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Data Capitalism and Algorithmic Racism

​​​​​Big companies are using data to preserve the power imbalance that keeps them rich. This economic model is rooted in chattel slavery and relies on the extraction and commodification of data.

Research
Yeshimabeit Milner
Amy Traub

Don’t Listen to the Deficit Squawks

Corporate and far-right special interests incite deficit fears by manufacturing an artificial crisis around debt. This has consolidated wealth and power in predominantly white corporate hands—and at the expense of Black and brown communities—for decades.

Blog
Amy Traub

Implementation and Positive Practices for the Equitable Data and Data Working Group

The Executive Order on Racial Equity represents a firm commitment by the Biden Administration to champion racial equity and to advance equitable practices in data collection and data provision.

Testimony and Public Comment

Black Business Leaders Stand Up Against Voter Suppression: Corporate Power Still Threatens Democracy

Corporate America took a stand for equality and democracy against the state of Georgia. Yet, the unbalanced economic system they’re part of creates an opportunity to reassess corporate power in our society.

Blog
Amy Traub

GBPI’s Taifa Smith Butler on Two Decades of Equitable Policy Advocacy in Georgia

On today’s show, we talk with Taifa Smith Butler, the outgoing President and CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

In the media
PeachPod

COVID-19 & Racial Justice

Black & Brown Voter Access in COVID-19

Demos on Guilty Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Convicted on All Charges in Murder of George Floyd 

Press release/statement

Demos Applauds Introduction of Federal Bill to Expand SCOTUS

Measure would expand nation’s highest court to 13 justices from nine

Press release/statement
Brenda Wright

Introducing Our Next President

Butler is a visionary leader who brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, public policy research, and data analysis in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. She spent a decade advocating for children and working families at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

Visionary Leader Taifa Smith Butler Named President of Demos

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute CEO Will Begin Tenure As Head of Think Tank in July 2021

Press release/statement

Taifa Smith Butler Will Be the Next President of Demos

Taifa Smith Butler is a visionary leader who brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, public policy research, and data analysis in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. She will lead Demos starting July 1, 2021.

Blog
Josh Fryday

Insurance Commissioners: Address the Racially Discriminatory Use of Credit-Based Insurance Scores

Letter from 31 civil rights, consumer, and community organizations urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to issue a recommendation that credit information no longer be used to determine eligibility for, or the cost of, auto or home insurance.

Testimony and Public Comment

Supreme Court Case Reveals How Credit Reporting Fails Black and Brown Consumers

Sergio Ramirez's case, TransUnion v. Ramirez, reveals how credit reporting companies like TransUnion have little incentive to invest in making credit reports more accurate and avoiding serious mix-ups.

Blog
Amy Traub

Demos Chair Applauds Confirmation of Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Treasury Secretary

“Wally ​will continue to do excellent and meaningful work for the good of our country, and Demos is rooting for him with great pride.” 

Press release/statement

The Inclusive Democracy Agenda

These policy solutions represent visionary thinking by Demos and members of the Inclusive Democracy Project (IDP), a majority-person of color cohort of powerful state and local leaders, convened by Demos, who organize working-class communities and communities of color to advance bold democracy

Enfranchisement For All: The Case for Ending Penal Disenfranchisement in Our Democracy

Our racist criminal legal system denies voting rights to millions. We must end this practice of disenfranchisement in all its forms.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Naila Awan

Small Donor Democracy: Fighting Big Money with People-Powered Elections

Removing unnecessary hurdles to small donor participation will help fix a system that currently prioritizes wealthy, white, male donors over communities of color and working-class people.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Adam Lioz

Energy Democracy: Building a Green, Resilient Future through Public and Community Ownership

Ensuring just and equitable access to and ownership of one our most vital natural resources—energy—is vital to building a vibrant, inclusive democracy.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Lew Daly

Resistance As Power: Reflections on an Inclusive Democracy

Thought pieces from Black and brown Demos staff who have collaboratively reflected on the history of racism, the current state of our democracy, and envisioned the power of an inclusive democracy.

Policy Briefs
Shanaé Bass
Joshua Harmon
Amshula K. Jayaram
David Perrin
Christelle Prophete
Adrien Salazar
Lesley Williams