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Yes, Student Debt Cancellation Would be a Big Deal

An executive action for student debt cancellation would provide much needed economic relief to millions of Black and Latinx families in order to avoid financial catastrophe during the continuing global pandemic.
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November 19, 2020
Mark Huelsman
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Two Students in College Graduation Cap and Gown with Dollar Signs on the Cap

Yes, Student Debt Cancellation Would be a Big Deal

An executive action for student debt cancellation would provide much needed economic relief to millions of Black and Latinx families in order to avoid financial catastrophe during the continuing global pandemic.
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Mark Huelsman
Black Family Around the Table Paying Bills

How Biden’s Plan for a Public Credit Registry Will Build Economic Power for Black and Brown Communities

Credit reports and scores control access to public goods people need. Yet, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, remaking the nation’s credit reporting system is not the top concern. 
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Amy Traub
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Statement From Demos President K. Sabeel Rahman

For what feels like the first time in years, we can pause for the briefest of moments and breathe.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Eases Access to Voting for Nearly 1.3 Million Medicaid Recipients

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has begun mailing voter registration forms to nearly 1.3 million Medicaid recipients who have had their benefits automatically renewed within the past year.
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Federal Court Blocks Indiana Voter Purge Law

"As the court recognized, purging voters with no notice based on a system that disproportionately targets Black and brown voters violates our democratic principles and undermines the democratic process.”
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These schools have the largest endowments in the country — yet they’re still raising tuition during the COVID pandemic

"Imagine any financial transaction you make and someone says the price of this thing is $100,000, but you are very likely to pay nothing, but first you have to fill out all these forms."
In the media
Jill Berman

What the Country Can Learn from Maryland to Protect Voting Rights this November

States must now take swift action to design racially equitable voting systems—including dramatically scaling up vote by mail, while also maintaining accessible in-person voting—so communities are not disenfranchised this fall.
In the media
Charly Carter
Laura Williamson

What can states do to protect vote-by-mail voters from post office slowdowns?

"I think they will ultimately be able to get mail ballots delivered for this election as well, despite the efforts of the Trump administration to slow that down or impede it."
In the media
Adele Peters

The 10 Scariest Election Scenarios, Ranked

“Trump will instigate intimidation and violence—possibly even using the military or federal agents—to suppress the vote in Black and brown communities."
In the media
Jeremy Stahl
Black Lives Matter Protestors in front of a courthouse, with an illustrated sun overhead

America Needs More Accountability for Disregarding Black Lives—Congressional Republicans Are Pushing for Less

A massive corporate lobbying effort is running in parallel and contrary to the Black-led push for accountability throughout American society.
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Amy Traub

National Organizations Release COVID-19/Coronavirus Social Justice Guide

Map The Truth is a direct response to the rampant rise of toxic disinformation and hate-based bigotry witnessed amid this pandemic
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FRRC, Dēmos File Amicus Brief In Support of Fla. Returning Citizens at the 11th Circuit

"Our brief urges the court to end the wealth discrimination Florida created when it conditioned restoration of voting rights on the payment of financial penalties even for people with no ability to pay or no idea what the State thinks they owe."
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Voter Registration Through Human Service Agencies During COVID-19

We encourage states to update their procedures if they have not been providing voter registration opportunities as part of ex parte Medicaid renewals and SNAP benefit extensions.
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Brenda Wright