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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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Five Steps to Prevent Your Debt From Haunting Your Heirs

If you've got debt and die tomorrow, don't assume it will disappear. Chances are, it will eat into the assets you may be planning to leave your heirs and may even wipe out your estate.
In the media
Michelle Crouch

Yes, Virginia, HFT and Liquidity are Not All They Are Cracked Up to Be

You may have seen a big outbreak in the academic literature and business media of defenses of liquidity for liquidity’s sake, evidently prompted by increased interest in and in the EU, implementation of transaction taxes as a way to tame speculation and secondarily raise revenues.
In the media
Yves Smith

Surprise, Surprise: Poor Will Suffer Most From Sequestration Cuts

While recent CBS and Gallup polls show that most Americans remain divided over whether or not the recent sequestration cuts are in fact negative, many low-income families are already bracing for their impact. SNAP benefits and the Children's Health Insurance Program may be safe, but WIC benefits and
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Ilana Novick

Costco CEO wants minimum wage hike to $10-plus

At least one CEO at a big retail company wants to see the minimum wage increased. In fact, he’d like the minimum wage to go even higher than President Obama has proposed.
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Ned Resnikoff

Gone In 22 Seconds: Just How Frequent Is High Frequency Trading?

This is a story of journalists and economists, and the confusion that can ensue when they communicate.
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Wallace C. Turbeville

Is Early Voting Coming to New Jersey?

New Jersey was ready when Hurricane Sandy rushed ashore the evening of October 29, 2012. Teams from FEMA and the National Guard had been activated, nuclear reactors had been shut down, and the Red Cross had prepared meals and shelters. The carefully laid plans didn’t prevent the storm from wreaking
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Brenden Timpe

What If Everyone Voted?

It is often assumed that the majority of Americans who don't vote are poor and nonwhite. Not so. While it is true that low-income Americans vote at much lower rates, the majority of nonvoters -- in raw numbers -- are white middle class Americans.
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David Callahan

The Earth is Warmer Now Than in Past 11,000 Years

One of the arguments used by climate deniers is that the earth is actually in the middle of a cooling period, despite recent record temperatures. In fact, there was a period of cooling but as a new study shows, we are in the middle of a dramatic U-turn and are now experiencing a heat spike.
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J. Mijin Cha

At Last, Too Big To Fail On the Defensive

It's been a big month for changing the narrative protecting big banks from prosecution and regulation.
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Joseph Hines

New Report Exposes How High Frequency Trading Drains Investment and Jobs from the Real Economy

Demos released a new report showing how the rise of high frequency trading (HFT) comes at a massive cost to the real economy, despite Wall Street’s claims to the contrary.
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