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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

Continuing to Reform the NYPD's Stop and Frisk Practice

When we agreed to help reform the NYPD’s stop and frisk practice in the landmark class action Floyd v. the City of New York, we knew we were taking on a great responsibility.
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Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Demos Responds to Death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Upon the death of Supreme Court Justic Antonin Scalia, Demos Counsel and Senior Advisor for Policy & Outreach Adam Lioz released the following statement: "Antonin Scalia was a dedicated public servant, a sharp mind, and a talented writer. Demos extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends
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From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns

This piece was originally posted on the blog of the Movement Strategy Center
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Jodeen Olguín-Tayler

Do Government Handouts Push College Costs Higher?

The Bennett Hypothesis likely explains tuition increases at some colleges, particularly for-profit universities, which are trying to maximize revenue, and graduate programs for which students can take out federal loans up to the cost of the program, said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at
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Jillian Berman

Maryland Restores Voting Rights for 40,000

Today, the voters of New Hampshire go to the polls to cast their votes in the first presidential primary. Unfortunately, for the first time, the voters of New Hampshire will face an unnecessary and administratively burdensome photo ID law. Voters in New Hampshire and 15 other states will face new
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Liz Kennedy

Merrill Seeks Automatic Voter Registration At DMV In Bid To Hike Turnout

Political scientists who have studied voter registration have found generally that young and highly mobile people are the ones least likely to be registered. They tend to have lower incomes as well. For example, in a 2015 report, ‘ Why Voting Matters,’ a research associate at Demos, Sean McElwee
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Steve Majerus-Collins

What Clinton and Sanders Are Really Fighting About

The Democratic candidates have revived an old progressive debate about whether big business can be regulated, or must be broken up.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

In Iowa, Voters Win with Same Day Voter Registration

Same Day Registration is powerful means to reduce the barriers to voting, by making registration and voting a one-stop process that doesn’t depend on navigating confusing pre-election deadlines.
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Brenda Wright

Paid Family Leave Gains Momentum in New York Legislature

Amy Traub, senior policy analyst at Demos, a public policy organization, told the Public News Service that the vast majority of people who work in New York would benefit from paid family leave.
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Teddy Wilson

Voting Rights Challenges In the Wake of Shelby County

In the summer of 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 margin, struck down one of the most significant provisions of civil rights law ever enacted.
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Naila Awan