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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

Voting Rights Advocates Announce Agreement With State of Nevada To Modernize Voter Registration Opportunities

Memorandum of Understanding Will Bring Nevada into Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
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Senate kills Obama regulation protecting government contractors from labor violations

The Senate voted Monday to kill an Obama administration rule aimed at curbing labor violations among government contractors. Two years in the making, the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule was targeted by Republican lawmakers 10 days after Donald Trump’s inauguration. The House voted to excise it on
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Maryam Jameel
Elizabeth Hernandez

The Cost Of Being Black; Understanding The Racial Wealth Gap

A new report from the public policy think tank Demos and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University found that often, the go-to solutions cited to address economic inequality, do not close the wealth gap between whites and blacks and Latinos.
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Tom Hall
Bridget Armstrong

New York in Violation of "Motor Voter" Law and the Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights Groups Call on State to Fix Voter Registration at DMV, or Face Litigation
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Civil Rights Groups Threaten to Sue New York Over Voting Rights Violations

In a letter sent Tuesday to the New York State Board of Elections and DMV, the groups accused the DMV of flouting a federal law requiring that citizens be able to register to vote whenever they apply for, renew, or change their address on a driver's license or state-issued identification card.[...]
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Chris Fuchs

Demos Statement on Trump's New Muslim Ban Executive Order

Wednesday, March 1 (NEW YORK, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued the following statement condemning President Trump’s re-issued Muslim ban executive order. “Today’s executive order fails to resolve the unconstitutional
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Demos’ Response to the Repeal of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Order

Monday, March 6 (NEW YORK, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued this statement following the repeal of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order:
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Congressional Republicans Work To Repeal Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order

Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration apparently believe that extremely basic workplace protections are too onerous to ask U.S. businesses to uphold.
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Robert Hiltonsmith

Trump’s Military Budget Plan Continues the Giveaway to Economic Elites

President Trump called last night for “one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history.” He has proposed increasing the military budget by $54 billion—a proposal that would require great sacrifice from working people in the form of cuts to vital health care, education
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Algernon Austin

Demos’ Response to Trump’s Address to Joint Session of Congress

Tuesday, February 28 (NEW YORK, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued this statement following President Trump’s address.
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