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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

Is there a ‘Trump slump’ in international students coming to America?

Overseas students subsidize other students and programs, as they often pay higher fees, said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. “Many colleges and, in particular, public colleges have relied on international students paying full-freight in order to make up
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Jillian Berman

Black D.C. Should Be Worried About Latest Jobs Report

[T]he pain of retail sector hemorrhaging will be most severe for Black workers considering retail is the second largest Black population employer. Nearly 12 percent of retail workers are Black – close to their overall population ratio. And 54 percent of Black retail workers are supporting households
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George H. Lambert, Jr.

The Trump Administration Just Gutted Payday-Lending Regulations

According to Amy Traub of the think tank Demos, “many advocates are worried that it’s the beginning of a larger effort to undo the CFPB’s successful work of protecting consumers.” The payday-lending sector has historically preyed on poor, “underbanked” communities, marketing short-term loans at
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Michelle Chen

Whose Fault Is the Shutdown?

“A bipartisan deal is mandatory—and achievable—to keep the government open.” Heather McGhee is president of Demos.
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The Staff

Cable news outperforms expectations in covering #MeToo, Trump's vulgar comment

Co-host Mika Brzezinski led the discussion joined by two guests, Bari Weiss, a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section of The New York Times, and Heather McGhee, president of Demos, a progressive think tank in New York. [...] But it got better yet when Brzezinski brought McGhee into the
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David Zurawik

How our changing view of the Bill of Rights has threatened our democracy

The Bill of Rights has been a central touchstone for Americans throughout history, especially when faced with existential challenges to the legitimacy of American government.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Demos: Trump and Congressional Republicans To Blame for Government Shutdown

New York, NY – In mere hours, the United States government could be forced to shut down, all because President Trump and Congressional Republicans refuse to come to the negotiating table regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In response, Heather McGhee, President of
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A California City’s Plan to Turn Indebted Millennials Into Local Doctors

[M]ark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at the think tank Demos, who focuses on student debt, says “we’ll see more and more” programs like Mission Scholarships. “There’s everything right with an institution looking at a labor market shortage” and trying to ameliorate it. “Free education is an
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Ethan Epstein
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On Free College, West Virginia is a Case Study of What to Do and Not Do

Lawmakers, like those designing WV Invests, shouldn’t be afraid of students, and they shouldn’t be afraid of investing in them.
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Mark Huelsman

Voting Rights Groups Secure Agreement for Easy DMV Registration

Settlement in “Motor Voter” Case in Time for 2018 Elections SACRAMENTO - Millions of Californians who renew their driver’s license or state identification by mail will be able to use the renewal form to register to vote or update their voter registration, starting in April of 2018.
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