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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
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Five Reasons Why Debt-Free College Helps More than Just the Upper-Middle Class

The most important fact about higher education is that only a minority of people go to college. That fact would change if college was affordable for more people.
Blog
Mark Huelsman

Racism Is Destroying the Right to Vote

Racism has affected voting in America since its founding, and it continues to affect voting today.
Blog
Sean McElwee

Internships Can Pay Off, but They Sometimes Carry a Heavy Cost

One of the major concerns that surround unpaid internships is access. Wealthier students benefit; poor students don’t.
In the media
Eric Adler
Mara Rose Williams

NC Must Comply With Voter Registration Law

[...] This is not the first time North Carolina has fallen out of compliance with the NVRA. Dēmos, the New York-based group that has put North Carolina on notice, also monitored the state about 10 years ago after seeing a drop in voter registration applications processed by public assistance
In the media

How to Keep Racism in Place: An Interview

Black culture and the role racism plays in black American history are discussed at length in the national dialogue around race relations. We regularly debate use of the “n-word,” for example, and the impact of historical racism on outcomes for black Americans.
In the media

Bumpy Road for Bill to Ban Credit Checks for Job Applicants

After the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, many pointed at the gap between the black population and their overwhelmingly white elected officials as a symptom of the country’s problem with race.
In the media
Illaria Parogni

Student Debt Won't Keep Millennials From Buying Cars and Homes, Study Says

[...] Given growing levels of student debt combined with stagnant incomes over the past few decades, “something has to give somewhere,” said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank.
In the media
Jillian Berman

Study Ties Higher Tuition at Public Universities to Lower State Aid

[...] “More than half of education and related expenses at public universities is now paid for through tuition, up from about 35 percent in 2001,” wrote study author Robert Hiltonsmith, Demos’ senior policy analyst. In essence, public universities are no longer public, he said: They have become de
In the media
Tim Stuhldreher

In 2016, Democrats Need to Embrace Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act is probably the most progressive policy Americans born after the Great Society will witness in their lifetimes. It has saved tens of thousands of Americans from premature death and has already insured more than 12 million people. It has already defined Barack Obama’s legacy
In the media
Sean McElwee

Paper Trail Indicates DHHS Aware of Voting Issue Despite Response

When a group of voting rights advocates notified the state Department of Health and Human Services recently that North Carolina may not be living up to federal requirements that social services agencies help their clients register to vote, a spokeswoman indicated the department was surprised. [...]
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Mark Binker