While GDP has been steadily increasing, indicating a growing economy, other metrics of progress show a very different picture.

This Demos Explainer explores the tension between political support for deficit reduction versus job creation and economic security policies. 

"We know this: the super rich and corporations don’t need a tax cut. The 1 percent are doing just fine."

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

The true source of America’s greatness is the diversity of our people. Almost 1 in 4 Americans is an immigrant or the child of an immigrant, and with the upcoming vote on the budget, it’s time for Democrats and Republicans alike to finally pass the DREAM Act. As Congress takes up the spending bill

New York, NY – Today, Heather McGhee, President of Demos, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed the GOP Tax Scam: “Today, Congressional Republicans proved once again that they will stop at nothing to enrich the millionaire, billionaire and

A fair tax system is the best way to enact much-needed democratic investments.

New York, NY – Today, the Republican-led U.S. Senate voted on strictly partisan lines to approve a new tax plan that will increase taxes on working- and middle-class Americans while lowering taxes on billionaires and wealthy corporations. In response, Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and

The Republican tax plans proposed by the House and Senate uphold the status quo fossil fuel economy and threaten the health of communities.

Tuesday, May 23 (NEW YORK, NY) – Tamara Draut, Vice President of Research and Policy at Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued this statement following the unveiling of President Trump’s full budget to Congress: “The deeply alarming budget released by the Trump