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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

Supreme Court Decision Is A Step Back for Campaign Finance Reform

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision vacating the federal bribery conviction of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell. The Court’s ruling narrowed the scope of federal bribery laws and required clearer jury instructions on the kinds of “official acts” that can be prosecuted when
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The Court's Decision Will Help Ensure Our Institutions of Higher Education Reflect Our Diversity

Yesterday, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its long-standing view that colleges and universities may seek to foster diversity in higher education by considering race and ethnicity as one factor in a holistic admissions process. Demos applauds this decision, and agrees that a diverse student body is of
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District Campaign Donors are Disproportionately White, Wealthy and Male

D.C. politicians are funded by donors who are whiter and wealthier than the constituents they serve, an analysis by the liberal think tank Demos found.[...] While it comes as no surprise that wealthy people are more inclined to spend on political races, the Demos analysis is the first comprehensive
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Fenit Nirappil

In Diverse D.C., A Small Group of Wealthy White Donors Wield Outsized Influence

The D.C. donor class doesn’t represent the diversity of Washington D.C.’s population, a new Demos report finds. In Washington D.C.’s 2014 mayoral election, large donors (those who gave more than $1,000) accounted for 67 percent of all money raised by the three candidates in 2014.
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Ideología: How the Social and Cultural Aspects of Immigration Shape Latinos' Attitudes Toward Political Parties

Immigration policy is considered the holy grail of policies when it comes to attracting Latino voters. Immigration is explicitly mentioned in the post-2012 Republican autopsy report as one of the strategies to increase the party’s base racial and ethnic diversity.
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Who Donates the Most Money to Politicians? Biggest Contributors Tend to be Whiter and More Conservative, Study Finds

The biggest political donors aren’t just wealthier than the median voter. A study from the think tank Demos suggests they also tend to be disproportionately white, male and right-wing.
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Ned Resnikoff

Companies Are Trying to Lure Customers With Offers of Student Loan Help

Companies have finally woken up to a huge and potentially profitable market: Student borrowers.
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Jillian Berman

Victory in Virginia as Federal Judge Dismisses Voter Purge Case

League of Women Voters of Virginia intervened in the lawsuit, and argued that the proposed purging would have threatened eligible voters Following a hearing Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema dismissed a lawsuit filed by self-styled
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Ideología: An Economic Interpretation of the Latino Vote

The Rising American Electorate was credited with helping Barack Obama win the presidency in 2008 and his reelection in 2012. Comprised of people of color, women, and young people, this Rising Electorate represents people in constituencies that have been underserved in a political system that
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Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Voting Rights Groups Move to Intervene in Virginia Voter Purge Case

League of Women Voters of Virginia says proposed purge could threaten eligible voters in November election Tomorrow, a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, will address a request by the League of Women Voters of Virginia to intervene in an ongoing legal battle there, where a self-styled “election
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