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Although the socioeconomic biases in representation are most apparent at the state and national levels, many of our elected officials start their careers at the local level.

At times, it seems the racial divisions in America are as wide as they’ve ever been, so seeing two people attempting to bridge the gap can feel downright patriotic. That’s what happened last Thursday on the C-Span show “Washington Journal” with guest Heather McGhee, president of Demos Action, a

A white man from North Carolina called into C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Sunday seeking advice from the show’s African American guest. He told her he feared black people and wondered how he might change that.

Quantifying the cost of climate change to millennials and their children, compared to a world without climate change.

New Study Outlines the Crippling Costs of Climate Change to Millennials and Their Children

In a powerful exchange, a caller confesses his fears and prejudices, and Demos President Heather McGhee shares things he can do to address them.

For the past year, Albuquerque has been experimenting with a pilot jobs program for its homeless population called “There’s a Better Way.” The initiative began as a push to connect the homeless with shelters and other assistance providers, but within a few months of its launch, the city also started

Despite gains, Latino/as are still grossly underrepresented among legislators in this country.

Every day, many U.S. families must make the impossible choice of falling into debt to pay for critical medical care or foregoing necessary treatment. In 2014, 64 million people were struggling with medical debt and it is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.

Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. This report analyzes the impact of medical debt on household finances and provides policy solutions.