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Reflections on the 2022 IDP Convening: We want to see change in our generation

The Inclusive Democracy Project (IDP) convening brought together a community of Demos’ partners and leaders in the movement to share space and connect with each other.
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June 16, 2022
Taifa Smith Butler
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Still Fighting for Voting Rights 57 Years after the VRA

Fifty-seven years ago, the Voting Rights Act became law. Today we find our democracy regressed in a moment eerily similar to that turning point in 1965.
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The Court and Congress should be accountable to the people, not corporations.
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Meet Angela Hanks, Chief of Programs

Hanks comes to Demos with a passion for the pursuit of equity and justice. 
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Demos President Taifa Smith Butler on House Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

"Today's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act is a testament to the tireless organizing by Black and brown communities to elevate climate change and rising, unchecked corporate power as existential threats."
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Taifa Smith Butler
Lyndon Johnson shakes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hand after signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Still Fighting for Voting Rights 57 Years after the VRA

Fifty-seven years ago, the Voting Rights Act became law. Today we find our democracy regressed in a moment eerily similar to that turning point in 1965.
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Texas Must Turn Over Records of State Voting Purge Program to Voting Rights Groups

This country’s sordid history of anti-voter discrimination—particularly against Black and brown voters—warrants scrutiny of practices that make it harder for eligible voters to cast a ballot.
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The Supreme Court

Supreme Court's Latest Term Evidence That we Need Court Expansion

The Court and Congress should be accountable to the people, not corporations.
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Demos Welcomes Angela Hanks as Chief of Programs  

Angela Hanks has joined the Demos staff as Chief of Programs. Hanks comes to the organization with extensive experience working within the public and nonprofit sectors and a passion for the pursuit of racial equity.
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Angela Hanks with Background

Meet Angela Hanks, Chief of Programs

Hanks comes to Demos with a passion for the pursuit of equity and justice.
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Dēmos President on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization  

"The consequences of this decision—made by just 6 people on an increasingly illegitimate Supreme Court—will be devastating."
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Taifa Smith Butler
Taifa and Joshua at the Poor People's March

Forward Together: Juneteenth and the Poor People’s Campaign

Our nation’s leaders made Juneteenth a holiday—now it’s time they act on voting rights and economic justice for Black communities.
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Taifa Smith Butler
Multiracial group holding hands

Reflections on the 2022 IDP Convening: We want to see change in our generation

The Inclusive Democracy Project (IDP) convening brought together a community of Demos’ partners and leaders in the movement to share space and connect with each other.
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Hear Us: Public Banking for Racial Justice

At a time when unchecked corporate profiteering masquerades as inflation, a proposed NYC public bank would center the interests of, and fund projects for, Black and Brown communities.
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