As 2026 employment data rolls out and we try to make sense of the new year's economy, the U-6 rate offers a less-cited but ...

By including these workers, the U-6 rate shows how many people want to work (or want to work more) but are not able to, and ...

The current economic system has concentrated power in the hands of the few and created record inequality for Black and brown communities. A new paradigm must be created. In his reflections on Dēmos’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The City of Detroit’s bankruptcy was driven by a severe decline in revenues (and, importantly, not an increase in obligations to fund pensions). Depopulation and long-term unemployment caused ...

In his reflections on Dēmos’ and NPQ’s Third Reconstruction series, Aron Goldman uplifts the call to look beyond the crises of today and envision a new path toward our collective liberation.

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 ...

Dēmos is a non-profit public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy. We work hand in hand to build power with and for Black and brown communities, ...

We're celebrating 25 years of work to advance a bold vision for a just and inclusive democracy and economy that reflects a growing and diversifying nation. Read Taifa Smith Butler's reflection on ...