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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

How the Deficit Commission is Threatening Your Retirement

Let’s talk about deficits for a moment. Not that $1.3 trillion federal shortfall that’s in the news these days (A CBS News poll shows that only a handful of Americans think that’s an urgent problem.) No, I’m talking about the gap between how much money people have presently put away for retirement
In the media
Alain Sherter

Four ways to ensure the Fed's stimulus will work

A Retirement Funding Boost. Let’s overhaul the fabled 401(k), the retirement plan that was never meant to be a mainstay of long-term savings. Some 40% of Americans don’t even have access to them at work, with minorities, young people and low-income workers showing the lowest participation rates
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John Wasik

Kill the 401(k) plan?

"401(k)s fail millions of retirees," decries a new report from Demos.org. Its argument: America's retirement plans don't provide security because of their high fees. Not to mention that their "benefits vary with the size of employer and employee contributions and the volatile swings of the stock
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Barbara Whelehan

The 401(k) pays off for a lucky few

Among full-time workers, just 38% of Latinos, 54% of workers aged 25 to 43 and 38% of those in the lowest income bracket have access to a workplace savings plan, according to a report titled “The Failure of the 401(k),” published Wednesday by Demos, a nonpartisan public-policy and research
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Andrea Coombes

STATEMENT: 401(k)s Fail Millions of Retirees

401(k)s Fail Millions of Retirees: Hidden Fees Swallow 20% of Balance, Yield Low Growth, Susceptible to Market Volatility—According to New Report
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As Voters Go to Polls, GOP Lawyers Prepare Legal Challenges

It’s broad allegations of voter fraud like these that are “going to have an impact on voters’ experience at the polls,” said Tova Wang, elections reform expert and Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos, a liberal public policy research and advocacy organization. “We’ve already seen a lot of incidents
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Jesse Zwick

Bob Herbert of the New York Times earns the Levees.org 'Seal of Approval'

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert has earned the Levees.org 'Seal of Approval' for his portrayal of the flooding of New Orleans in a recent column about crumbling American infrastructure. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert has earned the Levees.org 'Seal of Approval' for his portrayal of the
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S. Rosenthal

STATEMENT: New Report Examines Medical Debt and its Economic Impact

Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses Among Top Sources of Credit Card Debt
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10 years after Bush v. Gore, new concerns about voting

Then came Florida, where thousands of voters confused by Palm Beach County's ballot design in the 2000 elections voted for the wrong presidential candidate, or for two candidates by mistake. The most common error: voters casting ballots for both Democrat Al Gore and Reform Party candidate Pat
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Richard Wolf

Despite Dearth Of Evidence, Right Wing Voter Fraud Fear Machine Carries On

Amidst the fears, voting experts say they want to make sure that those who become poll watchers know the rules of the polling place so legitimate voters are not unfairly challenged. "We just want to make sure that everyone is clear on the rules -- that voters know their rights, that these groups
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Ryan J. Reilly
Rachel Slajda