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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 Supports Bold Climate Solutions to Protect Latinx Communities

Demos strongly supports the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) that will protect and strengthen climate-impacted Latinx communities by reducing climate pollution and targeting clean energy investment based on principles of equity and racial justice.
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Lew Daly

Floridians Must Have Access to Spanish-language ballots

Following the lawsuit Demos and its partners filed last year, Florida has began the process of adopting two rules related to making elections accessible for Spanish-Speaking Floridians.
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Stuart Naifeh
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It’s Time to Get Big Money Out of the Climate Change Fight

If we want to pass climate policies that could actually help reverse the climate crisis, then we also need to fix our democratic system that gives too much power to wealthy donors and big polluters.
In the media
Adrien Salazar
Bill Lipton

The College Scam Defendants' Privilege Is Following Them into Court

“Representation can vary wildly, and it matters crucially to how your case turns out."
In the media
Susan Zalkind

What’s in the DOJ’s scathing report on Alabama prisons

“You get a federal judge involved, then you don’t have the danger of having political leadership that isn’t committed to the work.”
In the media
Rebecca Oh

Where the 2020 candidates stand on student debt and college affordability

"There is more consensus about the need to go big on college affordability than there has been in previous election cycles."
In the media
Jillian Berman

New York State's Campaign Finance Problem and Climate Crisis Are Connected

Why New York State must act now on climate justice and public financing of elections.
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Amshula K. Jayaram
Adrien Salazar

The other side of March Madness: How college sports expose a lack of diversity

“There are massive benefits to institutions, to students themselves in the long term in being more diverse and having a set of students from different backgrounds.”
In the media
Jillian Berman

Demos Calls for Establishing a Public Credit Registry

Today, Demos proposed establishing a public credit registry, housed in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as an essential part of a larger effort to reshape rules around debt and lending in order to reduce racial wealth inequality.
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Why A Commitment To Free And Fair Elections Is Just as Vital Today As It Was 54 Years Ago

We have faith that with the tireless work of the grassroots organizers, we will one day live in an America where every election — in every corner of the country — is free and fair for everyone.
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Rodney McKenzie, Jr.