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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
Black mother and daughter looking at the city river

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

"Free" College in Europe Isn't Really Free

European countries also differ substantively from the US in terms of the percentage of college attendees that their debt free models serve. "Germany has a lower percentage of students go on to college than we have here in the US," Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at think tank Demos, told ATTN
In the media
Abby Jackson

Employers Are Using Credit Checks Against Otherwise Qualified Workers. Here\xD5s What We Can Do About It.

Over the last decade, an increasing number of cities and states passed laws limiting the use of credit checks in hiring, promotion, and firing. These laws have been motivated by the reality that personal credit history is not relevant to employment and that employment credit checks prevent otherwise
In the media
Sean McElwee
Amy Traub

Elections Have Become a Game for Billionaires

The campaign money chase makes the sliver of Americans who donate large sums the most important citizens.
In the media
Heather C. McGhee

Jeb Bush Dropped Out, But Money Still Matters in Politics

Political science literature shows: money influences political outcomes and tilts policy in favor of an overwhelmingly white and male donor class.
Blog
Sean McElwee

No, Jeb Bush's Failed Campaign Doesn't Mean Citizens United Doesn't Matter

In a recent report, Demos and the Public Interest Research Group showed how many viable candidates, including many candidates of color, struggle to compete against better-funded incumbents.
In the media
Sean McElwee

Here's What You Need to Know About Voter ID Laws in 2016

The 2016 election is the first Presidential election that will occur since the Supreme Court struck down key provisions in the Voting Rights Act. Partially because of the weakened VRA, 10 states passed harsh new voting restrictions that will be in full force for 2016, including seven new voter ID
In the media
Sean McElwee

Here’s How The Government Could Close The Staggering Racial Wealth Gap

That’s not an isolated or fringe view. “The U.S. racial wealth gap is ... driven by public policy decisions,” a recent study from researchers at Brandeis University and the think tank Demos concluded.
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Ben Walsh
Julia Craven

Here’s What You Need to Know about Voter ID Laws in 2016

The 2016 election is the first Presidential election that will occur since the Supreme Court struck down key provisions in the Voting Rights Act. Partially because of the weakened VRA, 10 states passed harsh new voting restrictions that will be in full force for 2016, including seven new voter ID
In the media
Sean McElwee

7 Reasons You Should Vote In This Year's Elections

To be sure, all voters turn out less during the midterms. Twenty-nine percent less white people voted in 2014 than voted in 2012, according to a September analysis by the progressive think tank Demos.
In the media
Daniel Marans
Kim Bellware

Middle-Class Minorities Most at Risk of Falling Behind on Student Loans

As a result of having limited savings or other assets to cover the cost of college, African American families borrow heavily to pay for it. Researchers at the liberal think tank Demos found 4 out of 5 black graduates take out loans to attend public colleges, compared with less than two-thirds of
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel