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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
Black mother and daughter looking at the city river

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

We Need a Truth and Reconciliation Process for the Trump Era

When the post-Trump moment comes, there will be a temptation to turn the page. Instead, we need deep reflection.
In the media
K. Sabeel Rahman

Coronavirus outbreak forces U.S. companies to change sick leave policies

“Providing sufficient paid sick time is the kind of common sense first step every business should be taking right now."
In the media
Denitsa Tsekova

Civil Rights Groups Undertake Voter Education for People in Georgia Jails

1,000 packets containing know-your-rights documents and absentee ballot applications were mailed to people incarcerated in Gwinnett, Glynn, and Randolph County jails.
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A Campaign Finance Solution Has Been Sitting on McConnell’s Desk for a Year

H.R. 1 contains innovative programs that would stay within the lines drawn by the Court and still curb the harmful influence of big money.
In the media
Chiraag Bains

Voting behind bars: Cook County’s huge jail becomes a first-time polling precinct

“I think everybody’s looking at that law now as the standard.”
In the media
Shawn Mulcahy
I voted stickers in black, red, and blue

They’re Trying to Engineer Another Voter Purge through the Courts

How we’re fighting back to protect voters in Pennsylvania, a disappointing ruling for Ohio voters, and more.
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Chiraag Bains
Gwyn Ellsworth
Amy Traub

Ohio Should Institute Policies to Assist Late-Jailed Voters In Light of Sixth Circuit Decision

"Despite today’s disappointing opinion, we remain committed to working with community groups to protect voting rights for jailed Ohio voters who are eligible to vote and deserve a voice at the ballot box."
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Pittsburgh skyline seen through the Fred Rogers Memorial Monument in foreground

Voting Rights Groups Ask Court to Allow Them to Intervene in Allegheny County Voter Registration Lawsuit

We have asked a federal court to allow us to intervene to defend the rights of Allegheny County voters in a lawsuit filed by an organization challenging how the county maintains its voter registration list.
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Bloomberg once appeared to blame the financial crisis on the end of redlining — how this discriminatory practice still hurts Americans

Boosting the returns on homeownership for black families would reduce the wealth gap with white families by more than $17,000, or 16%, according to a 2015 report from the public-policy organization Demos and the Institute for Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University.
In the media
Jacob Passy
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The Bloomberg Higher Ed Plan: Silent on Debt, Decent on Affordability

Bloomberg has quietly begun to roll out a series of policy proposals, and this week, it was higher education’s turn. His plan says a lot about where consensus currently is—and is not.
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Mark Huelsman