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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

Flint’s Filthy Water and Governor Snyder

The human tragedy of Flint, Michigan is agonizing. Thousands of children have been subjected to lead and other chemical poisoning, not to mention adults, just to save a few dollars in a process driven by raw politics and underlying racism.
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Wallace C. Turbeville

New Demos Report Details How Automatic Voter Registration Could Register 27 Million of America’s Missing Voters

Demos will hold a webinar with Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation, and Sen. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle)
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Fixing the Student Debt Crisis

That’s one of several proposals the Republican presidential candidate laid out Monday to make college more affordable.
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Jillian Berman

In These Times, We Must Hold Fast to Dr. King’s Vision

Dr. King’s last campaign brought him to Tennessee to protect the rights of public sector workers to unionize.
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Brenda Wright

Demos Applauds Governor Cuomo for Supporting Paid Family Leave in New York

In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that paid family leave would form a core part of his 2016 policy agenda, Demos Senior Policy Analyst Amy Traub issued the following statement: Demos applauds the Governor’s leadership in calling for 12 weeks of paid family leave in New York and urges the
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Dark Money In Politics Threatens Black Interests

The explosion of “dark money” spent in the political system in the United States threatens racial equity in the United States making it harder for Blacks and other minorities to gain a foothold in the middle class and fully participate in the democracy, according to a recent report by Demos, a
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Freddie Allen

Free Community College Is A Great First Step, Debt-Free College Would Be Transformative

Demos Vice President of Policy & Research Tamara Draut released the following statement: "Tonight, President Obama delivered his last State of the Union and laid out his hopes not just for his final year of presidency but also his vision for the future of America.
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The Fed’s Interest Rate Deliberations—Much Ado About Nothing

The Federal Reserve just released the minutes of its December meeting at which the Fed Funds rate was increased, for the first time in years, by 0.25 percentage points. The vote was unanimous, but the minutes show a great deal of concern that lower unemployment rates have not moved inflation from
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Wallace C. Turbeville

There's Still Plenty the Obama Administration Could Do About Student Debt In Its Last Year

The fourth quarter of the Obama presidency has been relatively active when it comes to higher education. Yet, he can go further.
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Mark Huelsman

There's Still Time for Obama to Stop the Student Debt Crisis

The fourth quarter of the Obama presidency has been relatively active when it comes to higher education. Last year alone, the Administration announced a proposal to make two years of community college tuition-free, finalized and released a treasure trove of data on earnings and loan repayment data
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Mark Huelsman