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Wal-Mart to Raise Pay for U.S. Workers, Boost Personal Leave, Disability Benefits

Amy Traub, senior policy analyst at Demos, a New York-based nonpartisan public policy research organization, told Bloomberg BNA Jan. 20: ‘‘It’s really striking the way the growing protests we’ve seen by Wal-Mart workers, and increasing public pressure, has really pushed the world’s largest employer to raise wages and improve [work] schedules. It’s a huge victory for Wal-Mart workers [and] will ultimately benefit the company itself as employees have increased buying power.’’

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Shannon Pettypiece
Rhonda Smith

New Demos Report Details How Automatic Voter Registration Could Register 27 Million of America’s Missing Voters

Demos will hold a webinar with Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation, and Sen. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle)

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Fixing the Student Debt Crisis

That’s one of several proposals the Republican presidential candidate laid out Monday to make college more affordable.

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Jillian Berman

In These Times, We Must Hold Fast to Dr. King’s Vision

Dr. King’s last campaign brought him to Tennessee to protect the rights of public sector workers to unionize.

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Brenda Wright

Demos Applauds Governor Cuomo for Supporting Paid Family Leave in New York

In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement that paid family leave would form a core part of his 2016 policy agenda, Demos Senior Policy Analyst Amy Traub issued the following statement:

Demos applauds the Governor’s leadership in calling for 12 weeks of paid family leave in New York and urges the State Senate to enact this legislation quickly.”

Press release/statement

Dark Money In Politics Threatens Black Interests

 The explosion of “dark money” spent in the political system in the United States threatens racial equity in the United States making it harder for Blacks and other minorities to gain a foothold in the middle class and fully participate in the democracy, according to a recent report by Demos, a public policy group.

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Freddie Allen

Obama is Right: We the People Need to Reduce the Influence of Money in Politics

 
Demos Vice President of Policy and Legal Strategies Brenda Wright released the following statement:
 
"Tonight, in his last State of the Union, President Obama lifted up the importance of fixing our politics so that all voices can be heard in our democracy.
 
"He noted how too many people feel that 'the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.' To live up to our democratic tenets, President Obama called for reducing the influence of money in politics and modernizing our elect
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Free Community College Is A Great First Step, Debt-Free College Would Be Transformative

Demos Vice President of Policy & Research Tamara Draut released the following statement:
 

"Tonight, President Obama delivered his last State of the Union and laid out his hopes not just for his final year of presidency but also his vision for the future of America.

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The Fed’s Interest Rate Deliberations—Much Ado About Nothing

The Federal Reserve just released the minutes of its December meeting at which the Fed Funds rate was increased, for the first time in years, by 0.25 percentage points. The vote was unanimous, but the minutes show a great deal of concern that lower unemployment rates have not moved inflation from near zero levels.

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Wallace C. Turbeville