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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

President Obama Calls for 'Peace and Calm' in Ferguson as Missouri Authorities Prepare to Identify Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown

President Barack Obama on Thursday called for "peace and calm on the streets of Ferguson," one day before Missouri authorities were expected to release the identity of the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.
In the media
Conor Berry

How to Get Out of Work Schedule Hell

Workers at many of the nation’s largest and most profitable employers struggle to get enough work hours (and sufficiently stable hours) to make ends meet, making fair scheduling as important as raising wages for millions of workers.
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Amy Traub

Demos President Heather McGhee on the Police Violence in Ferguson, MO

In response to the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and subsequent police action, Demos President Heather McGhee issued the following statement: When a government does not represent its people we have no demos, and therefore no democracy.
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The Constitutional Crisis in Ferguson, Missouri

The constitutional crisis that has developed in Ferguson, Missouri, begins as is so often the case with a human tragedy.
In the media
John Nichols

The Tragedy in Ferguson Matters to Us All

Last night's police violence against citizens of Ferguson, MO was an affront to democracy. There is nothing more American than a community uniting in the face of tragedy, than ordinary people organizing to peacefully protest injustice. The police reaction—to protests of their own violence—has been
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Heather McGhee

How Obama Suddenly Became Pro-Worker

In May 2013, low-wage workers in federal buildings in Washington began walking off the job in a series of one-day strikes. Employed by concessionaires and janitorial contractors at places like the Smithsonian and the Ronald Reagan Building, the workers said their rock-bottom wages weren't enough to
In the media
Dave Jamieson

How New York City Can Easily Afford Our Public Housing

Why is New York City’s public housing about to collapse?
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Lenore Palladino

International Business Times

Los Angeles lawmakers were expected to vote Wednesday on a proposal to renegotiate or terminate an interest rate swap deal from the mid-2000s that critics say now costs the city millions of dollars a year in fees. If successful, the initiative could make the city the nation's largest to challenge
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David Sirota

Bob Herbert on the Idea of Post-racial America

On Andrea Mitchell Reports, Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Herbert discusses how recent events relate to the idea of post-racial
In the media

Is Student Debt "Good Debt," "Bad Debt," or Both?

Student loans are having quite the moment. Unfortunately, that moment has been a bit... confusing. Let's clarify things.
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Mark Huelsman