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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
Jackson, MS, Woolworth Lunch Counter Sit-In —white men pouring sugar on the heads of protestors and a woman of color

Black History Month: Healing Ourselves and the Generations That Will Follow

We talk about the Black people who overcame oppression but not about the people—overwhelming white and powerful—who created the oppression others had to overcome. This must change.
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Connie M. Razza

Study: Student Borrowing May Lead to Academic Success in Community College

Loans may be one solution for helping students afford college and increase achievement, but grants that don't have to be repaid is another. The researchers are working on a new study that examines the academic effects of federal loans versus grant aid and agree that the effects of the federal Pell
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Ashley A. Smith

Black History Month: The Power in Solidarity

Black History Month is a steady reminder, to me and many others, of the power in solidarity and discovery, even in the face of indifference.
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David Perrin

Black History Month: A Fight that Advanced Liberation for Everyone

I talk to my children about how they—who have ethnic roots in Ireland, China, Samoa, Germany, Switzerland, and the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, but as far as we know, no African ancestry—are beneficiaries of the struggles of black history.
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Amy Traub

Demos Supports "Green New Deal" Plan

Climate change poses an existential challenge to the planet. But the effects of climate change have fallen disproportionately on communities of color and working families. And the reality is that climate change has been accelerated by a coalition of corporations, donors, and policymakers who have
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“Apprehensive, insulted and angry” – Fighting Texas’ Shameful Attempt to Purge Naturalized Citizens from the Voting Rolls

Yesterday, Demos and 4 other civil rights legal organizations filed an emergency motion to stop Texas from discriminating against voters of color and purging naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote from the voter rolls.
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Brenda Wright

Republicans Oppose Proposed Law That Would Fight White Supremacy, Restore Democracy and Empower Black Voters

Democrats have proposed H.R. 1, a bill that would make our democracy more equitable, improved access for vulnerable groups to have a real say in how we are governed, and roll back voting restrictions that have disproportionately harmed people of color.
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Caleb J. Gayle

Civil Rights Organizations Sue Texas Officials Over Attempted Voter Purge

Lawsuit states that creation and rollout of flawed voter purge list discriminated against naturalized citizens.
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Demos President Calls for Virginia Governor Northam to Resign

Racism by our government officials and elected leadership is intolerable, regardless of party affiliation.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Black History Month: Remembering the Brave Who Pursued Justice

Today, Black History Month is an invitation to face with confidence the tragedies and trials that break our hearts, to be fearless in hope and unyielding in our fight for justice — for all of us.
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Carol Lautier, Ph.D.