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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

The Progressive Agenda Now: Jobs and Medicare for All

To win over and mobilize the public, social justice advocates must articulate what we’re for, not just what we’re against. The American people deserve better than what’s currently on offer from team Trump, but for many, the status quo also falls short. If progressives are to fulfill one of our core
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Jared Bernstein
Ben Spielberg

Experts debate: Does Walmart help or hurt America's economy?

Walmart is the country's largest private-sector employer. Which has made it a target of both praise and criticism. [...] "Walmart's business model is pretty simple," said Amy Traub. "The company pays its workers poverty wages. It offers few benefits and it manipulates workers' hours and understaffs
In the media
MPR News Staff

How Racism Helped Trump & Halts Progressive Policy

What propelled Donald Trump to victory in the 2016 election? Though the foggy aftermath of the election left us with many competing theories, only now are the data to test them coming out. The recently released American National Election Studies (ANES) survey can give us some insights into the
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Sean McElwee

Tax Day is Essential to Democracy, Yet Trump Misses the Point

Much like Election Day, Tax Day is a shared expression of our democracy enacted by its participants.
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Connie M. Razza

Critics worry this provision could undermine New York’s free college plan

New York has been hailed as a progressive state leading others for passing a budget that makes college tuition free for middle-class students.
In the media
Jill Berman

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

Free Tuition Plans Could Spread Among States As Sanders Pushes Congress for "College for All"

New York approved a state budget Sunday that included the Excelsior Scholarship, which will allow students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year to attend state public colleges and universities tuition-free.
In the media

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

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."
In the media
Anya Kamenetz

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