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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

Forgiving Student Loans Makes Sense

The Fairness for Struggling Students Act should apply not only to private student loans but to government student loans as well.
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Jack Temple

College Guide: The Real Problem

States are spending less money on public colleges than they did in the past. According to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, adjusted for inflation, state support for public colleges and universities has fallen by about 26 percent per full-time student in the last 20 years.
In the media
Daniel Luzer

Austerity is the Real Threat to Women's Job Growth

By now it's pretty clear that Mitt Romney's recent claim about female job losses during the Obama presidency has more to do with selective number fudging and electoral pandering than factual accuracy.
Blog
Jack Temple

Why Students Can't Keep Up With Rising College Costs

Most Americans earn their bachelor's degrees at public universities, and it's easy to see why.
In the media
Lynn O'Shaughnessy

State Support for Higher Education Has Fallen

Adjusted for inflation, state support for each full-time public-college student declined by 26.1 percent from 1990 to 2010, forcing students and their families to shoulder more of the cost of higher education at a time when family incomes were largely stagnant, according to a report released on
In the media

Read My Lips: Fairer Taxes

The “Buffett Rule” proposed by President Obama and now being considered by the Senate would be an important symbolic step toward a fairer tax system. By instituting a minimum tax on very high earners, it would advance the principle of progressive taxation and reform the tax code in an overdue way.
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David Callahan

Shifting College Costs Hurt Millennials

Going to college is costing more money these days for Millennials, as a result of reduced funding over time.
In the media
William Frierson

Standing Up for Minimum Wage Hikes

This week, New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos dashed any hope workers advocates had for a minimum wage increase this year. He released a letter that essentially called a minimum wage increase non-negotiable issue for his members.
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Anna Pycior

What Is a Financial-Transaction Tax and Why Do We Need It?

There is a tax on the 1 percent that Washington should be considering: A financial-transaction tax—better known as a financial speculation tax (FST).
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Wallace C. Turbeville

From Dead Birds to Vertical Gardens: The Case of Mexico City

Eco-sculpture installed in Mexico City by the nonprofit VerdMX.
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J. Mijin Cha