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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

No, Full Employment is Not a Pipe Dream

With millions still out of work, and slack demand seeming like an entrenched reality, getting to "full employment" sounds like an almost Utopian idea. Of course, it's not -- the U.S. economy has twice emerged from recessions in the past quarter century to achieve something close to full employment
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David Callahan

US Regulators Facing Deadline On Key Rule To Rein In Wall Street

In fact, the Volcker rule is already federal law, passed as part of the massive financial sector overall bill known as the Dodd-Frank Act, signed in 2010. But since that time, five separate regulatory agencies, including those that focus on the markets and others on the banks, have been working to
In the media
Carey L. Biron

Key Ruling on Detroit Bankruptcy Due Tuesday

Tens of thousands of Detroiters are waiting anxiously for 10 a.m. Tuesday. That’s when they’ll hear from Judge Stephen Rhodes whether the city is eligible for bankruptcy protection, a decision that could affect pensions, city services and healthcare for residents. Detroit filed for bankruptcy
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Alana Semuels

Bah, Humbug: 'Tis the Season for Giving?' How About Paying a Living Wage

In 2012, Walmart banked $22.1 billion in profit and paid $5.3 billion in federal taxes. But if it had increased wages for its workers from $7.25 (the current minimum wage) to $12.50, it would have simply deducted the expense from its taxable income and would likely have passed along the increase to
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Karen Rubin

Can Progressivism Offer a Politics of "Meaning?"

The left has gotten its mojo back in recent years, rediscovering its populist roots to take on Wall Street and -- through a revived labor movement and other attacks on inequality -- returning to its central project of creating a just economy. But something is still missing from the progressive pitch
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David Callahan

Raise the Minimum Wage—But Don’t Stop There

In today’s New York Times, Paul Krugman takes on the plight of low-wage retail and fast food workers, who have seen their real wages fall almost 30 percent since 1973 even as this sector has become a larger part of our economy. During a season when Americans flood the stores for holiday shopping
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Amy Traub

Black Friday protesters at Cleveland-area Walmart Stores Say the World's Largest Retailer Pays Workers Too Little

They walked through the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter at Oakwood Commons, handing out fliers, then continued into the store with the same message for the Black Friday bargain hunters: Walmart pays its workers too little.
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Olivera Perkins

Black Friday: Walmart Employees Stage Protests to Demand Higher Pay

Anthony Goytia, who works nights stocking shelves at a Walmart store in Duarte, Calif., says all he wants from the retailer is a living wage and a little respect. "I'm a hard worker and take pride in my work," said the 31-year-old, who as a part-time employee earns $9.60 an hour, or roughly $12,000
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Alain Sherter

Walmart and Downton Abbey: Rampant Inequality and Detachment from Reality

I'm not exactly sure what it is about the hit British TV series, Downton Abbey, that has enthralled so many of us. The scenery is great, Lady Mary's wardrobe is just fabulous, but there are plot holes so huge one could drive Lady Edith's car through them.
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Sadhbh Walshe

How Could Cato Think That Government Poses a Bigger Threat to Privacy Than Corporations?

The Cato Institute claims to be a leading defender of individual liberty, and in that role, it has endlessly sounded the alarm about government surveillance and other state encroachments on people's privacy. Weirdly, though, Cato rarely mentions even bigger threats to privacy from corporations. That
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David Callahan