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Demos is a public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. This is how we'll d

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Professor Victor Fleischer of the University of San Diego School of Law advocated minimum annual payouts from university endowments to reduce tuition and increase research support. He suggests paying out 8 percent of the endowment balance if the endowment exceeds

The significance that money in politics has in the candidacy of women and people of color is perhaps no more evident than in the 2014 campaign of Nina Turner for Ohio Secretary of State. It’s not often that statewide candidates can garner national headlines the way Turner, a black woman, did during

The St. Louis Fed findings add to the growing body of evidence that higher education benefits some groups more than others, which may help to exacerbate the yawning racial wealth gap instead of shrink it. Black and Hispanic students are more likely to approach college with lower levels of wealth on

For the wider audience hungry for culture that puts racial issues prominently in the foreground, it is particularly vexing that the comedians would choose this delicate time to make their imminent (though not permanent) departure. “These voices are so needed, and when they’re not there, you really

While every single Democratic member of the Legislature has signed on as a sponsor of this bill, not a single Republican has been willing to break from party orthodoxy and let common sense trump caustic partisanship. Imagine the benefits to our state economy and Wisconsin families if millions of

Today, Sec. Hillary Clinton will announce her plan to return to debt-free public college for future students and relieve the burden for existing borrowers. Tamara Draut, Demos Vice President of Policy and Research, released the following statement:

Why a return to a debt-free system of public universities and colleges would help revive the promise of affordable higher education regardless of one’s family income.

Today, Sec. Hillary Clinton will announce her plan to return to debt-free public college for future students and relieve the burden for existing borrowers. In anticipation of the release of Sec. Clinton’s plan, Demos prepared two new analyses that underscore the need for bold solutions to our

One year ago today, the country was rocked by the death of 18-year-old Mike Brown. He was just days from heading to college when a white police officer shot and killed him.