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The Bloomberg Higher Ed Plan: Silent on Debt, Decent on Affordability

Bloomberg has quietly begun to roll out a series of policy proposals, and this week, it was higher education’s turn. His plan says a lot about where consensus currently is—and is not.

Blog
Mark Huelsman

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

STATEMENT: New Study Debunks Flawed Heritage Foundation Report on Low Income Voter Registrations

Claims That Lower Public Agency Registration Caused by Welfare Reform Rather Than Poor Implementation Undermined

Press release/statement

Introducing the Inclusive Democracy Agenda

A look at the policies of the Inclusive Democracy Agenda, why they are needed, and how we went about developing them.

Policy Briefs

Right to Vote: The Case for Expanding the Right to Vote in the U.S. Constitution

If we truly want to build inclusive democracy, we must articulate an affirmative vision of voting rights in the Constitution itself.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Brenda Wright

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

Universal Voter Registration: Eliminating One of the Biggest Barriers to Voting

Voter registration has long been weaponized to silence voters. And it’s not by accident.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson
Amshula K. Jayaram

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

Self-Determination of Political Status for Washington DC and the Territories

It is time for us to recognize the right of sovereignty and self-determination for the over 4 million combined residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington, D.C.

Policy Briefs
Laura Williamson

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