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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
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What to Look for in Biden’s State of the Union

Four executive and legislative actions President Biden should address in his speech
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Taifa Smith Butler

Demos President: Senate Must Swiftly Confirm Jackson 

First Black Woman Nominated to Supreme Court in Historic Moment
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Taifa Smith Butler

Hear Us: Community Organizing Is How We Win Public Power and Justice

All of us — people of color especially — need our government to invest public dollars into our housing, our climate, our care, and our water. Community organizing is key to these efforts and to our collective safety and liberation.
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Daniella Zessoules
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Report: Pittsburgh Water Privatization Caused Lead Contamination, Skyrocketing Costs

"Water is — and always should be — a public good. Cutting corners and endangering the public to deliver profits for a private corporation is the height of greed and disregard for the people’s well-being."
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Demos President: Senate Failure on Voting Rights Bill Giant Step Backward for Democracy

"Despite this setback, Demos remains committed to the fight for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy."
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We Know the Assignment: Pass Voting Rights Now 

This urgent, defining moment in America calls for The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
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Taifa Smith Butler

Demos  President on  Senate Action to Advance Voting Rights Legislation  

"History will not remember fondly those who choose upholding Senate rules over upholding voting rights."
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Dead Racists, the Filibuster, and the Debt Ceiling

A conversation about what’s standing in the way of progress towards an inclusive democracy and a just economy.
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Saving Democracy Starts at Home, Mr. President

It’s time for America to lead by example and take action to repair our broken system. There is much work to do around the world, but for this country, saving democracy must start at home.
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Taifa Smith Butler

Demos President on Guilty Verdict in McMichael Trial

"As we continue to mourn Arbery’s death, we must work to expose the wrongs of this system, right them, and move toward becoming a land in which 74 days of protests isn’t the prerequisite for an arrest.”
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Taifa Smith Butler