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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

Voting Rights Groups Urge End to Illegal Voter Intimidation by Secretary of State of Maine

AUGUSTA-- This week, national voting rights organizations, the ACLU and Demos, as well as the local ACLU of Maine call upon the Secretary of State to cease and desist actions that threaten and intimidate legitimate voters, particularly students singled out by the Maine Republican Party earlier this
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Feed in Tariffs: Investing in a Renewable Energy Future

Clean energy skeptics have seized on the failure of Solyndra to argue that scaling up renewable sources is a pipe dream. They should visit Germany.
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J. Mijin Cha

Demos Applauds Expansion of Language Assistance To Millions Of Voters Across The U.S.

NEW YORK— The national public policy center Demos welcomes the expanded availability of language assistance for limited-English-proficient voters in future elections, as announced yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase was occasioned by the Census Bureau’s recalculation of Latino, Asian
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The Eternal Politics of Debt and Forgiveness

A review of early Occupy Wall Street organizer David Graeber’s latest book, Debt: The First 5,000 Years .
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Why 'Occupy Judaism' Is Turning Point

A few decades ago, it also would have been difficult to imagine how such a Kol Nidre service could have come together. Like Occupy Wall Street and its growing number of spin-offs, these events happen because of the extensive use of social media by savvy organizers who don’t need or seek the
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Jane Eisner

The Empathy Gap and the Case for Protest

#OWS arrives at Washington Sq. Park on Saturday, October 8th. Credit: nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com
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Rakim Brooks

Failed Policy: Why the Last Corporate Repatriation Tax Holiday Didn't Work

Corporations are pushing hard to bring back billions in cash now stashed overseas at very low tax rates. They argue that, in effect, they should be able to avoid paying normal taxes on huge overseas profits because all sorts of great things will happen once this money comes home. The last time that
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David Callahan

Will the Real Rebels Please Stand Up

So it turns out that I'm not the only one tired of comparisons between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street.
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David Callahan

Phony Talk of Crony Capitalism

In case you haven't noticed, leading conservatives -- including Sarah Palin -- have been talking a lot lately about "crony capitalism." This phrase started turning up well before the hyped up Solyndra scandal and is now heard even more often. A debate over the cozy ties between government and
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David Callahan

ADVISORY: Good Jobs For A Stronger Economy Conference on Oct. 12

Washington, DC—Just as the Senate is set to start a debate on the American Jobs Act, the issue of “job quality” is coming to the fore at a national conference entitled “Good Jobs for a Stronger Economy” on Wednesday, October 12.
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