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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

Going to college is difficult, but not doing it will make life more complicated

"White families who did not graduate from high school have the same level of wealth as a black family with a college education. All this has led to a system where black families in particular, but also Latinas, have less wealth to face the challenges when it comes to paying off that debt."
In the media
Amy Rolph

Cuomo guts key labor provisions in last-minute changes to New York’s landmark climate bill

“The equity components are the pieces that appear to have been weakened the most."
In the media
Justine Calma

The 2020 Race Is Bringing Free College Back to the National Stage

“This is a problem that has not gone away but has gotten worse in many communities. It’s enough of a problem that people expect some action on it, and they expect some plan for how to get there.”
In the media
Collin Binkley

On the road to the Green New Deal, New York’s latest climate legislation may be the first stop

“We don’t love where [the bill has] landed but we’re happy that we landed where we are."
In the media
Justine Calma

2020 race brings free college back to the national stage

“This is a problem that has not gone away but has gotten worse in many communities."
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Aída Chávez

The Moral Vision After Neoliberalism

The counter to this neoliberal vision involves, then, a more thorough moral critique—and a more transformative policy agenda—that tackles the underlying forces of corporate power, market inequities, structural racism, and anti-democratic political institutions. That progressives are finally talking
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Texas Tried to Mess with Voting. It Failed.

Grassroots organizers and civil rights groups banded together to stop Texas officials from denying the franchise to voters of color.
In the media
Chiraag Bains

Why doesn't your credit score come from the government?

The left-leaning think tank Demos recently offered a bold, but seemingly obvious, proposition: Just scrap the private credit scoring system, and replace it with a government agency, accountable to the public.
In the media
Jeff Spross

Report Highlights Racial Disparities in Student Debt

A new report from the left-leaning think tank Demos argues that looking at borrowers' income alone provides limited insight into student loan burdens.
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Andrew Kreighbaum
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New York: We’re on the Verge of Passing a Bold Climate Justice Bill

The state legislature is on the verge of passing the Climate and Community Protection Act, and they need to hear from you.
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Adrien Salazar