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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

Five Years Later, the Fight for Strong and Sensible Regulations Continues

Demos President Heather McGhee issued the following statement:
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Checklist for Debt-Free College Proposals

This checklist was created in partnership with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Debt-free college means all students in America should be able graduate without debt. This big idea would expand economic opportunity, expand America's
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Heather McGhee

Don’t Just Raise the Wage—Enforce It Too

Entire movements are based around these economic realities: the minimum wage is too low to live on. Eligibility for overtime pay must be broadened so that workers are fairly compensated for all of the time they work. Basic workplace standards need to be improved.
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Amy Traub

Hillary Clinton Is Disclosing Her Donors—She Shouldn't Let Them Write Policy

Tomorrow, Hillary Clinton will release the names of her top bundlers, wealthy people who have reached the individual contribution limit and therefore volunteer to collect checks from their rich friends to give to candidates in a “bundle.” Many bundlers bring in millions—in 2008, bundlers who brought
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Sean McElwee

Wall Street's Sinister Disappearing Act

The missing link in the inequality debate is not financial stability, but financial domination of the broader economy, what has come to be called “financialization.” Financialization, as a new Demos report demonstrates, is not only measurable by risk and volatility or by the mere expanding volume of
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Wallace C. Turbeville

It's Time for Family-Friendly Policies in 2016

Will American families finally catch a break? As Hillary Clinton takes the podium at the New School today for a major economic policy address said to focus on issues important to families, she has her work cut out for her.
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Amy Traub

Challenging Voter Suppression in North Carolina

The stories of our clients—Sherry Denise Holverson, Isabel Najera, and Alexandria Lane—are not outliers, but rather represent a problem that has been occurring across the state of North Carolina.
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Naila Awan

5 Women in Business You Need to Know

A think-tank queen vying for a seat at DC's table: Gothamite Heather McGhee brings her passions for performance and policy to the political stage. And she's got a big-name ally. [...]
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OZY editors

Demos Praises HUD's New Fair Housing Rule

Demos, in proud partnership with fellow racial equity organizations, released the following statement about the HUD's new fair housing rule: "The Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) release of the final 'Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule' is a courageous and necessary step by President
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The Progressive Victory You Haven't Heard Of: NYC's Ban on Employment Credit Checks

In New York, your personal credit history is no longer any of your employer’s business.
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Amy Traub