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Threats to Ballot Access: New Report Examines Risks of Wrongful Voter Removals Across the Country

Dēmos examines ballot access issues, voter suppression in AZ, GA, OH, CA, IN, WI, MI, NC, TX, LA 

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August 10, 2023

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Unfinished Business: Revisiting Dodd-Frank and the Path to Economic Progress

On the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, we reflect on recent banking failures and the inequities inherent in our current financial system. 

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Daniella Zessoules
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A Supreme Court Power Grab: Attacking Federal Agencies to Advance an Extremist Agenda

Why the Court's decision to limit the EPA's power to regulate water access is yet another case of eroding the power of the other branches of government at the expense of Black and brown people.

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Ashley Tjhung
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Supreme Court's Rejection of Affirmative Action Widens the Divide: Dēmos Calls for Renewed Efforts to Combat Systemic Racism

“The 14th Amendment is supposed to be a shield against racism, and now it’s being used as a sword.” 

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Taifa Smith Butler

Here's The Fine Print On The Country's Biggest-Ever Free College Plan

"The New York bill is what's known as a 'last-dollar' program."
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Anya Kamenetz

Enter Justice Gorsuch. What now for campaign finance reform?

All those who care about getting big money out of politics have real reason to be concerned about Gorsuch’s record.
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Blair Bowie

New York goes tuition-free

New York’s plan is a step forward in returning to the days when students could work their way through public college without taking on debt. But the impact on reducing the need to borrow may be minimal, especially for first-generation, low-wealth students.
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Michael Statford

Doing Free College Correctly

New York became the first state in the country to return to a guarantee of tuition-free college for students at state public colleges and universities.
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Mark Huelsman

How to Think About Walmart

Last week, four economics experts publicly debated whether the retailer represents the best capitalism has to offer, or the worst.
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Bourree Lam

Demos Applauds NY State for Being First to Pass "Tuition-Free College"

April 9, 2017 (New York, NY) -- Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Research at Demos, released the following statement after New York became the first state in the country to pass tuition-free college:
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Statement from Demos President Heather McGhee on Cloture Vote on Judge Gorsuch’s Nomination to the Supreme Court

April 6, 2017 (New York, NY) –Heather McGhee, President of Demos, released the following statement after the Senate refused to invoke cloture on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court: “The next Supreme Court justice will have a pivotal role in ensuring our Constitution protects the rights
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Repairing the Breach

It’s hard to imagine honest, revelatory, even enjoyable conversation between people on distant points of American life right now. But in this public conversation at the Citizen University annual conference, Matt Kibbe and Heather McGhee show us how. He’s a libertarian who helped activate the Tea
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Krista Tippett

Statement from Demos President Heather McGhee on Senate Rule Change

April 6, 2017 (New York, NY) –Heather McGhee, President of Demos, released the following statement after the Senate changed the rules in order to confirm Judge Gorsuch to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court: “After their unprecedented refusal to even hold a hearing on Judge Garland’s
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Marylanders Support Immigrants, So Legislators Should Too

This year’s Maryland legislative session will soon end and among the potential unfinished businesses of the session is the Maryland Trust Act. Polls show that this is the type of law that Marylanders would love their leaders to take a stance on as part of the resistance to President Donald Trump’s
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Katherine Culliton-González
Juhem Navarro-Rivera