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Letter to SEC Secretary Murphy, Comment on Rule Making Petition 4-637
We support rulemaking to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities.
Testimony and Public Comment
Liz Kennedy
Stuart Naifeh
Demos Urges Senators to Oppose Judge Gorsuch's Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court
We write to urge you to reject President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to a lifetime appointment on the nation's highest court.
Heather C. McGhee
Brenda Wright
Adam Lioz
Demos calls on Congress to support and enact "Jobs and Infrastructure" legislation
The American Society of Civil Engineers has graded our infrastructure a D+, poor and at risk. Congress must act.
Connie M. Razza
Don't Let Government Contractors Cheat Working Americans
Why President Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order must be implemented under the new administration.
Amy Traub
10 Ways Citizens United Endangers Democracy
The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.
Millions to the Middle
14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class
David Callahan
Tamara Draut
Federal Reserve Mandate For Full Employment
Support for Growth, Job Creation, and Career Development
Why We Need To Restore The American Dream For The 99%
On Tuesday, December 13th, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled the RESTORE the American Dream for the 99% Act. The bill, if passed, would create more than 5 million jobs and save more than $2 trillion. This is a comprehensive plan to put America back to work by reversing the failed policies of the past, which the "Super Committee" could not achieve.
The American Family Trust
Provide 12 weeks of paid benefits to employees who need time off work to care for a new child, a sick family member, or their own illness. The self-financing trust is funded by premiums paid equally by employers and employees.
Strengthen The Right Of Working People To Organize
Unions were instrumental in creating the American middle class, and today they continue to empower millions of Americans to bargain for wages and benefits that are capable of sustaining a middle-class standard of living.
Designing Public Financing Systems to Advance Equity and Independent Political Power
Public financing of elections, as a state and local democracy reform, can help enhance the political voice and power of working-class people and people of color. It is an effective antidote to the outsized influence corporations and major donors currently have on both politics and policy.
The Racial Equity Impact of Secret Political Spending by Government Contractors
Why we need an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending.
Naila Awan
Election Spending 2012: Post-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data
In 2012, just 61 large donors to Super PACs giving an average of $4.7 million each matched the $285.2 million in grassroots contributions from more than 1,425,500 small donors to the major party presidential candidates.
Blair Bowie
Election Spending 2012: A Pre-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data
Outside spending organizations reported $1.11 billion in spending to the FEC through the final reporting deadline in the 2012 cycle. That's already a 200% increase over total 2008 outside spending.
Citizens Actually United: The Bi-Partisan Opposition to Corporate Political Spending And Support for Common Sense Reform
Americans of all political backgrounds agree: there is way too much corporate money in politics.
Analysis of Supreme Court Decision in Randall v. Sorrell
This memo outlines how the Justices lined up on the issues in Randall v. Sorrell, provides some analysis of the opinions, and touches on the implications for future reform efforts.
Budgeting For America's Middle Class: A Report Card Comparing Federal Budget Proposals
Dēmos has measured the comparative effectiveness of five leading fiscal proposals. We evaluate the plans in eight categories: jobs and public investment; health care affordability; Social Security income; education; defense policy; fair and adequate revenues; and long-term debt reduction.
Ben Peck
Sarah Babbage
Andrew Fieldhouse
Frequently Asked Questions About Credit Reporting in the U.S.
Answers to 8 frequently asked questions.
Worth Working For
Strategies For Turning Bad Jobs Into Quality Employment
The Credit CARD Act: It's Working
Signed into law on May 22, 2009, the Credit CARD Act has benefited millions of households in ways that directly affect their monthly budgets.