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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

Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC

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In the media
Michelle Chen

Obama's Next Action: Empowering Low Wage Federal Workers

[...] Federal contracting with private vendors supports about two million low-wage private sector jobs, according to Demos, a national research institute, in their study, "Underwriting Bad Jobs." That is "more than the number of low wage workers at Walmart and McDonald's combined."
In the media
Robert L. Borosage

Democrats Introduce Resolution Calling For Debt-Free Public College

A group of congressional Democrats introduced a resolution on Tuesday seeking to ensure that students who attend public colleges and universities can graduate without debt.
In the media
Sam Levine

Liberals to Hillary: Make Public College Debt-Free

Several top congressional Democrats will embrace on Tuesday a loose plan to make public colleges a debt-free proposition—and will receive an immediate boost from progressive activists who are hoping to shape the 2016 Democratic agenda.
In the media
George Zornick

New York City Just Outlawed Running Credit Checks on Job Applicants

The rationale behind the ban is simple: it’s unfair and useless to use a person’s credit history, which is often inaccurate or misleading, when assessing their job qualifications.
In the media
Michelle Chen

Unions Still Matter

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Sean McElwee

City Council Passes Bill to Ban Credit Checks for Most Job Seekers

[...] "You are in a Catch-22," said Emmanuel Caicedo, a senior campaign strategist with Demos, one member of a coalition of 79 labor and civil rights organizations that formed the NYC Coalition to Stop Credit Checks in Employment. "You can't pay your bills and so your credit is bad. And then you can
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Jeff Mays

NYC Passes Ban on Credit Checks for Most Job Applicants

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Jed Oelbaum

The Student Debt Strike Movement Just Scored a Victory

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In the media
Zeeshan Aleem

Improved Voting in Rhode Island

Election officials in Rhode Island are swiftly moving about the business of pro-voter reform.
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Damon L. Daniels