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Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few.
In the media
Taifa Smith Butler
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.

This resource guide is intended to help advocates and local leaders make common-sense improvements to current voter removal practices and oppose bad bills that limit access to the ballot.

Research
Campaign Legal Center
Common Cause
Demos
Southern Poverty Law Center
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These executive actions are a clear signal of this administration’s enduring hostility toward the fundamental right to vote, citizenship for immigrants, and empowered workers.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler
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The concurrence of today’s presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day underscores the promise of the multiracial democracy Dr. King envisioned and highlights the stark test our country is about to embark on.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Discover how state and local policies can effectively protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively. This brief examines approaches to worker protection through federal funding opportunities and provides real-world examples of successful policy implementation by workers and

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch
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Dēmos and New Economy Project explore how public banking can expand opportunities for communities of color to build shared generational and community wealth.
Blog
Lydia Casmier Anway
Andy Morrison
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Dēmos releases the Power Scorecard, a groundbreaking state-by-state snapshot of economic, civic, and political conditions that are conducive to building economic and political power for people.
Press release/statement
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The Whole Home Repairs Campaign illustrates the power of organizing and community-involved decision-making in addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis
Press release/statement

Through strategic communication and organizing, a coalition of community organizers, housing advocates, and elected officials secured $125 million in ARPA funds for low-income Pennsylvania residents for home repair and weatherization.

Policy Briefs
Demos
Pennsylvania Stands Up
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Over the next four years, people power will be more important than ever in making our democratic process and economy work for our communities.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler