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“With these laws in particular, they are not race neutral. These laws are deeply rooted in an attempt to exclude Black people from our democracy.”

"The bigger problem is that the payoff to a college degree is lower for students of color than it is for white students."

Re: Announced Policy's Violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the National Voter Registration Act

A newly announced policy of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections violates the National Voter Registration Act

The County’s plans will intimidate and deter eligible citizens from registering to vote, abridging their fundamental right to vote and resulting in serious underrepresentation in the electoral process.

The County announced it would “immediately” begin sharing the identities of persons who register to vote through the DMV with the Immigration and Customs Service (“ICE”). This is in violation of Sections 5 and 8 of the NVRA.

“How do we operationalize this? Who’s doing the moderating? Are these new allies coming in good faith?”

We at Demos are deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Héctor Figueroa, president of SEIU 32BJ, Demos board member and linchpin of the New York labor movement.

Eliminating all student debt, per Sanders' plan, would increase the wealth gap between white and black households, according to one 2015 study co-authored by left-leaning think tank Demos.

Why we've organized an event series for black and brown millennials.