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A Win for Low Income Voter's Rights in Missouri

Fifteen years after NVRA passed Congress, many states are still ignoring their duty to low-income voters. Recent research and field and field investigations have indicated that states throughout the country are neglecting their responsibility to offer voter registration at public assistance offices.

In the media
Allegra Chapman
Scott Novakowski

New Demos Report, "Beyond the Mortgage Meltdown," Published Today

Findings Announced at D.C. National Press Club Event, Teleconference

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The Real Power of Campaign Donations

Demos Legal Director Brenda Wright helps examine how high limits on individual campaign contributions disproportionately benefit the incumbent in an election.

In the media
Janet Domenitz

STATEMENT: Rejected Lawsuit Against Ohio for Noncompliance With Federal Voter Registration law Appealed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and Department of Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley Named As Defendants

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"SICK: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis—and the People Who Pay the Price," By Jonathan Cohn, Now Available in Paperback

"...a terrific new book on our dysfunctional health care system..."

-Paul Krugman, "The New York Times"

Recently named a finalist for Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award and World Hunger Year Harry Chapin Media Award

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Here Come the Millennials

Voters ranging in age from roughly the late teens to the early 30s, are part of the so-called millennial generation. This is a generation that is in danger of being left out of the American dream — the first American generation to do less well economically than their parents.

In the media
Bob Herbert

Historic Gathering of Young Activists in Washington D.C. to Address Economic Concerns Driving Youth Vote

Facing Lower Earnings, Higher Costs, and Crippling Debt Burdens, Young Voters Begin Movement for Economic Reforms

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America's Young Adults Face Serious Economic Challenges, According to New Data Report and Opinion Poll Analysis

Demos and The Center for American Progress Publish New Studies

Washington, DC — Today's young adults are feeling the impact of a massive shift in the U.S. economy — changes that are documented in a new data report from Demos and an analysis of public opinion polling by The Center for American Progress. The studies were announced today with a press teleconference.

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Economy, environmental concerns spark urge to reduce "stuff"

Not only is money tight with food and gas prices rising, but credit is tougher to come by and homes are no longer available as an ATM. At the same time, the spread of eco-consciousness into mainstream culture is shining a spotlight on waste and prompting many consumers to reconsider how they shop.

In the media
Sandra M Jones