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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

Demos Opposes Latest Effort by Ohio GOP to Cancel Voter Registrations of Thousands of Ohioans

Columbus, OH — Demos and other voting rights advocates filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today urging the court to protect Ohio voters against unlawful purges on the eve of the presidential election. The Ohio GOP has asked the court to require mass purges of
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Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register

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Scott Novakowski

Why the Media Wail for the Bailout

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Norman Solomon

Ohio's Same-Day Registration for Early Voting Upheld by Federal Court

Ruling Praised by Election Policy Center Demos
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'Warbucks Investor: 10 Lessons from Neuropolitics

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Paul B Farrell

Amicus To Uphold Ohio's "Same Day Registration Law" Filed

Demos Joins National Groups in Legal Fight
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New Book by Award-Winning Political Scientist Deborah Stone Offers Roadmap for New Vision of Government

New York, NY — With the nation's attention focused on the presidential campaign, and the upcoming first presidential debate this week, award-winning political scientist and author Deborah Stone argues that there is a critical component missing in our national dialogue: what is the proper role of
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Demos Urges House to Pass Landmark Credit Card Bill

Floor Vote Expected on September 23, 2008; Congress Urged Not To Weaken Consumer Protections In Bill
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STATEMENT: Veteran's Voter Registration Bill Passes House

Groups Call for Senate to Quickly Pass "Veterans Voting Support Act" Washington, DC — Hundreds of thousands of veterans would have widespread and direct access to voter registration services through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offices under a landmark bill that was passed by the House of
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NEA Survey Finds College Affordability Set to Emerge as Sleeper Campaign Issue

New Report by Demos Underscores Survey Findings, Showing Sharp Rise in College-Related Costs and Debt; Access for Minorities WASHINGTON, DC — The rising cost of college is a critical, yet largely overlooked concern of voters this election year, according to a new National Education Association (NEA)
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