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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

Statement from Demos President Heather McGhee on Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Judge Gorsuch’s Nomination to the Supreme Court

April 3, 2017 (New York, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, released the following statement after today’s Senator Judiciary Committee vote on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court:
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Empirical Evidence that Money in Politics Matters

Candidates who can raise money early and up front early in a campaign are more competitive than those who do not.
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David Schultz

The voting rights issue no one talks about: Ending the disenfranchisement of felons will strengthen democracy

Elections are decided by who votes — and increasingly, in America, by who cannot. Barriers to voting participation skew policy outcomes and elections to the right in the United States. One of the most racially discriminatory of these barriers is felon disenfranchisement.
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Sean McElwee

For Seniors, Rising Credit Card Debt Squeezes Tight

If you’re a senior struggling with credit card debt like Green, you’re not alone. In 2012, for the first time, middle-income households headed by someone over 50 years old carried more credit card debt on average than households of people younger than 50, according to the Demos National Survey on
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Ellen Cannon

Does California Hold the Key to Progressive Success?

California has a funny habit of anticipating national political trends. Celebrity chief executives with no previous political experience who ride name recognition and controversy to victory? Seen it once or twice before. A spate of deregulatory policy leading to exploitation and corruption
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Sean McElwee
Matt McDermott
William Jordan

Don’t Let Financial Scammers Tear Down the CFPB

Unscrupulous financial corporations could make a whole lot more money if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau didn’t stand in their way.
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Amy Traub

Liberals hope their Tax Day anti-Trump protest will overwhelm the nation

Twenty-seven progressive groups said in a Thursday news release provided to McClatchy that they would join a planned Tax Day protest of President Donald Trump, as liberal activists prepare for what might be the biggest demonstration against the White House occupant since the Women’s March on
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Alex Roarty
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We Should Be Paying A Lot More Attention to Community Colleges

With so many eventual graduates starting at community colleges, we should take a hard look at institutional aid policies, which reward incoming freshmen much more than transfer students.
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Mark Huelsman

Judge Gorsuch’s Evasiveness on Money In Politics Makes Him Unfit To Serve On The Supreme Court

Gorsuch, simply put, is not up to the job. His record suggests that he will side with big money over working families.
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Emmanuel Caicedo

Why Are Democrats Fighting Over Free College?

Another question is how much the Cuomo and Raimondo plans will truly benefit low-income students. Both proposals are what’s called “last-dollar” initiatives, meaning the states would only pay the balance of tuition after students use up existing state and federal aid, including Pell Grants. These
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Graham Vyse