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By placing the administrative burden on the state and not the individual, Automatic Voter Registration helps build a more equitable, multiracial democracy by ensuring eligible voters—especially those disproportionately impacted by structural barriers to voting—can fully participate. 

Policy Briefs
Neda Khoshkhoo

Universal Vote by Mail expands access to democracy by ensuring every eligible voter can conveniently, securely, and successfully cast a ballot. By removing unnecessary barriers and reducing racial disparities in ballot rejection, this solution helps build a more inclusive and representative

Policy Briefs
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Policy Briefs
Keshia Morris Desir

A policy agenda for building a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy where everyone has the power to shape the rules that govern their lives.

Policy Briefs

When communities have a meaningful voice in transparent and independent redistricting processes, we can protect fair representation, strengthen democracy, and build lasting political power for Black and brown communities. 

Policy Briefs
Angelo Ancheta
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The VRA is gutted, not gone. But what still holds is not enough.
Blog
Taifa Smith Butler
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An ICE officer photographed from behind in tactical gear, with "ICE" and "ICE POLICE" patches across the back of a black vest.
Private prison corporations helped buy ICE's blank check, and they are cashing in on it. Closing the campaign finance loopholes that let federal contractors bankroll politicians is a necessary first step toward a government accountable to people rather than profits.
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Joshua Harmon
Neda Khoshkhoo

No eligible voter should be shut out of our democracy because election materials aren't available in the language they know best. This brief with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) shows why language access is essential to a truly inclusive, multiracial democracy.

Policy Briefs
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Phi Nguyen
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In a major victory for democracy and constitutional protections, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's attempt to strip birthright citizenship rights. Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler called the decision essential to building an inclusive democracy where all Americans have
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Taifa Smith Butler