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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

Be careful about getting lulled into structured mess

This is very different than a CD, which comes from a bank with Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. protection up to $250,000. And it's different than a U.S. Treasury bond, backed entirely by the U.S. government.
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Gail MarksJarvis

Prison Inmates At Issue In Redrawing Political Districts

As currently drawn, five Massachusetts House districts would have too few residents to meet the Supreme Court's standard - if inmates are not counted as living there, according to Brenda Wright of Demos, a public interest group with a Boston office. She testified before the committee in Dorchester
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Kenneth J. Cooper

Former NYT columnist Bob Herbert joins Demos

The mutual admiration between the two has been apparent for some time. Herbert has been a speaker at Demos and has also cited the think tank over his years as a New York Times columnist. He wrote in one that almost exclusively centered on Demos that the think tank has responded to right-wing
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Allen McDuffee

Ex-NYTer Herbert joins Demos as Distinguished Senior Fellow

At Demos national research and policy center, former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert will continue working on his new book, “Wounded Colossus,” while writing for Demos’ new blog Policyshop.net
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Jim Romenesko

Bob Herbert Joins Demos as Distinguished Senior Fellow

New York, NY – At its annual Transforming America Awards ceremony last night, the national policy center Demos announced that Bob Herbert, the award-winning former New York Times columnist, will join the organization as a Distinguished Senior Fellow. At Demos, Mr. Herbert will continue his work on
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Voting Rights Groups Sue Georgia for Neglecting Voting Rights of Low-Income Residents

Plaintiffs had no other choice but to sue to ensure that, going forward, low-income Georgia citizens receive the voter registration opportunities to which they're entitled.
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Demos Applauds Sen. Calderon on Passage of Same Day Registration Bill

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Rick Hasen

Demos Applauds Sen. Calderon on Passage of Same Day Registration Bill

New York, NY – Steve Carbo, Senior Program Director of the Democracy Program, issued the following statement praising the recent passage of California Senate Bill 641.
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In Philadelphia, a Healthy Workforce and a Healthy Business Environment Go Together

How would guaranteeing all working people in Philadelphia the right to earn paid sick leave impact the city's economy? The human reasons to ensure that all working Philadelphians are able to care for themselves and their ill loved ones are tremendously compelling.
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Amy Traub

Ten Reasons Protecting Unions Is a Life-and-Death Issue

7) Unions are one of the few institutional bulwarks against a corporate dictatorship over all of us: I mentioned their role in the ballot initiative and electoral process, but how are people organized in society? Into factories and electronics assembly shops and big-box stores. They wake up in the
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Eric Mann