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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 and ACLU Statement on New Oral Argument Schedule in Ohio Voter Purge Case

Today, Demos and the ACLU issued the following statement in response to the new oral argument schedule in the case of Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute.
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How Your 401(k) Is In the Cross-Fire of Trump and the GOP's Tax Reform Plan

Employees would likely contribute less to IRA accounts If the proposal passes, there is a strong indication that U.S. workers will either shift their savings to Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) accounts, where contributions are taxed immediately or employees and employers will contribute
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Monique Claiborne

Three Tensions at the Heart of Fighting Racism as a White Person

3. De-center whiteness and learn about other cultures vs. objectify, co-opt, and/or disrupt sacred spaces.
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Courtney E. Martin

Can Public Campaign Finance Systems Empower Small Donors?

With only the wealthy funding and communicating with the campaigns of elected officials, politicians are incentivized to make policy decisions that align with their donors’ interests, not those of their broader constituency. But the elite donor class holds views that don’t align with the general
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Alex Kotch

‘Deep Democracy’ — A Cure For Climate Change And Economic Inequality?

McGhee is the President of Dēmos, a public policy group based in New York City, focused on climate change, inequality, and democracy reform.
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John J. Berger

Money May Not Shield Prosperous Blacks From Bigotry, Survey Says

Algernon Austin is an economist at the think tank Demos and the author of the book America Is Not Post-Racial. "I think what sometimes people miss is, what are the comparisons?" He points out that college-educated and high-earning black folks are in many ways more likely to be better off than black
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Brakkton Booker

Civil Rights Group Demands Fairfax County End Collaboration With ICE

Improve Relationship with Immigrant Community FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA -- Fairfax County Coalition, a group of local civil rights and immigrant rights organizations, will demand that Fairfax County end its collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and protect hard-working immigrants and
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Net Worth of Latino Renters Drops 22 Percent

Latino homeowners’ median net worth increased from 2013 to 2016, but the net worth of Latino renters* declined 22 percent. The median net worth of Latino renters fell from $5,200 to $4,000 (Figure A). Non-Latino renters also had a decline in their median net worth, but only of 9 percent, from $5,800
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Algernon Austin

Indiana's tax cuts haven't led to 'higher paychecks'

The wealth slide is ending for black families
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The Staff

Florida should help protect Puerto Ricans’ voting rights

Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico 2 weeks ago, creating devastating damage and a humanitarian crisis for 3.5 million U.S. citizens.
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Katherine Culliton-González