Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action

Demos seeks to build a fairer America where democratic participation and opportunity are available to all. Our work flows from a set of core principles: strong democracy, widely shared economic opportunity, and a public sector working effectively in the public interest. These principles have been seriously compromised over the past three decades as private power has wielded more influence over public life, as economic inequities have grown, and as government has been discredited and fiscally crippled. Demos works to reverse these trends, to articulate the connections between our three guiding principles, and to help craft an overarching vision for a more equitable America. Founded in 2000, Demos combines research, policy development and advocacy to bring about change.