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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

Viva la Resistencia

No, Mr. Trump, clothing and tattoos don't make every Central American kid criminal.
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Katherine Culliton-González

The Inexhaustible Optimist: Meet Heather McGhee, President of Demos

Heather McGhee became the president of Demos, a New York-based think tank focused on creating a democracy where all people have an equal chance in our economy, when she was just 33 years old (she turned down the job at least five times, she says, before her colleagues finally convinced her to take
In the media
Charlotte Cowles

The Plum Line: Happy Hour Roundup

Sean McElwee argues that young Democrats are going to increasingly pull their party to the left in coming years.
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Paul Waldman
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Young Voters Will Pull Democrats To The Left

The top three economic issues for young people are debt-free public college, paid family and medical leave and a higher minimum wage (followed closely by affordable childcare).
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Sean McElwee

Statement on Ohio’s Opening SCOTUS Brief in Husted v. APRI

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted filed his opening brief in Husted v. Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI)—a case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in its upcoming term. The case addresses Ohio’s Supplemental Process, a practice that targets voters who fail to vote in a two
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For First Time, Millennials And Gen-X Were A Majority Of Electorate In 2016

That kind of polarization may only intensify in coming years. In a blog post today at Demos, a left-leaning think tank, Sean McElwee points out that young Democratic primary voters and donors are both more liberal than other democrats their age and more liberal than older primary voters and donors
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Danielle Kurtzleben

“All Rise!”, Episode 13: Heather McGhee

The Harvard Law Record’s podcast — All Rise! — has just released its thirteenth episode: an interview with Demos President Heather McGhee.
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Pete Davis

Nissan Workers in Canton, Mississippi Fight for Power on the Job

In almost every Nissan auto plant across the world, workers are represented by a union. One exception is the facility in Canton, Mississippi.
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Amy Traub

How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State

Recently, policymakers have begun examining automatic voter registration (AVR).
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Sean McElwee
Brian Schaffner
Jesse Rhodes

Demos Statement Supporting “Fair Elections Now Act”

Washington, DC – Today, Adam Lioz, Demos Counsel and Senior Advisor of Policy & Outreach, released the following statement in support of the Fair Elections Now Act, introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin. “Demos applauds Senator Durbin and his colleagues for re-introducing the Fair Elections Now Act, the
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