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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

Gobiernos locales tienen poder para proteger a inmigrantes

Bajo la Constitución y las leyes antidiscriminación, los gobiernos locales pueden proteger a los inmigrantes. Así lo reafirmó un reporte titulado “ Santuarios, Seguridad y Comunidad: Herramientas para acoger a los inmigrantes a través de la democracia local”, en el cual se detallan los mecanismos
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Camille Padilla Dalmau

Communities Are Rising to Resist and Fight Racism Through Local Sanctuary Policies

Our research shows that state and local policies shielding immigration status information are generally permitted. Local law enforcement’s refusal to honor federal immigration detainer requests is also permitted and may even be required to avoid liability for constitutional violations.
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Katherine Culliton-González
Joanna Cuevas Ingram

Demos Responds to Trump’s Failed Attempt to Resolve Conflicts of Interest

Demos Responds to Trump’s Failed Attempt to Resolve Conflicts of Interest New York, NY – Adam Lioz, counsel and senior advisor for Demos, a New York-based think tank, released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s announcement related to the future of his business interests:
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New Report Shows Student Debt is Inescapable, Regardless of the Size of the Loan

Data show that student loan defaults or delinquency are becoming the norm
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Here's How Working Women Can Advocate For Themselves During Trump's Presidency

Women workers can keep the pressure on city- and state-level legislators ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. "Find out what your city council is doing in terms of a fair working wage, paid leave, and paid sick days. Get those on the agenda. That is a lever that is much easier to influence."
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Clare O'Connor

A Debt-Free College State of Mind

New York could join the ranks of states likes of Tennessee and Oregon (in addition to dozens of cities) that have enacted some version of tuition-free public college.
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Mark Huelsman

3 Mistakes in the Democratic Party’s Economics-Versus-Identity Debate

Since the upset election defeat of Hillary Clinton, Democrats have been debating whether they should pursue working-class politics or
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Algernon Austin

What’s the Biggest Test Trump Will Face in 2017?

The greatest challenge facing President-elect Trump is following through with his campaign promises to raise the living standard for working-class Americans and bring back manufacturing jobs.
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Tamara Draut

Shameless: House Republicans Gut Ethics Enforcement Behind Closed Doors

What to do when the leader of your party faces unprecedented ethics challenges, including being in violation of the Constitution’s prohibition on payments from foreigners the day he becomes President?
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Adam Lioz

A Friendship for a More Tolerant America

In late August, just as Donald Trump was making his improbable pitch to black voters (“What the hell do you have to lose?”), an unusual and tender video began to make the viral rounds. It showed Heather McGhee, the president of the progressive think tank Demos, responding to a caller on C- span’s
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Daniel Smith