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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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Five experts break down September's key jobs report--Angela Hanks on CNBC

Saira Malik, Nuveen CIO, Jason Furman, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former CEA chair, Tyler Goodspeed, Cato Institute adjunct scholar and former acting CEA chairman, and Angela Hanks, chief of programs at Demos, join CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to react to September's key jobs
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Young adults of color wear "I voted" stickers

Opening the Door for Youth Voters

Young people are finding more inspiration than ever to vote and participate in the political process. President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting offers significant opportunities to make voter registration easier for youth voters.
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Ashley Tjhung
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The Far-right is Holding the Supreme Court Hostage. Court Expansion Will Get it Back

Congress must pass the Judiciary Act
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Ashley Tjhung
Kiara Pesante Haughton

Meet Kiara Pesante Haughton, Chief of Communications

Pesante Haughton uses communications and storytelling to drive change in oppressive systems.
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The Ongoing Fight for Our Freedom

The same lawmakers working to make it harder to vote have also worked to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. These efforts to control our bodies, our lives, and our futures are also threats to our democracy, and that's why the Biden Administration must integrate voter registration into
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Sharné Haywood
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Privatization is No Solution for Any Water Crisis

Profit-seeking companies should not control what should be free, basic, and universal necessities.
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Daniella Zessoules
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Black Women's Equal Pay Day Isn't A Celebration. It's a Call to Action

If we are to make any progress toward a just, inclusive, multiracial economy and democracy, we must shift power toward Black women.
In the media
Taifa Smith Butler
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Strengthening the Right to Vote: How Biden's Executive Order Can Ease Access to the Ballot

In the midst of extreme efforts to undermine our democracy we need our government to take urgent action to protect and promote the fundamental right to vote
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Laura Williamson
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Kiara Pesante Haughton Joins Demos as First-Ever Chief of Communications

PR Veteran, Political Strategist to Lead Communications Team
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Biden’s 11th-hour moves to avert a strike — and a political calamity

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Jeff Stein
Tyler Prager
Lauren Kaori Gurley