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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

Does America's preferred student loan repayment program work? 'That is the big question'

“This stuff is hard and necessary to untangle… [but] we should actually start over.”
In the media
Aarthi Swaminathan
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Three Principles for an Equitable Recovery

The response to the COVID-19 crisis must include investments in public goods and health infrastructure, breaking up concentrated economic power, and equitable access for Black and brown communities.
Blog
K. Sabeel Rahman

America’s Consumer Credit Reporting System Desperately Needs Reform

“They collect our data without our permission. They profit from our data. They fail to invest in processes to verify accuracy. And their models are not transparent. This puts Black and Brown consumers at a serious disadvantage.”
In the media
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares
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Lessons for an Equitable Recovery: What Policymakers Can Learn from the Great Recession and Hurricane Katrina

Congress and the Biden administration must take a different route as they seek a more equitable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Blog
Amy Traub

After 5 decades of private credit reporting, it's time for a change

The Biden administration should implement its public credit registry proposal to shift power away from an oligopoly that exercises inordinate control over consumers’ financial prospects and towards a fairer system that better respects consumers and reduces racial inequality.
In the media
Amy Traub
Chi Chi Wu
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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