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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

Where Are The Middle-Class Jobs?

The good jobs deficit is larger now than it was in 2000. The deficit grew dramatically during the recession and, despite two years of growth, has continued to grow during the recovery.
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Joseph Hines

California v. Taxes: Proposition 13's Legacy

Ronald Reagan's hologram may not have shown up to the Republican convention last night to extoll the virtues of draconian government cuts, but the anti-tax movement that launched his political career continues to strangle California's government. That's because the movement has continued to define
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Joseph Hines

The Role of Money in Politics: Extreme Energy Edition

The last few weeks have not brought good news for those of us wanting a future powered by clean energy. The southern portion of the TransCanada pipeline is under construction. On top of that, New York State will lift its moratorium and allow fracking to occur in the state.
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J. Mijin Cha

Georgetown's Gain Is Census Bureau's Loss

On Friday, the Census Bureau lost its director when Robert Groves stepped down to be Provost of Georgetown University.
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Peter Wagner

In-Person Voter Fraud Just Doesn't Happen

If a state is not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud, why the great push for voter identification?
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Tova Wang

America Built This

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and a genuine American hero, died last Saturday at the age of 82.
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Alex Amend

Judge Issues Injunction Against Ohio’s ‘Wrong Precinct’ Election Law

Recall your last voting experience: chances are you were packed into a school cafeteria, shuttled along to a table where someone checked your name off a long list of registered voters, and you cast your ballot before rushing to work.
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Eliza Shapiro

Memo to Bloomberg and EDF: No Amount of Money will Make Fracking Safe

Barnett Shale drilling in North Central Texas. www.edf.orgI’m not sure what’s worse: the toxic influence of money in politics and policy or blatant full-out hypocrisy. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has given us both. On the one hand, the Mayor very clearly came out against fracking in the
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J. Mijin Cha

The Politically Toxic, Economically Imperative, Unions

“They believe in teacher’s unions. We believe in teachers,” Governor Chris Christie declared to rapturous applause during his keynote address to the 2012 Republican National Convention. What he neglected to mention is that those all powerful unions have been in decline for years, now buried beneath
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Joseph Hines

What's In It For Adelson?

A new report suggests—shockingly—that Sheldon Adelson may want something for the $36 million plus he's invested in the 2012 election thus far.
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Adam Lioz