Demos is a progressive think tank based in New York City. It was founded in 1999 by most notably, then state senator Barack Obama.[1]
Communist radical Van Jones has been a member of the board of Demos for over a decade.[2] It is likely that Demos is where Obama and Van Jones first met.[3]
The Institute for Policy Studies has considered Demos to be a "Partner Organization".[4]
When allegations of voter fraud hit the organization Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), Demos' President Miles Rapoport defended them against the allegations.[5] Demos frequently worked with ACORN prior to the allegations, along with ACORN's sister organization Project Vote.[6]
References
- ↑ Demos Co-founder and Senior Fellow David Callahan Leaves Demos for a Startup Journalism Outfit
- ↑ Board of Trustees
- ↑ Van Jones’ Toxic Dump on Obama and Environmentalism, Townhall
- ↑ Partner Organizations
- ↑ Voter Fraud Allegations, C-SPAN
- ↑ Ten Years Later, A Promised Unfulfilled: The National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies, 1995-2005