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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

Your MasterCard or Your Life

The report, released last week, was jointly compiled by Demos, a public policy group in New York, and the Access Project, which is affiliated with a health policy institute at Brandeis University and is trying to broaden the availability of health care in the U.S. According to the report, called
In the media
Bob Herbert

Cashing out

Overall, borrowers also need to be honest with themselves before tapping their home equity, especially if the reason for the cash-out isn't a one-time cost, said Jennifer Wheary, a senior fellow at Demos. "In the short-term, they will feel a sense of relief," she said, referring to those who use the
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Amy Hoak

STATEMENT: Borrowing to Stay Healthy

New York, NY — As health care costs continue to rise faster than incomes, families are turning to credit cards to pay for medical care, according to new research by Demos and the Access Project. The public policy groups published the findings today in a report entitled "Borrowing to Stay Healthy
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High College Costs Sabotage Black Graduation Rates

Senior Fellow Algernon Austin writes about the soaring cost of college tuition and the graduation rates of of low-income and minority students.
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Algernon Austin

STATEMENT: America's Young Adults Face Serious Economic Challenges

New York, NY — Today's young adults are feeling the full, deep impact of a massive shift in the US economy, and are no longer able to start and sustain a family, build a career and grow assets in the same manner as the previous generation, according to a new report series published today by Demos, a
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STATEMENT: Broad Voting Rights Coalition Calls For Independent Election Commission In Massachusetts

Boston, MA — A broad coalition of organizations that care about the quality of elections in Massachusetts issues the following call for change: The right to vote is essential to the legitimacy of our democracy. On November 7th, over 10 percent of precincts in Boston ran out of ballots during the
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A New Twist on Equal Opportunity

What specific changes must nonprofit groups make to meet the demands of this new era? What are the risks of ignoring these trends? Do all nonprofit leaders need to become technophiles?
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STATEMENT: Higher Interest Rates and Declining Home Prices Put American Families at Financial Risk

New York, NY — Homeowners have been tapping into their home equity to get the cash needed to pay down credit card debt incurred not for luxury expenses, but for basic needs. This strategy leaves them on precarious financial footing after two years of interest rate hikes and the largest drop in home
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Reports of dirty tricks, glitches with e-voting

Brenda Wright of the National Voting Rights Institute said many problems could be attributed to election workers who are overworked and underpaid. "You can earn more flipping hamburgers than you can working a 14-hour day at a polling station,' she said.
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Tim Harper

Don't Blame Black Culture

Senior Fellow Algernon Austin and Jared Bernstein discuss how the "bad culture" arguments about African-Americans are misguided at best and destructive at worst. By creating an erroneous causal link between "bad culture" and black poverty, the "Cosby consensus" prevents the country from recognizing
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Algernon Austin