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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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Should Your Credit Score Matter on Job Interviews? Senator Warren Says No

Credit checks aren’t just for loan officers anymore. Now, your prospective employer is checking your credit history too. The practice is increasingly common as employers look for more ways to determine whether or not they’re about to hire the right employee. But Massachusettes Sentaor Elizabeth
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Halah Touryalai

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Prohibit Companies from Running Credit Checks on Job Candidates

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, introduced legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their credit history. In a conference call with reporters, Warren argued that a person's poor credit history is often the result of medical
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Shira Schoenberg

Demos Press Call Today Featuring Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Equal Opportunity for All Act

WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced The Equal Employment for All Act. This legislation would prohibit the widespread use of personal credit history in employment, an unjust practice that poses a serious barrier to economic security for many Americans and leads to
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Senator Elizabeth Warren's Floor Speech on the Equal Employment for All Act

Demos applauds the work of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who today introduced The Equal Employment for All Act, legislation that would prohibit the widespread use of pe
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Should Employers be Barred from Using Credit Reports in Hiring?

Job-hunters are increasingly being asked to agree to allow potential employers to view their personal credit information, a development that Sen. Elizabeth Warren says is unfairly keeping people out of the job market who've had financial setbacks or have reports that contain inaccurate information.
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Jonathan Berr

The Human Price of Innovation at Amazon

Yesterday I criticized Arthur Brooks for arguing in the New York Times that more free enterprise is a key to greater happiness. Beyond the fact that the happiest people in the world tend to live in European nations that have tempered the market with strong government, here's another key point to
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David Callahan

Debt Collectors Are More Likely To Go After Black People

A new survey finds that African-Americans are much more likely than whites to be called by debt collectors, despite both groups reporting relatively equal levels of debt and repayment rates. Just take a look at this chart:
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Emily Cohn

Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Bar Employers from Using Credit Checks

Hank Ronan knew he would get the job. He had sailed through three rounds of interviews and hit it off with the doctors at the diagnostic center in Annandale, Va., where he had applied to be a driver for $11 an hour. Shuttling patients to appointments was a world away from his 20 years as a software
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Danielle Douglas

Demos Supports Senator Elizabeth Warren's Equal Opportunity For All Act

NEW YORK — Demos applauds the work of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who today introduced The Equal Employment for All Act, legislation that would prohibit the widespread use of personal credit history in employment. The use of employment credit checks is an unjust practice that poses a serious
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Would More Extreme Capitalism Make Us Happier?

In the course of his 2,000-word article on happiness on happiness in the Sunday Times, Arthur Brooks -- who leads the American Enterprise Institute -- offers a lecture on how work and earned success are keys to happiness. He also expresses concern about declining mobility in the United States -- a
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David Callahan