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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 Progress Made and Challenges Ahead for Workers This Labor Day

On Labor Day, let’s all take a moment to thank our bosses for the rights and benefits they have so generously granted us. Oh wait, that’s right. Decent wages and working conditions were never gifts. Workers organized, fought, and in many cases died for each and every improvement in our working lives
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Lynn Kanter

Ideología: Even as Diversity of Elected Officials Grows, Public Policy Remains Unresponsive

Last week, I discussed how socioeconomic characteristics can limit the pool of people who run for office. Holding office is biased towards people with disposable income and time they can dedicate to public service when many offices are voluntary or offer little remuneration. The composition of our
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Are You a Millennial? Congratulations! Climate Change Will Cost Your Generation $8.8 Trillion

 Climate change poses a more dire threat to the millennial generation than rising seas do to their parents’ basement.
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Michelle Chen

Putting Minority Student Loan Borrowers in the Black

Troubling evidence is mounting that student debt is most burdensome for those who can least afford it.
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Allesandra Lanza

The Labor Movement’s Decline Has Been Bad For Even Non-Union Workers

Because blue-collar worker income in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is so high, Americans are often surprised to learn that none of the Nordic social democracies have minimum wage laws. The truth is that they don’t need them, thanks to the immense (albeit gradually waning) power of Scandinavian labor
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Ned Resnikoff

They Have the Money and the Political Power: Wealthy Whites are More Represented than People of Color

Though much political science research and news coverage focuses on federal and state level politics, most Americans interact far more often with municipal government.
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Sean McElwee

ICYMI: Climate Change Is Seriously Impacting the Financial Future of Millennials

When environmentalists speak of climate change, they often talk of “future generations.” But generations already here are poised to suffer long-term consequences. Climate change will affect millennials drastically—including in their wallets.
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Yessenia Funes

Ideología: The Privilege of Running for Office

Although the socioeconomic biases in representation are most apparent at the state and national levels, many of our elected officials start their careers at the local level.
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera

White Man Asked Heather McGhee How to Fight His Racial Prejudice

When Heather McGhee, president of the public policy group Demos, got a question from a caller during her appearance at C-SPAN, it was not about the progressive ideals her group is known for. The question, instead, was about a different issue — directed, seemingly, at McGhee’s race (she’s black)[...]
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German Lopez

White Caller Admits He's Prejudiced. Heather McGhee Helps Him Do Better.

At times, it seems the racial divisions in America are as wide as they’ve ever been, so seeing two people attempting to bridge the gap can feel downright patriotic. That’s what happened last Thursday on the C-Span show “Washington Journal” with guest Heather McGhee, president of Demos Action, a
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David Moye