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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

This millennial running for president wants to be the ‘student-debt solutions’ candidate

“To the extent we have had baby boomers running for president for the past few decades, they got an education in a world when you did not have to take on debt."
In the media
Jillian Berman

Our Fight for Equality

President K. Sabeel Rahman explains why Demos works on racial equity, an inclusive democracy, and an economy free of barriers.
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America Needs a Public Credit Registry

Private credit reporting is failing for all of us who must rely on credit reports produced by for-profit companies to navigate financial transactions. For communities of color, credit scores evoke the decades of bank redlining and unequal access to credit whose impact persists to this day.
Blog
Amy Traub

Nationwide Racial Equity Groups Launch Website for Voters to Share Stories of Voting Rights Infringement

WeVoteWeCount.org aims to drive change ahead of 2020 presidential election
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The Texas AG Says Voter Fraud Is A Big Problem. His Cases Suggest Otherwise.

“You definitely get the feeling that they’re trying to run the numbers up — that they want to be able to say that there’s a lot of voter fraud out there."
In the media
Sam Levine
Dana Liebelson

Demos Supports Bold Climate Solutions to Protect Latinx Communities

Demos strongly supports the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) that will protect and strengthen climate-impacted Latinx communities by reducing climate pollution and targeting clean energy investment based on principles of equity and racial justice.
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Lew Daly

Floridians Must Have Access to Spanish-language ballots

Following the lawsuit Demos and its partners filed last year, Florida has began the process of adopting two rules related to making elections accessible for Spanish-Speaking Floridians.
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Stuart Naifeh
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It’s Time to Get Big Money Out of the Climate Change Fight

If we want to pass climate policies that could actually help reverse the climate crisis, then we also need to fix our democratic system that gives too much power to wealthy donors and big polluters.
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Adrien Salazar
Bill Lipton

What’s in the DOJ’s scathing report on Alabama prisons

“You get a federal judge involved, then you don’t have the danger of having political leadership that isn’t committed to the work.”
In the media
Rebecca Oh

The College Scam Defendants' Privilege Is Following Them into Court

“Representation can vary wildly, and it matters crucially to how your case turns out."
In the media
Susan Zalkind