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The Human Cost of Houseplants: Labor Conditions of Florida’s Plant Nursery Workers

This report exposes the hidden labor crisis behind America's booming houseplant industry and makes the case for a worker-driven accountability model that has already delivered real improvements for workers in other industries.

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Demos
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HB 219 – Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026

HB 219 strengthens Maryland’s democratic institutions, maintains the legacy of the federal 
Voting Rights Act, and ensures that voters possess robust tools to fight voter intimidation and 
suppressive election practices. 

Testimony and Public Comment
Angelo Ancheta
Black woman standing at a voting booth

HB 350 – Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026

The protections outlined in HB 350 are essential to ensuring that all Marylanders—particularly those from historically disenfranchised communities—have an equal opportunity to elect representatives of 
their choice.

Testimony and Public Comment
Angelo Ancheta

Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans

 

 

 
 

 

Research
Steven Hill
Robert Hiltonsmith
Joshua Freedman

Testimony in Opposition to Raised Bill 1146, An Act Concerning Cross-Endorsements

Senator Musto, Representative Jutila, Senator McLachlan, Representative Hwang, Members of the Committee.  Thank you for having me here today.  It gives me great pleasure to come before the Committee on which I served for all ten years of my legislative service and with which I worked so closely in
Testimony and Public Comment
Miles Rapoport

Testimony In Support of The Paid Sick Time Act, NYC

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. We are based here in New York City. On behalf of Demos, I thank the Committee on Civil Service and Labor for this opportunity to present testimony on Intro
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub

JP Morgan Chase Whale Trades: A Case History of Derivatives Risks and Abuses

On March 15, 2013, the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings on the London Whale scandal. The indomitable and indefatigable Chairman Carl Levin, ably supported by the brilliant committee chief of staff, Elise Bean, took on six JP Morgan Chase (“JPMC”) current and former

Research
Wallace C. Turbeville

Examining Legislative Improvements to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act

My name is Wallace Turbeville. I am a Senior Fellow at Demos, a national public policy organization working to reduce political and economic inequality, advancing a vision of a country where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. I am testifying today on behalf
Testimony and Public Comment
Wallace C. Turbeville

Demos Strongly Urges the Senate to Confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Demos strongly urges the members of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to vote in favor of confirming Richard Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a full term. Director Cordray is highly qualified and has done an admirable job leading the Bureau so far. Demos is a non
Testimony and Public Comment
Amy Traub
Miles Rapoport

Cracks in the Pipeline Part Two: High Frequency Trading

This is the second of a series of articles, entitled “The Financial Pipeline Series”, examining the underlying validity of the assertion that regulation of the financial markets reduces their efficiency. These articles assert that the value of the financial markets is often mis-measured. The
Research
Wallace C. Turbeville

Demos Testimony in Support of the New York Attorney General’s Proposed Regulations to Reform Disclosure of Nonprofits’ Electioneering Activities

Demos strongly supports the Attorney General's proposal to require 501(c)(4) organizations that spend at least $10,000 to influence New York state and local elections to disclose the identity of their donors who have contributed more than $100.
Testimony and Public Comment
Liz Kennedy

Same Day Registration Testimony in Maryland House and Senate

Same Day Registration is a proven reform that can substantially increase voter turnout among eligible voters -- particularly among those with traditionally lower rates of voter participation -- without compromising the integrity of elections or substantially increasing costs.

Testimony and Public Comment
Steven Carbó

Letter to U.S. Census Bureau

Dear Acting Director Mesenbourg, We are writing about the consequences of the Census Bureau’s policy of tabulating incarcerated people as residents of prison locations, rather than at their home addresses. We write as organizations with an interest in ensuring fair and equitable representation for
Testimony and Public Comment