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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

One Path to Debt-Free College

With college tuition costs at an all-time high, Demos, a D.C.-based public policy organization, recently proposed a debt-free college initiative.
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Equal Justice Works

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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Campaigns Should Be Powered by People, Not Big Money: Guest Viewpoint

An analysis of competitive House races in the 2014 midterms by MASSPIRG and the think tank Demos confirmed that such a program could fundamentally change the balance of power in Congressional elections.
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Janet Domenitz
Jamie Neikrie

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

Another State May Offer (Almost) Free Community College

Education-loan borrowing among students pursuing an associate’s degree has increased significantly in the past decade, particularly among low-income students. For the 2011-2012 academic year, 55% of students who received Pell Grants and earned associate’s degrees also graduated with debt, according
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Christine DiGangi

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

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

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

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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