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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

Groups Representing over 9.4 Million Americans Urge High Court Not to Open Floodgates for Million-Dollar Contributions

Washington, D.C. – A coalition of membership groups with more than 9.4 million members and supporters has filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S.
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What Obama Left Out in His Economy Speech

I am of course glad to see President Obama focus the country on what he correctly identifies as the most pressing national problem, the crushing of the middle class. The solution he laid out in his address at Knox College, a middle-out economics which sees the middle class as the engine of the
In the media
Richard Kirsch

Can U.S. Workers Compete? Yes, if a Global Middle Class Rises

President Obama laid out a compelling vision for rebuilding the middle class yesterday, but he largely sidestepped the all-important question of whether U.S. workers can compete, long-term, with lower paid workers in places like China, India, and Mexico.
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David Callahan

A Path to Nowhere: Study Shows Limited Career Ladder in Fast Food Industry

Last week, my colleague Joe Hines analyzed how impossible it was to live on the budget McDonald’s outlined for its employees. Among many issues, McDonald’s budget assumed each employee had a second job to help ends meet.
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J. Mijin Cha

Is McCutcheon v. FEC the Next Citizens United?

Are we ready for the next Citizens United? Can our democracy, and Americans’ faith in government, take another body blow from the Supreme Court?
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Adam Lioz

Where's the Beef?: The First Thing Obama Can Do By Himself to Create Good Jobs

I am of course glad to see President Obama focus the country on what he correctly identifies as the most pressing national problem, the crushing of the middle class. The solution he laid out in his address at Knox College, a middle-out economics which sees the middle class as the engine of the
In the media
Richard Kirsch

Even as Economy Rebounds, Income Inequality Festers

Whatever growth in GDP or reductions in unemployment, most Americans think the economy stinks. According to a new CBS poll, more than 60 percent of people polled rate the economy as "bad." And well they should: For the vast majority of Americans, economic gains during the recovery have almost
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Charles Wilbanks

Rosy Predictions of New York Insurance Exchange Might be Premature

The New York Times reported last week that New York State’s health plans are set to fall 50 percent in cost, which prompted a fierce debate between right wing critics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its defenders. But missing from the conversation was the fact that insurance companies, who are
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Thomas Hedges

Challenging an Economic Myth: The Economy is Not the Weather

It is a myth that we are helpless to do anything about the state of the economy.
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Obama’s Vision Could Move Millions to the Middle Class

Job security, with good wages and durable industries. A good education. A home to call your own. Affordable health care when you get sick. A secure retirement even if you’re not rich.
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Amy Traub