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“There’s a generational fairness issue."

“It doesn’t address a lot of the co-pollutants that are also produced in fossil fuel combustion that have public health impacts.”

“It’s a lot of debt out there. But that debt and the burden of that debt is not necessarily being felt equally. It’s extremely difficult for borrowers of color in particular."

“Voting rights is the foundational issue in American politics and American society. Simply put, if we don’t all have an equal say, how can we expect to have an equal chance?”

In 2016, a report from the progressive think tank Demos found that most campaign dollars in local elections were coming from contributors who are white, male and high-income.

Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.

Why the National Voter Registration Act is vital for helping millions of low-income people register to vote through state public assistance agencies.

“With these laws in particular, they are not race neutral. These laws are deeply rooted in an attempt to exclude Black people from our democracy.”

"The bigger problem is that the payoff to a college degree is lower for students of color than it is for white students."

The County’s plans will intimidate and deter eligible citizens from registering to vote, abridging their fundamental right to vote and resulting in serious underrepresentation in the electoral process. 

“How do we operationalize this? Who’s doing the moderating? Are these new allies coming in good faith?”

We at Demos are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ, Demos board member and linchpin of the New York labor movement.