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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: Federal Court Orders Missouri Department of Social Services to Comply With Federal Voter Registration Law

Finds Widespread Violations of Rights of Low-Income Persons under The National Voter Registration Act
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New Demos Report, "Beyond the Mortgage Meltdown," Published Today

Findings Announced at D.C. National Press Club Event, Teleconference
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The Real Power of Campaign Donations

Demos Legal Director Brenda Wright helps examine how high limits on individual campaign contributions disproportionately benefit the incumbent in an election.
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Janet Domenitz

STATEMENT: Rejected Lawsuit Against Ohio for Noncompliance With Federal Voter Registration law Appealed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Department of Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley Named As Defendants
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"SICK: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis—and the People Who Pay the Price," By Jonathan Cohn, Now Available in Paperback

"...a terrific new book on our dysfunctional health care system..." -Paul Krugman, "The New York Times" Recently named a finalist for Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award and World Hunger Year Harry Chapin Media Award
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Here Come the Millennials

Voters ranging in age from roughly the late teens to the early 30s, are part of the so-called millennial generation. This is a generation that is in danger of being left out of the American dream — the first American generation to do less well economically than their parents.
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Bob Herbert

Historic Gathering of Young Activists in Washington D.C. to Address Economic Concerns Driving Youth Vote

Facing Lower Earnings, Higher Costs, and Crippling Debt Burdens, Young Voters Begin Movement for Economic Reforms
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America's Young Adults Face Serious Economic Challenges, According to New Data Report and Opinion Poll Analysis

Demos and The Center for American Progress Publish New Studies Washington, DC — Today's young adults are feeling the impact of a massive shift in the U.S. economy — changes that are documented in a new data report from Demos and an analysis of public opinion polling by The Center for American
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Economy, environmental concerns spark urge to reduce "stuff"

Not only is money tight with food and gas prices rising, but credit is tougher to come by and homes are no longer available as an ATM. At the same time, the spread of eco-consciousness into mainstream culture is shining a spotlight on waste and prompting many consumers to reconsider how they shop.
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Sandra M Jones

Can John McCain Answer Elizabeth Edwards?

Healthcare Issues Author and Demos Senior Fellow Jonathan Cohn Renders a Verdict on the Presidential Campaign's Newest Controversy
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