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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
Three empty voting booths outside

We Can Still Save Our Democracy Before November

Many state officials are stubbornly clinging to outdated, unsafe election procedures. For the health of our communities and our democracy, they should commit themselves to the three pillars of our voting rights agenda.
Blog
Chiraag Bains

As Nov. Nears, Attys Fight To Ensure Jailed Voters Get Ballots

"We're always available if they want to talk through how to adjust or amend some of those recommendations to fit the needs of their particular state."
In the media
Anne Cullen

Millions of people of color have NO access to affordable health care or quality education — 2 million Americans lack running water

12 years after entering college, white men have paid off 44% of their student-loan balance on average, according to an analysis released last year by Demos, a left-leaning think tank.
In the media
Quentin Fottrell

Diverse donor network puts conditions on its cash

Top donors remain largely white and male, according to data from the progressive think tank Demos.
In the media
Maya King

‘You have a degree, but who do you know?’ Why student debt is a racial-justice issue

Twelve years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loan balances on average, while black men saw their balances grow by 11%, according to an analysis from Demos.
In the media
Jillian Berman
Black, brown, and white protestors knee with their heads down and their fists in the air

Uprising

The ongoing devaluing of Black life that’s now on full display forces us to confront America’s racist origins and to uproot our systems of racial violence, economic subordination, and hoarding of political power.
Blog
K. Sabeel Rahman

‘Higher education essentially preserves intergenerational racial and class inequality’: How coronavirus could make it worse

“The inequality between the haves and the have-nots is going to grow even more.”
In the media
Jillian Berman

Research says that white women will reach pay equality by the year 2055. Black women won't get there until 2119.

Twelve years after starting college, the white female borrower has paid off 72% of her loan balance. Over the same time period, the typical Black female borrower's balance has grown by 13%.
In the media
Dayana Yochim

Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden To See If He’ll Turn The Tide.

"Many of these folks are asking what is the point of voting since politicians all seem to perpetuate a broken system. We need them to see voting as meaningful, and for them to see voting as meaningful they need to, I think, have a real choice."
In the media
Nidhi Prakash
Ryan Brooks
George Floyd

Leading National Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Denounce Murder of George Floyd, Call for Impartial Investigation of Officers Involved

This epidemic of racialized violence must stop, and it must stop now.
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