in Arizona” lays out how Arizonans’ health, economy, and environment are already suffering the effects of climate change and how continued inaction on climate change promises dire consequences in the coming decades.
New York – In advance of Earth Day, a new research brief from non-partisan public policy organization Demos sounds a wake up call for policymakers and voters: “The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in Nevada” lays out how Nevadans’ health, economy, and environment are already suffering the effects of climate change and how prolonged inaction on climate change promises dire consequences in the coming decades.
