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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

Everyone’s Talking About Student Loan Debt — Here’s What You Need to Know

“The decline in state funding for state colleges and universities is the main driver of what’s increasing costs,” says Mark Huelsman, senior policy analyst at Demos, a liberal think tank. He’s the author of a 2014 proposal for increasing public higher education funding that he says has drawn
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Brianna McGurran

Initiative Before Congress Aims to Slash Student Debt

We need a systematic approach to tackle the student-debt crisis. We can easily find one if we look in the not-too-distant past.
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Heather C. McGhee

The Supreme Court, Public Opinion, and Money and Politics

Is it a problem when the Supreme Court is out of step with public opinion? While in many cases the answer is no, when it comes to the question of money and politics and the financing of campaigns and elections, its counter-majoritarianism is a threat to democracy.
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David Schultz

Martin O’Malley Just Unveiled His Plan to End Student Debt, and It’s the Boldest One Yet

"Debt-free" might not sound as sexy as simply "free," but O'Malley's approach could in fact create a more effective mandate for radically reducing the cost of college in the United States.
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Zeeshan Aleem

President Obama: Talk to Black America, Not at Us

Is President Obama the scold of black America or its empathetic prophet? With his remarks at the funeral for the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney a week ago, Mr. Obama looked out onto a sea of mostly black faces — under the gaze of the nation — and addressed the topic of racism head-on. “For too long, we
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Inequality Is a Disease, Voter Turnout the Cure

The 2016 election will be decided not just by who votes but by who stays home.
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Sean McElwee

Delaware Citizens Deserve Easy Access to the Polls

The most sacred right in our democracy is the right to vote. In the next week, Delaware has the opportunity to make that right stronger than ever before.
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Heather McGhee

When Your Social Security Check Disappears Because of an Old Student Loan

Policy makers are also exploring ways to maintain a safety net for seniors with defaulted student loans, while still ensuring the Education Department gets the money it’s owed. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and McCaskill, Democrats from Massachusetts and Missouri, respectively, sent a letter to the GAO
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Jillian Berman

This Is How European Countries Pay for Free College Plans

European countries also differ substantively from the US in terms of the percentage of college attendees that their debt free models serve. “Germany has a lower percentage of students go on to college than we have here in the US,” Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at think tank Demos, told ATTN
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Abby Jackson

Why Disparate Impact Claims Are Essential To Racial Justice

Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld that the discrimination cases under the Fair Housing Act do not need to show explicit discrimination, but can include “disparate impact” claims. This is an essential and necessary provision for the fight for racial equity.
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Sean McElwee