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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

Elizabeth Warren’s plan to cancel student debt has its origins in Occupy Wall Street

"The justification for student debt as the primary way we pay for college has been in part based on the assumption that we’ll have consumer protections in place, and we’ll try to make it as painless as possible for people."
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Jillian Berman

Elizabeth Warren’s Student Debt Plan: An Outsized Economic Boon for People of Color

The dramatic rise in student loan debt has placed unacceptable risk on working-class families and on people of color, who must take on more debt for the same degree as white students.
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Mark Huelsman

Elizabeth Warren is trying to tackle the skyrocketing cost of education with a plan to forgive student-loan debt and offer free college — but experts are divided on her ambitious idea

"The potential of this plan is that it increases public investment back to levels we saw when college was much more affordable, and it pegs it to a price for students."
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Eliza Relman
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Settlement Reached to End Texas Voter Purge and Protect Voting Rights

“This settlement acknowledges that naturalized Americans have full and equal voting rights — they cannot be singled out and purged from the rolls due to their status.”
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Demos Pushes for Affordable Housing

Demos is calling on policymakers to aggressively invest in affordable rental housing units to help American families build wealth.
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Florida Must Provide Comprehensive Bilingual Voting Assistance

Demos and our partners are committed to working with Florida's Secretary to create a robust set of rules that fully protect the right of Spanish-speaking Floridians to have their voices heard in the democratic process.
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Ohio Must Remove Barriers to Voting, Naila Awan, Senior Counsel at Demos Declares During Testimony

Demos is currently engaged in litigation to protect Ohio voters who have been unlawfully purged and to increase access to voting in Ohio jails.
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Naila Awan

Retire early: Can ordinary Americans find financial independence and stop work by 50?

"A lot of things need to go right for middle-class workers on their way to financial independence."
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Janna Herron
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Racial and Economic Justice Are at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Argument on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census

If included, analysts predict the question would effectively deter 6.5 million people – overwhelmingly from historically undercounted communities – from participating in the 2020 Census.
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Brenda Wright
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It’s Time to Take Student Debt Cancellation and Debt Free College Seriously

Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled the first plan of the 2020 election cycle that comprehensively addresses both college affordability and student loan debt simultaneously.
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Mark Huelsman