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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

How Black Women's Equal Pay Day addresses disparities in pay for Black women

Taifa Smith Butler, joins News NOW on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day to discuss why Black women in America have to work 579 days to earn what a white man does in one year and how companies can work to combat this pay disparity and inequality.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Blocks on Indiana Voter Purge Law

We are pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals has come down on the side of the voters, protecting their right to remain on the voter rolls and participate in our democracy.
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Economic Democracy: Framing the Future

Our new Economic Democracy agenda is about building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people in the United States.
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Taifa Smith Butler

Let Me Introduce Myself

I am elated to share this first note with you as president of Demos!
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Taifa Smith Butler

Native Tribes Are Suing South Dakota Over Failures to Register Voters

As Black, brown, and Native communities across the country face a racist push to undermine the basic freedom to vote, South Dakota must live up to its obligations under the National Voter Registration Act.
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Same-day registration is essential to voting rights debate

Although the path forward is still uncertain, one thing is clear: There is momentum around voting rights, and Americans across the country are ready for our elected officials to do everything they can to make it easier — not harder — to vote.
In the media
Laura Williamson
Jesse Rhodes

House Democrats propose government-run credit reporting system

"Although credit scores never formally take race into account, they draw on data about personal borrowing and payment history that is shaped by generations of discriminatory public policies and corporate practices that limit access to wealth for Black and Latinx families."
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Marissa Gamache
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Juneteenth 2021: The holiday is over, but the work continues

Making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a step forward, but the real work lies in making practical changes, like taking action to reverse the long-term systemic methods of excluding people of color from our democracy.
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Joshua Harmon
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Building an Inclusive Democracy from the Grassroots Up

Learn why the 6 policies of our Inclusive Democracy Agenda are critical to building power in Black and brown communities and how organizers are fighting to protect and strengthen our democracy.
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Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
Laura Williamson
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What Are Data Capitalism and Algorithmic Racism?

Big data and algorithms are used to reinforce racist economic power throughout our society, but Black and brown communities are fighting back.
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Amy Traub