In May, Dēmos held a national convening of financial justice leaders to reimagine our financial systems and build community ...

The passage of the inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill” is a loss for the country, not just because of immediate cost and economic harm it will cause families but because of the future we’re giving ...

The U.S. tax system privileges wealth accumulation over income earned from work, allowing the ultrarich to exponentially grow their wealth and pass it on without ever paying taxes. Due to our history ...

Emerging concerns about mass challenger data programs highlight that flawed data methodologies may put voters without stable housing at risk of having their registrations questioned or canceled.

Dēmos president Taifa Smith Butler released the following statement following President Trump’s signing of the budget reconciliation bill: “Let’s be clear: this bill will have a catastrophic impact on ...

For nearly 25 years, Dēmos has worked at the intersection of democracy reform, economic justice, and racial justice. Our close ties and partnerships with state-based and grassroots organizations are ...

Millions of people anchored by the weight of student loan debt are drowning in pursuit of the American Dream.

Evaluating ten states across a spectrum of voter removal practices on an important but often overlooked voting barrier: voter purges.

This explainer outlines the consequences of corporate actors consolidating their power to act against the public good, and how Black and brown communities can come together to advance a just economy.

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

In 2016, President Obama declared a state of emergency over the contamination of the water system in Flint, Michigan, a poor, majority-black city. 1 The crisis was seen as a failure of the government ...

This case study highlights how New Economy Project and the Public Bank NYC coalition are pressing for a public bank for New York City, as part of a broader vision for economic and racial justice.