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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

STATEMENT: New Book on Wealth, "Unjust Deserts," by Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly

A New Look at Wealth in the United States New York, NY — The 2008 presidential campaign ended with a sharp moral debate about "spreading the wealth" in the United States. With national concern about a barrage of bad economic news--from the financial meltdown on Wall Street to the near-bankruptcy of
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STATEMENT: Coalition of Higher Education Groups Urge Investment in College Affordability as Part of Stimulus Package

Proposal to Expand Funding for Low-Income Students; Increased Access to Federal Loan Program New York, NY — Demos, a national, non-partisan, public policy and advocacy organization, in partnership with twelve national organizations representing students, colleges, consumers, and college
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Demos Joins Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Initiative

Goal to Double the Number of Low- Income Students in the U.S. Who Earn a Postsecondary Degree by Age 26
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The Rich Are Hogging Our Common Inheritance -- We Must Take It Back

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from " Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back " by Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly, published by the New Press , 2008.
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Lew Daly
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Unjust Deserts: An Interview with Gar Alperovitz and Lew Daly

IF THE conservative era now collapsing around us had a reigning idea, it was best expressed by Margaret Thatcher when she declared with Bourbonesque flair that “there is no such thing as society.” In their new book Unjust Deserts: How the Rich are Taking our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take
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James Lardner

A Case for Better Jobs, Better Care

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Charles Baker

Demos Welcomes New Fellows: Michael Edwards, Beth Shulman, Deborah Stone, and Jared Duval

New York, NY — Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action, a national, non-partisan public policy research and advocacy center, is pleased to announce the addition of four new members of its fellows program who are also developing new books under the Demos Books Project:
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Continued Bad Mortgages Resets, High Credit Card Debt and Tightened Capital Could Paralyze Economic Recovery, According to New Demos Report

Report Shows How Crisis Will Continue to Impact Small Business, Student Borrowers, Homeowners New York — The household economy — especially small business, homeowners and student borrowers — will continue to suffer during a sever tightening of lending credit and capital, in spite of the federal
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Can the System Handle Huge Voter Turnout?

Demos Legal Director Brenda Wright talks about the lack of preparation in many districts for overwhelming voter turnout on Election Day.
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Ariane de Vogue

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Ohio State Officials Responsible for Implementing National Voter Registration Law

Sec. of State Brunner and Dept. of Job and Family Services Dir. Jones-Kelly Must Enforce NVRA Provisions for Voter Registration
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