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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

Out With Fact, In With Faith: How Ideology Keeps the Economy Down

It’s a cruel fact for millions of unemployed Americans that the jobs plan President Obama unveiled last night will never be fully enacted by Congress. What’s even crueler, though, is that the least effective elements of the plan have the best chance of passage. New direct federal spending, the most
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David Callahan

It’s Not Easy Being Green: Has President Obama Given up on Green Jobs Creation?

Since the beginning of his candidacy, President Obama has made creating green jobs and growing a green economy one of his priorities.
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J. Mijin Cha

Bigger Payroll Tax Need to Stimulate Job Creation Amid Political Gridlock

The $787 billion economic stimulus program, which has now largely expired, helped avert an economic meltdown that was poised to rival the Great Depression. Despite public skepticism about the program, that was the conclusion of a detailed analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. At
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False Choice: Ozone Decision Bad for the Environment, Bad for the Economy, and Bad for the President

In a misguided effort to shore up his reputation with business, President Obama’s recent decision to suspend proposed ozone standards will ultimately result in higher overall costs for the country. The decision also furthers the false notion that we must choose between job creation and environmental
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J. Mijin Cha

But How Does the American Jobs Act Stand Up for People Of Color?

And, says Anastasia Christman of the National Employment Law Project, "his focus on putting young people to work is critical for communities of color." The plan contains funding for summer job and youth work programs.
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Jamilah King

Demos' Ben Barber Discusses 9/11 With Tavis Smiley

Distinguished Senior Fellow and president of CivWorld and the Interdependence Movement Ben Barber recounts his whereabouts on 9/11 and explains why borders don’t matter anymore.
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On Day of President Obama Jobs Speech, New Study Reveals Unraveling Middle Class

Today, on the morning of President Obama's jobs speech, the national policy center Demos published a new study detailing how the job losses of the Great Recession are intensifying the threat to America's middle class, which was already struggling after decades of economic stagnation, slow wage
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The Challenge of Creating Good Jobs

In their new book, " Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone," Paul Osterman and Beth Shulman argue that the United States needs to worry about not just creating millions more jobs but also ensuring that the jobs are good ones.
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Steven Greenhouse

Statement from Demos President Miles Rapoport on President Obama

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2011 CONTACT: Tim Rusch, [email protected], 212-389-1407 Lauren Strayer, [email protected], 212-389-1413 Statement from Demos President Miles Rapoport on President Obama's Jobs Speech
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Another Teachable Moment Squandered: Regulation's Role

In talking to my friend Jim the other day, I found myself expressing dismay at President Obama's decision to cancel the Environmental Protection Agency's revision of the Federal smog standard.
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Michael Lipsky