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Format: 05-25-2013
Format: 05-25-2013
The Plastic Safety Net: 2012
The conventional wisdom says that American households are deleveraging – after years of living beyond our means, Americans are finally paying down debt and getting our financial house in order....
May 22, 2012 | Report |
Amy Traub
Catherine Ruetschlin
The Credit CARD Act: It's Working
Signed into law on May 22, 2009, the Credit CARD Act has benefited millions of households in ways that directly affect their monthly budgets. Demos’ 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt of...
May 22, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Amy Traub
Amicus Brief, American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock
This amicus brief, submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18, 2012, argues that the Court should not summarily reverse the decision of the Montana Supreme Court upholding a state law restricting...
May 18, 2012 | Litigation |
Demos
Public Offering, Private Wealth: What The Facebook IPO Really Says About America's Economy
Is the Facebook initial public offering – one of the largest IPOs in history – a symbol of American prosperity? In some sense, yes. A technological innovation that began as an extracurricular...
May 17, 2012 | Policy Brief |
David Callahan
Jack Temple
Protecting the Freedom to Vote: The Voter Empowerment Act of 2012
The ability to cast a ballot that will be counted is a fundamental freedom that protects the other essential rights that Americans hold dear. The freedom to vote is how Americans, regardless of...
May 17, 2012 | Policy Brief |
Liz Kennedy
Complaint Against State of Massachusetts for NVRA Non-Compliance
In a Complaint filed today in federal district court in Boston, plaintiffs point to what they say is clear evidence that the Commonwealth and DTA are not complying with federal law: The number...
May 15, 2012 | Litigation |
Demos
Project Vote
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Letter Urging Governor Malloy of CT to Sign Disclosure Bill
Demos commends Connecticut for passing one of the strongest campaign-finance disclosure bills in the United States and recommends that the Governor promptly sign the bill into law. This is an...
May 10, 2012 | Advocacy Letter |
Miles Rapoport
Testimony of Wallace C. Turbeville, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
After seven years as a lawyer specializing in public and private securities offerings, I was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs for more than a twelve years and then managed a small advisory firm...
May 9, 2012 | Testimony |
Wallace C. Turbeville
Why Occupy Wall Street? May Day 2012 Update
As protests resume on Wall Street, some in the media are again saying that there is no coherent rationale for the demonstrations. In fact, though, these protesters have chosen the right target: a...
May 1, 2012 | Policy Brief |
David Callahan
Heather C. McGhee
Notice Letter on NVRA Enforcement in Pennsylvania
Dear Secretary Aichele, We write on behalf of the Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP), persons eligible to register to vote who they represent, and others similarly situated to notify you...
April 26, 2012 | Litigation |
David Rubino