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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

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

A C-SPAN Caller Asked Heather McGhee How to Stop Being Prejudiced

A white man from North Carolina called into C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Sunday seeking advice from the show’s African American guest. He told her he feared black people and wondered how he might change that.
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Colby Itkowitz

NextGen Climate, Demos Release New Report on the Costs of Climate Change to Millennials

New Study Outlines the Crippling Costs of Climate Change to Millennials and Their Children
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What Can I Do to Be Better?

In a powerful exchange, a caller confesses his fears and prejudices, and Demos President Heather McGhee shares things he can do to address them.
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Albuquerque’s “Better Way" Experiment

For the past year, Albuquerque has been experimenting with a pilot jobs program for its homeless population called “There’s a Better Way.” The initiative began as a push to connect the homeless with shelters and other assistance providers, but within a few months of its launch, the city also started
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Ned Resnikoff

Ideología: Barriers to Latino Representation

Despite gains, Latino/as are still grossly underrepresented among legislators in this country.
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Leveling the Playing Field in Miami-Dade

BREAKING CAMPAIGN UPDATE: The 127K petitions sit untouched, Mayor Gimenez refuses to act, and the campaign coalitions have begun holding direction actions and have filed a lawsuit in attempts to get the county to do their job and count the petitions.
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Jodeen Olguín-Tayler

New Demos Report Explores the Burden of Medical Debt Among Low- and Middle-Income Households

Every day, many U.S. families must make the impossible choice of falling into debt to pay for critical medical care or foregoing necessary treatment. In 2014, 64 million people were struggling with medical debt and it is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.
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How and Why the DOJ Is Enforcing the National Voter Registration Act in Connecticut

Connecticut’s legally-required Motor Voter program is one of the country's the worst performing.
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Scott Novakowski

A Vision for Black Lives—Cutting-Edge Policy Agenda that Could Heal Our Nation

I have just finished reading—re-reading, actually— A Vision for Black Lives, the national policy platform released recently by the Movement for Black Lives, the Black Lives Matter Network, BYP100 and over 50 other grassroots organizations. This document is a must-read for anyone who considers
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