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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

Colleges with Largest Endowments Leave Low-Income Students with Most Debt

In addition, federal student loans — which usually cap at $27,000 over four years — don’t always cover the full cost of a higher education, and many students are forced to secure private loans or work jobs to pay for their degree. “Student debt is not the same to every borrower,” Mark Huelsman, a
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Alexandra Vollman

‘Million Student March’ Calls for Debt-Free College

Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, compared the movement to the one seen with universal health care, which had been an issue for quite awhile until “a moment of consensus” came in 2008.
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Kristin Decarr

Higher Voter Turnout Could Limit the Far Right

One of the most disturbing trends in the American political system is the rapid ascent of the far right.
In the media
Sean McElwee

Alabama's Motor Voter Program Gets a Tune-Up

Alabama’s driver’s license agency has been getting a lot of attention lately — for good reason.
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Stuart Naifeh

Don't Extinguish the Light: Migrants, Crisis and the New Demos

Now is a time to remember our shared humanity. In light of the terrorist attack in Paris, lawmakers across the country are demanding President Obama shut down our borders and stop the resettlement of Syrian refugees in America, stoking widespread fear about these men, women and children. At this
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Heather McGhee

Higher voter turnout could limit the far right

Higher turnout has the possibility of weakening the donor class’s grip on policy. It could also reduce the influence of the extreme right wing on politics. It’s not surprising that the GOP, which benefits from a low-turnout, strong-donor environment, supports voting laws that tend to reduce turnout.
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Sean McElwee

Donald Trump’s Kids Have Access to Debt Free College. Who Else Does?

A striking piece of the 2016 Democratic primary is the consensus among the candidates on substantially lowering the price students pay to attend public colleges.
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Mark Huelsman

Vetoing the New Jersey Democracy Act Is Anti-Voter, Unpopular, and Partisan

Expanding access to the polls is not a partisan issue—vetoing it is. The Democracy Act passed as a pro‑voter issue, and the governor’s veto does the exact opposite.
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Damon L. Daniels

The Secrets of America's "Supersavers"

Fees can take a bite out of your retirement income, so it's important to be aware of what advisory or fund management fees you might be paying. Fees for a median-income two-earner family can eat up almost one-third of their investment returns over a lifetime, according to Demos, a think tank
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Aimee Picchi

Why Addressing Quarterly Capitalism Is Key to Reducing Inequality

The concept of Short-Termism is fast becoming the darling of progressive economic policy wonks. Predictably, the discourse is littered with inaccuracies and half-truths as pundits rush to publish so as not to be left behind. It is time for a serious convening of interested experts to sort through
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Wallace C. Turbeville