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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

An Inauguration for the People? Or for ExxonMobil?

The Hill reports today that ExxonMobil will contribute $250,000 to President Obama's inauguration.
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David Callahan

New Report “Billion-Dollar Democracy” Shows Unprecedented Impact of Big Money in 2012 Elections

It took just 32 billionaires and corporations giving Super PACs an average of $9.9 million apiece to match every single dollar given by small donors to Romney and Obama in the 2012 election cycle, according to new report.
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You Need to See These 5 Shocking Facts About Money in the 2012 Elections

Not since the years before the Watergate scandal has a small cadre of mega-donors influenced our elections as much as wealthy givers such as casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, Texas homebuilder Bob Perry, and Chicago media mogul Fred Eychaner did in 2012.
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Andy Kroll

Hey Citizen, Can You Spare $1,000? How About $10 Million?

When was the last time you contributed $1,000 to a political candidate or cause? For the majority of donors to Senate candidates, the answer is "very recently."
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Adam Lioz
Blair Bowie

Americans aged 50 and older carry more credit card debt than younger citizens

A recent survey by Demos found that middle-income Americans 50 years of age and older have more credit card debt, on average, than younger Americans, a finding opposite of that reported in a 2008 survey. The report revealed that older American households had an average credit card balance of $8,278
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Daniel Purt

Martin O’Malley to propose expanding early voting in Maryland

Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) plans on Friday to propose expanding early voting days in Maryland and, for the first time, allowing residents to register on the same day that they cast ballots — moves certain to rankle Republicans. ... Steven Carbo, state advocacy director for Demos, a national group that
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John Wagner

How the Labor Movement is Fighting Climate Change

At a panel discussion this morning, labor leaders stressed the importance of climate change to their members work and health.
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J. Mijin Cha

The Problem With Cutting Entitlements is that Seniors Will Need More Help, Not Less

A proposal to adjust how Social Security benefit increases are calculated did not make it into the final fiscal cliff deal. Nor did various ideas for making affluent Medicare recipients pay more in premiums or deductibles.
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David Callahan

Why Grandma Owes More on Her Credit Cards Than You Do

If you thought credit card debt was mostly a young person's problem, think again. In 2012, Americans age 50 and older actually owed more on their credit cards, on average, than younger people in low- and middle-income households carrying credit card debt.
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Amy Traub

State Registries Saved Lives During Sandy, But Not in NYC

In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a registry that would allow disaster responders to know where to find people most urgently in need of aid. But he does not appear to have followed through. ...
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Sasha Chavkin