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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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Black Women Saved American Democracy: Investing in Care Infrastructure is One Way to Thank Them

Caregiving work has historically been undervalued. Today, Black women are disproportionately employed in caregiving work and facing the worst of the COVID-19 economic crisis.
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Amy Traub

The 3 Current Student Loan Forgiveness Proposals: Who Would Qualify?

“The actual dollar amount, it’s hard to put that at a figure that’s enough to help everyone who is struggling. And because of that, I’d err on the side of doing more.”
In the media
Kaitlin Mulhere

Student Loan Advocates Release Roadmap for the Biden Administration to Fix Broken Programs for Servicemembers, Teachers, Defrauded Students, & Other Vulnerable Borrowers Denied Promised Relief

“The student debt crisis is yet another example of the deep and structural racial injustice at that heart of our economy. It prevents Black and Brown families from building wealth and economic power and has undermined the fundamental goal of higher education as a public good."
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Yes, Student Debt Cancellation Would be a Big Deal

An executive action for student debt cancellation would provide much needed economic relief to millions of Black and Latinx families in order to avoid financial catastrophe during the continuing global pandemic.
Blog
Mark Huelsman

Should the Biden administration cancel student debt? Read this before you decide

“Most people who are in favor of big sweeping action are also in favor of the incremental reforms that would make the loan program more humane."
In the media
Jillian Berman
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How Biden’s Plan for a Public Credit Registry Will Build Economic Power for Black and Brown Communities

Credit reports and scores control access to public goods people need. Yet, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, remaking the nation’s credit reporting system is not the top concern.
Blog
Amy Traub

Writing Off Student Debt Is One Way Biden Can Build Black Wealth

“Student debt is both a cause and a consequence of the racial wealth gap."
In the media
Jarrell Dillard

Statement from the Voting Rights Working Group on Counting Every Vote in the 2020 Election

In record numbers and in the face of a global pandemic, Americans voted early and on Election Day, and availed themselves of mail-in voting. But the right to vote includes the right to have your vote counted.
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Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman on Our Democracy after the Election

For what feels like the first time in years, we can pause for the briefest of moments and breathe.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Student Debt Cancellation Tests Progressives’ Sway Under Biden

“This is a microcosm of many intra-progressive, intra-left policy debates—whether it’s better to do something universal and achieve something with relative ease or ensure that only those struggling by some definition get relief."
In the media
Andrew Kreighbaum