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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
Black mother and daughter looking at the city river

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: Strongest Legislation Yet to Rein in Out-of-Control Costs Announced by Senator Menendez

"Credit Card Reform Act" Will Put the Brakes on Wild Interest Rate Hikes, Changes in Terms of Agreements and Extreme Penalties
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5 Rules for Thriving in a Bad Economy

The news is grim. Housing values are dropping, subprime mortgage meltdowns are spreading, the stock market's uncertain and the overall economy seems to be heading into a recession. No wonder plenty of us are worried. Still, you can protect yourself. Here are some experts' top five must-make
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Leslie Haggin Geary

STATEMENT: National Voting Rights Group Denounces Police Report's Attacks on Wisconsin Voter Registration Law

"Report from Milwaukee Police Department Investigation Unit is Misleading State on Efficacy of Election Day Registration"
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Congress tackles credit card regulations

Now that the subprime mortgage industry has collapsed, policymakers fear that Americans are shifting their debt to credit cards with deceptive and exploitive terms.
In the media
Jeff Kosseff

A microwave isn't a future

Cox and Alm need to read a disturbing report by the public policy group Demos and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University. "By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class" says that only 31 percent of middle-class families are secure.
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St. Petersburg Times

STATEMENT: Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According to New Report

Landmark Study Based on New "Middle Class Security Index" Finds African-Americans and Latinos on Shaky Financial Ground
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New Report Shows States Ignore Registration Law, Fail Low-income Voters

Voting Rights Groups Demos and Project Vote Send Intent to Sue Notices to Arizona and Florida for Noncompliance with National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
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Credit cardholder 'bill of rights' proposed in House

A report last year from New York-based think tank Demos found that about one-third of cardholders have paid interest rates in excess of 20%, and that borrowers can incur a "cascade" of penalties and end up in a "trap" of high-cost debt.
In the media
Ruth Mantell

ASUN members push for same day registration approval

The nine states that have already passed election-day registration — also known as EDR — have seen an increase in voter turnout by more than 5 percent throughout the entire state, and more than 10 percent among voters in the demographic of 18 to 24-year-olds, according to statistics provided by
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Ryan Boetel

The big stinking steaming heap of debt

While the downturn appeared first with the collapse of a relatively discrete sector of the US market-the so-called "sub-prime" mortgages-it quickly exploded, revealing a gaping hole in the credit system itself. As the former Chief Economist at the US International Trade Commission, Peter Morici
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Reed Eurchuk