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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

The Week Ahead in New York Politics, February 12

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Empire State Indivisible will host its monthly “ What’s Happening in Albany” panel at the Fourth Universalist Society on the Upper West Side. This installment will focus on voting reform, with a panel consisting of Ari Berman, Mother Jones’ voting rights reporter, Susan Lerner
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Ben Max
Ben Brachfeld

During the Super Bowl, expect TV commercials to discuss student debt

The high-priced ads, which could reach an audience of more than 100 million, are just the latest indication that catering to student loan borrowers can be big business. Companies are now offering credit cards with rewards geared to student loan help and tools to help borrowers monitor their debt
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Jillian Berman

The Voting Wars’ Next Frontier

But progressive groups say that the Ohio law goes too far. They argue the state’s methods kick off eligible voters while leaving ineligible people on the rolls, and that Ohio doesn’t make it clear that people will lose their chance to vote if they don’t respond to the state’s mailer. “Their real
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Alan Greenblatt

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

We Need a Million More Black Jobs Before We Can Celebrate

The unemployment rate underestimates the problem of joblessness.This underestimation is very significant for African American workers.
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Algernon Austin

Redistricting Cases Won’t Dictate Outcome of Midterms

“The closer we get to the elections, the more difficult it will be to remedy any maps that are held unconstitutional in time for the election,” Stuart Naifeh, of the Demos think tank in New York, told Bloomberg Law. Demos is involved in its own high court voting challenge over voter purges by
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Kimberly Robinson

Demos Releases Policy Roadmap to Lift Up Working People

The 25 bold must-do policies address the top challenges facing hard-working people across America
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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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