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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
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Statement From Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler on Recent Gun Violence Across the Country

We know that curbing the influence of lobbyists, money, and organized interest groups while strengthening working families' voices in our political system is the only way to end the devastation of gun violence in America.
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Building Power! Angela Hanks on the Breaking Through Podcast

Angela joins Moms Rising CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner to talk worker power and a new generation of unions, and why a multiracial democracy is essential for a thriving economy.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
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Dēmos President Taifa Smith-Butler: Today’s Results Show the Real Power in Our Communities

In the face of anti-voter restrictions, Black and brown voters across Georgia showed they would not be deterred from making their voices heard.
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Demos President Taifa Smith Butler on the 2022 Midterm Elections

"This election was not just about rejecting extremism. It was about communities coming together to secure their rights and protect their futures."
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Taifa Smith Butler
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Demos President Taifa Smith Butler on Georgia Runoff

In spite of the obstacles, the people of Georgia organized, knocked on doors and cast their ballots — resulting in the surge toward this runoff. Over the next month, it is imperative that every single eligible Georgian turnout and make their voices heard at the polls.
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Taifa Smith Butler

The Voting Access Executive Order Can Strengthen Our Democracy But Only if Agencies Act Now

How this Executive Order can be a tool to fight voter suppression, and why President Biden and the agencies cannot waste any more time in seeing it through.
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Laura Williamson

Second Striketober Shows Growing Power of Organized Labor

This recent wave of organizing is a direct response to corporate consolidation of power that has harmed Black and brown workers across the country.
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Daniella Zessoules
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Extending the Hand of Democracy

How U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can assist thousands of New Americans to register to vote.
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Kira Romero-Craft
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Taifa Butler: IRA should have included aid for childcare, affordable housing, more

President Joe Biden needs to do more to meet the needs of people of color.
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Allison R. Donahue
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Paralyzed Veterans of America Applauds Increased Access to Voter Registration for Veterans with Disabilities

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Lee Page