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The 2016 election will be decided not just by who votes but by who stays home.
In the media
Sean McElwee
The most sacred right in our democracy is the right to vote. In the next week, Delaware has the opportunity to make that right stronger than ever before.
Blog
Heather McGhee
Policy makers are also exploring ways to maintain a safety net for seniors with defaulted student loans, while still ensuring the Education Department gets the money it’s owed. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and McCaskill, Democrats from Massachusetts and Missouri, respectively, sent a letter to the GAO
In the media
Jillian Berman
European countries also differ substantively from the US in terms of the percentage of college attendees that their debt free models serve. “Germany has a lower percentage of students go on to college than we have here in the US,” Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at think tank Demos, told ATTN
In the media
Abby Jackson
To the delight of many black residents in Charleston, South Carolina, Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state's capitol grounds.
In the media
Demos, in proud partnership with fellow racial equity organizations, released the following statement about the King v. Burwell Supreme Court ruling: "We, the undersigned organizations working to advance racial justice and health equity in the United States, are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court
Press release/statement
Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld that the discrimination cases under the Fair Housing Act do not need to show explicit discrimination, but can include “disparate impact” claims. This is an essential and necessary provision for the fight for racial equity.
Blog
Sean McElwee
On Thursday, June 25, Demos will join hundreds of concerned Americans in a rally for voting rights in Roanoke, Virginia, to mark the 2 nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which gutted the Voting Rights Act.
Blog
Allie Boldt
South Carolina may soon address the threat of white-supremacist terrorism with more realistic, acute legislation.
In the media
Jamil Smith
Common retail practices perpetuate racial inequality, fostering occupational segregation, low pay, unstable schedules, and involuntary part-time work that disproportionately harm people of color in the retail workforce.
Blog
Amy Traub