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14 National Organizations: Senate Judiciary Committee Must Move Forward with Subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo

“The Supreme Court’s authority rests on the trust of the American people. The justices have shattered that trust."
Press release

Voter Purge Legislative Resource Guide

This resource guide is intended to help advocates and local leaders make common-sense improvements to current voter removal practices and oppose bad bills that limit access to the ballot.
Research
Campaign Legal Center
Common Cause
Demos
Fair Elections Center
League of Women Voters
Southern Poverty Law Center
State Voices

Board of Trustees

Rupa Balasubramanian

Board Chair

Vice President
Pop Culture Collaborative

Rupa Balasubramanian is a strategic advisor, working at the intersection of philanthropy, policy advocacy and social movements. Currently she serves as a Vice President at the Pop Culture Collaborative, a philanthropic

SCOTUS 'Code of Conduct' Fails to Address Outside Influence and Corruption

"We can't rely on the Court to regulate itself."  
Press release
Phi Nguyen

Letter in Support of Updating Federal Regulations to Restore and Extend Overtime Protections

Dēmos strongly supports updating federal regulations to restore and extend overtime protections. However, we urge the Department to finalize a stronger rule than the one proposed.
Testimony and Public Comment
Udochi Onwubiko

Clarence Thomas’ resignation would be a first step toward repairing trust in SCOTUS

“Thomas’s time in the headlines may come and go, but it’s never too late for court reform.”
Press release
Taifa Smith Butler

Amid Funding Crisis White House Requests 16B For Childcare

Spending on our collective well-being helps people keep a roof over their heads, feed their families, and help grow our overall economy.
Blog
Daniella Zessoules

Careers

Dēmos is a movement-oriented think tank committed to racial justice.

Through research, litigation, strategic communications, and deep partnerships with grassroots organizations across the country, we build power with and for Black and brown communities. Each of our staff members—regardless of

Urging President Biden and Congress to Support a Cease-fire in Gaza

As we bear witness to the escalating violence and destruction in occupied Palestine and Israel, we mourn the deaths and displacement of Palestinian and Israeli civilians from their homes.
Press release
Demos

The Inclusive Democracy Project

Dēmos’ Inclusive Democracy Project (IDP) works with grassroots organizations around the country to advance policy change that centers racial equity and creates a more inclusive and effective American democracy.

The IDP was launched in 2015 to support state-based racial and gender justice

Policy & Research

The Demos policy and research team develops race-forward progressive policy ideas and analysis for policymakers and grassroots organizations fighting for economic, social, and political power.

We analyze the policies, practices, and power dynamics that maintain racial inequality and exclude

Partisan Aims Cannot Excuse Racial Gerrymandering

Voters of color cannot be used as partisan pawns to gerrymander districts, as Black voters were in South Carolina. When they are, it is unconstitutional, and it should never be tolerated.
Press release

Demos President Taifa Smith Butler on Student Loan Payments Restarting

"Millions of people anchored by the weight of student loan debt are drowning in pursuit of the American Dream."
Press release
Taifa Smith Butler

Meet Candace Bond-Theriault, Associate Director of Movement Building

Bond-Theriault works through a Black, queer feminist lens to drive change and build power. 
Blog

Resources

How Student Loan Repayments Could Hurt US Economy

The resumption of student loan payments after a three-year break, set for October 1, is likely to deliver a blow to American economic growth, according to economists, in a move that could harm many beyond borrowers alone.
In the media
Newsweek

What Black Americans should know about National Voter Registration Day

More than a decade later, National Voter Registration Day has been endorsed by national associations and the federal government. More than 5 million voters have been registered to vote on the holiday since 2012.
In the media
The Grio
Gerren Keith Gaynor

Economic Democracy Explained: Community Control over Institutions through Co-Governance

This brief makes a case for directly empowering frontline communities to help govern public and private institutions that impact their lives.
Policy Briefs

Black People Are Getting Removed From Voter Rolls And More Purges Could Be On The Way

Public policy organization Dēmos takes a deep dive into voter suppression and ballot access issues in ten states.
In the media
Essence
Rayna Reid Rayford

Podcast: Angela Hanks on the Power and Importance of Unions

"Unions are what sent my cousins to college, they're what helped us go on vacation, they're what made sure that when there were hard times my family still had jobs."
In the media
Maine Beacon