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Dēmos examines ballot access issues, voter suppression in AZ, GA, OH, CA, IN, WI, MI, NC, TX, LA 

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One of the best things Massachusetts ever did was to allow voter registration at the Registry of Motor Vehicles — and even that logical decision had detractors. But it has brought thousands of new voters onto the rolls. Getting them out to the polls is another story.
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New York — Demos is please to announce that James Gustave ("Gus") Speth is joining Demos as its eighth Distinguished Senior Fellow. Speth comes to Demos after serving as Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from 1999-2009. Previously, he was Administrator of the United
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Demos Calls for Swifter Action As Issuers Continue to Slash Credit Limits and Ratchet Up Interest Rates and Fees
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Would Re-establish Key Provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act—Limiting Risk Taking by Commercial Banks, Requiring Investment and Insurance Spin-offs, Ending Era of 'Too Big to Fail'
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As Congress Takes Up Sweeping Financial Reform, Report Urges Fundamental Change of Ratings Agency Model Washington, DC — With the House of Representatives and a key Senate committee poised to vote on sweeping financial industry reforms, a new report by Demos finds that the proposed remedies fail to
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Strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency Needed to Regulate Education Loan Products
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Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit
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The auto dealer-loan industry's exemption from CFPA oversight leaves families vulnerable to widespread financial abuse.
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4 Million Middle Class Families Saw Economic Decline from 2000-2006; 23 Million Economically Insecure
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Expanded Presence In Nation's Capital Will Strengthen Congressional And White House Policy Outreach, Host Public Events Series Washington, D.C. — This week, Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy research and advocacy center, is pleased to announce two significant staffing changes: Heather
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