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Supporting Seattle's voter-approved Democracy Voucher Program — a system designed to empower small donors and the candidates they support in city elections.

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Updated July 23, 2019
Washington
Decided

Dear Mr. President:

Testimony and Public Comment
Heather C. McGhee

In 2010 and 2011, Maryland and New York took bold steps to correct the problem known as prison gerrymandering, a problem resulting from the United States Census Bureau’s practice of counting incarcerated individuals as residents of their prison cells rather than their home communities.

Policy Briefs
Erica L. Wood

Why Protections for Schools, Hospitals and Courthouses Are Essential

Policy Briefs
Katherine Culliton-González

The state legislature should support the Maryland Law Enforcement and Governmental Trust Act (“Trust Act”) and its model of limiting state and local involvement with federal immigration law enforcement.

Testimony and Public Comment
Katherine Culliton-González

How we work every day to operationalize within our organization the racial equity and inclusion that we seek to advance in our country.

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Lucy Mayo
Angela Park

Demos opposes Kavanaugh's confirmation because it would threaten equal justice for people of color and the future of racial equity.

Research

Once an institution accepts the premise that all people, regardless of their background, have the potential to thrive and contribute to the success of an organization, they can begin to recognize systemic disparities and gaps as flaws to be addressed.

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Sherrilyn Ifill

How social exclusion blocks Black people from full participation and power in the United States.

Research
Connie M. Razza

Empirical data showing policymakers, organizers, and progressives that there is clear public support for the notion that racism is a divide-and-conquer tactic creating distrust, undermining belief in government, and causing economic pain for everyone, of every color.

Research