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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

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

Democratic Candidates: All Talk, Or Real Action to Get Big Money Out of Politics?

The second democratic debate is approaching on Saturday, and the American people want to know: if elected, what will the candidates do to get big money out of our democracy?
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Allie Boldt

Students Nationwide to March for Debt Relief and a $15 Minimum on Campus

“Student debt has become a kitchen-table issue at this point,” says Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos. “Because borrowing is now a prerequisite to college, it’s now embedded in traditional issues of economic fairness and things that students tend to be active about.”
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Sam Ross-Brown

University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe's Very Telling Resignation Speech

The Fix is aware that some Americans are inclined to reject, outright, the idea that some words — those that we choose to express our ideas, what we say at critical moments and that which we do not mention — have deeper, often multi-layered meaning. But to believe this, you must reject the field of
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Janell Ross

Fight. Strike. Vote.

As you read this, workers across the country from retail, fast food, home care, and the federal government are launching one of the biggest strikes yet, calling for $15 an hour and collective bargaining rights. Together, they make up the American working class, the backbone of our economy, and they
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Tamara Draut

Amazon Is Trying to Make Up for America's Lack of Paid Leave. It Shouldn't Have To.

However generous Amazon's new benefits are, whether employees actually use those benefits will depend a lot on the culture they work in and the social pressures they face. "Amazon is notorious for its competitive work environment, and simply having access to leave may not be enough if workers feel
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Emily Crockett

2016’s “Missing Voters” Can Be Found with Automatic Voter Registration

This time next year, the election of 2016 will be over and America will have chosen its next president. But how many Americans will have actually participated in making this decision? In the 2012 presidential election, 1.3 million votes decided the winner in the ten states with the closest margins
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Liz Kennedy

Chris Christie Vetoes New Jersey Voting Rights Expansion

I worked with a New Jersey coalition to pass this bill, and we watched it quickly move through the state legislature and reach Governor Chris Christie’s desk this past June. Even though the bill was supported by the vast majority of Governor Christie’s constituents, the bill then languished for over
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Damon L. Daniels

Here's the Harsh Truth About What's Going to Happen to 6,000 Just-Released Drug Offenders

According to Sean McElwee, a researcher who studies voting rights at the progressive think tank Demos, some studies suggest up to 2 .5% of the population is unable to vote thanks to such laws.
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Tom McKay

A stunningly bad idea for Connecticut

Connecticut is poised to undo a signature accomplishment—the Citizens Election Program. Facing budget cuts, some legislators in Connecticut have proposed allowing wealthy donors to, once again, dominate the state’s elections.
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Emmanuel Caicedo