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The Executive Summary Series

This series from Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler offers her reflections, analyses, and calls to action at a defining moment in our country. 

As authoritarianism rises, we are called not only to resist its spread, but to advance a bold vision of a just and inclusive democracy and economy. This

Solving the Affordability Crisis Begins with Giving People More Control of Our Economy

From high gas prices to unaffordable housing, families are struggling to make ends meet. The concentration of power in this country has sent our economy out of whack, but we know how to fix it.

Blog
Taifa Smith Butler

Looking Under the Hood: Rising Long-Term Unemployment

This installment of our Economic Indicator Series examines why long-term unemployment matters, what it reveals about the true health of the labor market, and how persistent disparities in unemployment duration deepen existing racial inequities over time.

Blog
Daniella Zessoules

Empowering Care Workers: The Key to a Better Care Economy

Good care jobs are the foundation of a good care economy. Empowering care workers through better pay, stronger protections, and collective voice would improve care quality, reduce workforce shortages, and advance racial and economic equity.

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch

The Presidents’ Series

This series is a collection of reflections from Dēmos founders, past presidents, and current leadership to mark our 25th Anniversary. Each essay looks back at why our organization was founded and forward to the work still ahead: building a truly multiracial democracy and an inclusive economy that

People, Purpose, Power: Dēmos at 25

Charged with both honoring Dēmos’ legacy and looking to the future, current president Taifa Smith Butler closes the Presidents’ Series by reflecting on the present moment and what it calls us to do.

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Taifa Smith Butler

Dēmos at 25: More than a Milestone. A Call to Action

Twenty-five years ago, Dēmos was founded on a simple but radical idea: that democracy and the economy should work for everyone. In a moment when both are under assault, that idea has never been more urgent — or more necessary to fight for. Our 2025 annual report tells the story of how we're meeting

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Reflections on Dēmos: Sabeel Rahman

From protesting outside a courthouse to shaping policy inside the White House, former Dēmos president Sabeel Rahman learned a defining lesson during his tenure: transformational change must begin with people power.

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K. Sabeel Rahman

We Have a Choice to Make

Worker power is not solely a labor issue, but one of the most urgent democracy crises of our time. 

Blog
Taifa Smith Butler

Reflections on Dēmos: Heather McGhee

Former Dēmos president Heather McGhee reflects on how the organization grew from a small experiment in policy advocacy into something more distinctive: a multi-issue “think and do” tank.

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Heather C. McGhee

If You Want to Know How the Economy Is Doing, Start with Black Women

Black women are often the first to feel economic pressure and the last to recover. Their unemployment data is a clearer signal of economic health than any topline indicator.

Blog
Daniella Zessoules

Taxes Explained: Envisioning a More Equitable Tax Code in 2026

What would a truly equitable tax code look like? Dēmos breaks down the congressional proposals that could shift resources away from billionaires and toward everyday people.

Policy Briefs
Eliana Golding

The Economic Indicator Series: Understanding Our Economy By The Numbers

If we're going to create an economy where all people can regularly meet their daily needs, we must first understand the current state of our economy. This series reveals what labor market data really says about equity, opportunity, and who the economy is—and isn’t—working for.

For decades, labor

Eviscerating Key Parts of the Voting Rights Act Is a Profound Setback for Our Multiracial Democracy and Voters of Color

"The Court has effectively stripped Black, Latino, Native American, Asian American and other voters of color of the most powerful protection against racial discrimination in redistricting."

Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Good Jobs & Worker Power

About Dēmos

Dēmos is a non-profit public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. We work hand in hand to build power with and for Black and brown communities, forging strategic alliances with grassroots and state-based organizations. 

For 25 years, Dēmos has

Reflections on Dēmos: Miles Rapoport

Former Dēmos president Miles Rapoport reflects on stepping in as the organization’s second president and carrying forward the founders’ vision.

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Miles Rapoport

Statement on the DOJ’s Persecution of SPLC

In a sense, this is not a surprise. This administration has made it clear that it will attack, persecute, and villainize any person, organization, or group that decries its actions and tries to hold it to account.

Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Reflections on Dēmos: David Callahan

In the second piece of the series, Dēmos co-founder David Callahan takes us back to the late 1990s—a moment that appeared prosperous on the surface yet held deeper warning signs.

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David Callahan