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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
United States Supreme Court

Partisan Aims Cannot Excuse Racial Gerrymandering

Voters of color cannot be used as partisan pawns to gerrymander districts, as Black voters were in South Carolina. When they are, it is unconstitutional, and it should never be tolerated.
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Demos President Taifa Smith Butler on Student Loan Payments Restarting

"Millions of people anchored by the weight of student loan debt are drowning in pursuit of the American Dream."
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Centering People in a New Economy

Redefining Economic Growth: Building A People's Prosperity
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Anoa Changa
Sonali Kolhatkar
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How Student Loan Repayments Could Hurt US Economy

The resumption of student loan payments after a three-year break, is likely to deliver a blow to American economic growth, according to economists, in a move that could harm many beyond borrowers alone.
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Giulia Carbonaro
Candace Bond Theriault

Meet Candace Bond-Theriault, Associate Director of Movement Building

Bond-Theriault works through a Black, queer feminist lens to drive change and build power.
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Voting Rights Organizations Resolve to Protect Florida Voters as State Continues History of Voter Suppression

What Black Americans should know about National Voter Registration Day

More than a decade later, National Voter Registration Day has been endorsed by national associations and the federal government. More than 5 million voters have been registered to vote on the holiday since 2012.
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Gerren Keith Gaynor
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Black People Are Getting Removed From Voter Rolls And More Purges Could Be On The Way

Public policy organization Dēmos takes a deep dive into voter suppression and ballot access issues in ten states.
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Rayna Reid Rayford
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Podcast: Angela Hanks on the Power and Importance of Unions

"Unions are what sent my cousins to college, they're what helped us go on vacation, they're what made sure that when there were hard times my family still had jobs."
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A People’s Prosperity

Capitalism’s endless economic growth prioritizes the individual over community and creates extreme inequality. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Anoa Changa
Ericka Taylor

Dr. King's Legacy Isn't Just Racial But Economic. We Have a Long Way to Go | Opinion

Six decades after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, our work remains unfinished. However, hope is not lost.
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Taifa Smith Butler