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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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How Learning from the Haitian Revolution will Help Us Win Today

Look to Haitian history for a blueprint of how to change our current reality, dream big, and unapologetically craft a new future that is a truly inclusive democracy.
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Christelle Prophete

155 Civil Rights Organizations Urge Immediate Congressional Action on Voting Rights

Enacting these critical legislative measures would protect the integrity of the November election and counter the historical disenfranchisement of communities of color and voters with disabilities in America.
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Season Finale: Building Power with DEMOS President K. Sabeel Rahman and Recognizing a Historic Win in North Carolina

Sabeel talks about the inspiration behind his books, his take on the fight for constitutional law to be applied equitably, and the important reconciliatory work that will be essential beyond the November election.
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Chevon Drew
Hiba Elyass
K. Sabeel Rahman

Sabeel Rahman of Demos is the Optimist We All Need to Hear From

Eric and Sabeel have a free-flowing conversation about dismantling institutions and systems that are responsible for ongoing inequality in race, gender, and class.
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Eric Brown
Kirk Brown
K. Sabeel Rahman
Executive Action Plan

115 Groups Sign Presidential Policy Agenda Recommending Executive Actions on Race, Climate & Pollution

The policy platform outlines actions that address environmental justice, just recovery from disasters, equity accounting in climate policy, and energy democracy.
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Florida Advocates Expand Access to Voter Registration and Vote-by-Mail, Expand Voter Education through Settlement of COVID-19 Elections Case

“The agreements we won in this case will protect Black and brown voters and all Floridians, ensuring they have multiple safe voting options and can be heard this November.”
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Rep. John Lewis (image by Lorie Shaull)

Our Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader, Rep. John Lewis

Rep. Lewis was the living embodiment of persistence and courage.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Civil rights lawsuits alone won’t give us the America we want

Besides, focusing narrowly on individual instances of discrimination often leaves in place workplace policies and the power structures that perpetuate systemic discrimination against Black and brown communities in particular.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

From Uprising to Reconstruction

On the superhighway to freedom, while we might be moving in different lanes and at different speeds, let’s ensure we’re all headed in the right direction to emancipation and justice.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman
Dorian T. Warren

Black lives matter in Washington. Does the Senate agree?

It's time for Black lives in DC to matter. Let's end centuries of silencing Black voices.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman
Hakeem Jeffries