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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

Maria Shriver's -- and Bobby Shriver's -- Inconvenient Truth?

Last week Maria Shriver posted a tribute to California's groundbreaking, decade-old paid family leave. In her Huffington Post column, she wrote:
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Peter Dreier

Credit Card Debt Not a Sign of Irresponsibility

Last month, IndexCreditCards.com asked, " Are you embarrassed by your credit card balances and credit score? " The question was prompted by a survey from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling that found three times more consumers being ashamed of their card balances than their weight.
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Peter Andrew

Wonkbook: A Crash Course On How Washington Is and Isn’t Improving Education

DALY: Our mismeasured economy. "Today's polarized debates about the role of government often boil down to a single issue: the size of government compared with the size of the overall economy, as measured in gross domestic product....But such comparisons are not very meaningful: The way we measure
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Puneet Kollipara

Paid Family Leave is a New Jersey Success Story: Opinion

There are few more important moments in a person’s life than when a family member needs care — whether a new baby is born or adopted or a parent, child or spouse falls seriously ill or has an accident.
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Eileen Appelbaum

How to Love Paid Family Leave

Sharon Lerner, a senior fellow at the public policy organization Demos, has spent the past year interviewing a diverse sample of New Jersey employers about the effect of paid leave. Those who admitted they’d feared being deluged by workers abusing the policy said they’d learned such fears were
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Lauren Sandler

Hobby Lobby Wages Don’t Excuse Undermining Workers Rights

Employers should pay their workers enough to live on and support their families.
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Amy Traub

Our Mismeasured Economy

Today's polarized debates about the role of government often boil down to a single issue: the size of government compared with the size of the overall economy, as measured in gross domestic product.
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Lew Daly

Stocks Soar, and Most Americans Just Don't Care

The stock market is banging out record highs this summer. So why isn't America celebrating? The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 17,000 for the first time Thursday, boosted by strong job gains. It's been a remarkable summer for stocks, but many people don't feel like they're seeing any
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Kim Peterson

How Harris v. Quinn Hurts Home Healthcare Workers

Unions are in the spotlight following the Supreme Court’s decision in Harris v Quinn that home healthcare workers are not "full-fledged" employees and therefore not required to pay agency fees. Jenn Borchetta has already written a legal analysis of the case, but it’s important to remember that
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Sean McElwee

Republican Party Makes Plans For A Bigger Tent

“Room to Grow” is the new GOP manifesto to win middle-class voters. We’ll drill down on its content.
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