While the longest shutdown in U.S. history leaves millions without paychecks and with mounting bills, this piece explores how ...

For too long, the wealthy and powerful have used the cycle of economic and political power to enrich themselves and entrench ...

Dēmos and Dēmos United announce that they have reached a voluntary recognition agreement effective November 4, 2025.

The Our Story project is a collaborative effort of over 40 progressive movement organizations to express a shared story, vision, and values of the change we aim to make in the world. The project is ...

How past racial injustices are carried forward as wealth handed down across generations and reinforced by “color-blind” practices and policies Issues of racial inequity are increasingly at the ...

Over the last ten years, a growing number of cities and states passed laws limiting the use of credit checks in hiring, promotion, and firing. Lawmakers are motivated by a number of well-founded ...

Today, it is common for employers to look at job applicants’ personal credit history before making a hiring decision. A wide range of positions, from high-level financial posts to jobs doing ...

This analysis shows the policy approaches most likely to reduce inequities in wealth by race, as opposed to exacerbating existing inequities. The dramatic increase in wealth inequality over the past ...

Campaign finance laws protect our democracy from corruption and preserve the integrity of our elections. These rules governing the use of money in politics were in a sorry state before Citizens United ...

Social scientists use 3 common methods to define class—by occupation, income, or education—and there is really no consensus about the “right” way to do it. Michael Zweig, a leading scholar in ...

Achieving true democracy means reducing the role of money in politics and amplifying the voice of the people. Our research, advocacy, and litigation work has long promoted and supported measures to do ...

The freedom to vote is America’s most important political right outside of the original Bill of Rights, and it is also the most hard-won right. In the early years of our republic, only white ...