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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

There are many rich minorities. So why are there no black Koch brothers?

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has made it even more difficult for minorities to affect politics with money, said Adam Lioz, political director for the left-leaning advocacy group Demos.
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Lateshia Beachum

White College Graduates Are Doing Great With Their Parents' Money

The two researchers focused specifically on inheritances among families where at least one parent has a college degree. They looked at families like this in order to test the notion that higher education is some great equalizer. [...]
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Adam Harris

Trump and Russia used race to divide America. Now it's a national security problem.

Exposing racism works better than silence Fortunately, new research suggests that shying away from race is less effective with voters than exposing it as a scam that helps guys like Trump and Putin get richer and more powerful.
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Jason Sattler

Out of Prison, But Still Out of a Job

We all deserve an equal opportunity to be hired based on our experience and abilities. Yet discriminatory hiring continues to shape the U.S. labor market in ways that systematically disadvantage people of color, women, LGBTQ workers, people with disabilities and other targeted groups. Due largely to
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Amy Traub
K. Sabeel Rahman

Demos Names Sabeel Rahman, Progressive Thought Leader and Movement Builder, As New President

Rahman Pledges to Advance Demos’ Commitment to Racial Equity, Economic Justice and an Inclusive Democracy for All
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10 Questions Judge Kavanaugh Should Answer

CAMPAIGN FINANCE Chiraag Bains, Director of Legal Strategies for Demos “Do you believe that the Constitution requires that we allow corporations and wealthy individuals the unfettered ability to translate their economic might into political power through campaign contributions and expenditures—even
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Gregg Levine

Something Is Wrong When a Quiz Show Is Your Best Shot at Paying Off Student Debt

Considering who “deserves” an affordable education obscures an important truth: higher education serves of all us. According to a report by the left-leaning think tank Demos earlier this year, “There is a persistent link between public spending on colleges and higher tax revenue, lower public
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Rebecca Stoner

Demos: Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Has Troubling Record on Racial Equity and Civil Rights

Chiraag Bains, the Director of Legal Strategies for Demos, issued the following statement tonight in response to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Trump: “With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s second nominee to the Supreme Court in less than
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Chiraag Bains

New ‘Family Feud’-style game show wants to pay off your student loans

Torpey’s show, “Paid Off,” which premieres July 10 on TruTV, is just the latest evidence that student debt is now “part of the popular zeitgeist,” said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. “This is a problem that a lot of people can relate to,” he said.
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Jillian Berman

Study: Student Loans Weigh the Heaviest on Black and Hispanic Students

But according to our in-depth analysis of data from Demos and NCES, black and Hispanic students are paying more when it comes to student loans than white students.
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Rebecca Safier