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Political donors in the US are whiter, wealthier, and more conservative than voters

The more money they give, the more conservative they are.

Demos Action Political Analyst, Sean McElwee’s report on the federal donor class is covered in this Vox article.

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Millionaires gave a quarter of Trump's campaign cash. Here's what they want in return.

A new report exposes the outsized influence of the very white, very male, very rich donor class.

Demos Action Policy Analyst, Sean McElwee, released a report today on who is making the campaign contributions, and how their policy preferences differ from the rest of the American people.

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Holiday season is a tough time for low-wage federal contractors

President Obama has taken action to protect contract workers, but his efforts are under attack.

Demos Action Assistant Director of Policy and Research, Amy Traub, released a brief on Federal Contractors this week. Read the Washington Post’s take on the brief and how it impacts workers during the holiday season.

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The wrong lessons to learn from this election

“Programs to help the very displaced workers that sent Trump to the White House are starved for resources because Republicans slashed funding for public universities, community colleges, workforce development, and apprentice programs to improve their stake.”

Demos Action Senior Campaign Strategist, Vijay Das, on the lessons learned after the election.

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Here’s How States and Cities Can Fight Climate Change and Inequality in the Trump Era

President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature climate policies—the Clean Power Plan and the Paris Agreement on global emissions reductions. If he is successful, we will need a Plan B that the Republicans cannot obstruct.

Demos Action President, Heather McGhee, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discuss the importance of local action on climate change in the era of a Trump administration. 

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Obama-to-Trump voters are not a myth — but they’re also not the real story

Yes, a tiny slice of the electorate went from Obama to Trump, but they don't explain how the Democrats went wrong

Demos Action policy analyst, Sean McElwee, on the Obama-to-Trump voters.

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Democrats Consider How To Move Forward After Trump Victory

The election of Donald Trump has Democrats asking themselves why they lost and where they go next as a party. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Tamara Draut of the group Demos and Rep. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat from California.

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The 2016 election exposed America's deep racial and cultural divides

The 2016 election exposed an America of deep divides over race, ethnicity and culture — a nation carved into two radically different coalitions.

"Race remains the organizing principle of American politics, and racism is alive, well, and in fact, popular," says Heather McGhee, president of the liberal group Demos Action.

Read what else Heather has to say!