There are approximately 50 million eligible people who are not registered to vote in the United States.

This matters because the super rich and the rich have a disproportionate influence on public policy.

What happened in 2016? In a recent Monkey Cage piece, I discussed the research Demos is performing with political scientists Bernard Fraga, Brian Schaffner and Jesse Rhodes on how depressed turnout contributed to Trump’s electoral college victory. However, the piece doesn’t discuss what caused that

Today progressive Democrats released a framework for job creation and infrastructure investment that will prepare the United States to thrive in the 21st century.

Underlying much of the conversation about basic income is an effort to respond to the changing structure of the economy and the labor market.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released its People’s Budget, which it aptly subtitles a “roadmap to resistance.” The CPC budget is proactive, pro-public, and progressive. In decided contrast to the dystopian vision of the Trump budget, the CPC budget presents a bold vision rooted in the

I think a state-level proposal of guaranteeing and enforcing that people who are imprisoned are paid at least the minimum wage deserves real scrutiny

Much like Election Day, Tax Day is a shared expression of our democracy enacted by its participants.

Today is Equal Pay Day. Counting from January, the average woman has just earned as much as the average man did by December 31. In other words, it took her 15 months to earn what the average man earned in 12.

The remarkable advance of same-day registration was not an accident. National organizations, including Demos and Common Cause, and numerous state organizations led the fights in legislatures around the country.