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Concerned About the Oversized Role of Money in Politics? Three Questions Senators Must Ask Judge Gorsuch

1. Do you agree that wealthy donors translating their massive economic power directly into political influence is a problem that should be taken into account when considering rules governing spending on elections?

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Allie Boldt

Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Puts the Rights of Corporations over Individuals

[...] Judge Gorsuch’s approach “has created a system in which single individuals and corporations can spend tens of millions of dollars to influence elections, and in which candidates and elected officials are significantly more responsive to the priorities of an elite donor class than to Americans on the whole,” the CLC said.76 A recent report from Demos found that the ove

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Bill Corriher

New York in Violation of "Motor Voter" Law and the Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights Groups Call on State to Fix Voter Registration at DMV, or Face Litigation 

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Senate kills Obama regulation protecting government contractors from labor violations

The Senate voted Monday to kill an Obama administration rule aimed at curbing labor violations among government contractors. Two years in the making, the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule was targeted by Republican lawmakers 10 days after Donald Trump’s inauguration. The House voted to excise it on Feb.
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Maryam Jameel
Elizabeth Hernandez

The Cost Of Being Black; Understanding The Racial Wealth Gap

A new report from the public policy think tank Demos and the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University found that often, the go-to solutions cited to address economic inequality, do not close the wealth gap between whites and blacks and Latinos.

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Tom Hall
Bridget Armstrong

Civil Rights Groups Threaten to Sue New York Over Voting Rights Violations

In a letter sent Tuesday to the New York State Board of Elections and DMV, the groups accused the DMV of flouting a federal law requiring that citizens be able to register to vote whenever they apply for, renew, or change their address on a driver's license or state-issued identification card.[...]

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Chris Fuchs

Demos’ Response to the Repeal of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Order

Monday, March 6 (NEW YORK, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued this statement following the repeal of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order:

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Congressional Republicans Work To Repeal Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order

Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration apparently believe that extremely basic workplace protections are too onerous to ask U.S. businesses to uphold.

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Robert Hiltonsmith

Demos Statement on Trump's New Muslim Ban Executive Order

Wednesday, March 1 (NEW YORK, NY) – Heather McGhee, President of Demos, a New York-based public policy organization and think tank, issued the following statement condemning President Trump’s re-issued Muslim ban executive order.

“Today’s executive order fails to resolve the unconstitutional catastrophe of the original Muslim ban. This executive order – likes its predecessor – discriminates against Muslims from certain countries and defies the principles of inclusion, religious freedom and justice that already make our country great.

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