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The Need for Language Access
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What you need to know about federal voting requirements, state and local language access laws, and the linguistic diversity that makes multilingual election materials essential to protecting voting rights.

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Miles Rapoport

Reflections on Dēmos: Miles Rapoport

Former Dēmos president Miles Rapoport reflects on stepping in as the organization’s second president and carrying forward the founders’ vision.

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Eviscerating Key Parts of the Voting Rights Act Is a Profound Setback for Our Multiracial Democracy and Voters of Color

"The Court has effectively stripped Black, Latino, Native American, Asian American and other voters of color of the most powerful protection against racial discrimination in redistricting."

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Taifa Smith Butler
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Statement on the DOJ’s Persecution of SPLC

In a sense, this is not a surprise. This administration has made it clear that it will attack, persecute, and villainize any person, organization, or group that decries its actions and tries to hold it to account.

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Taifa Smith Butler
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Reflections on Dēmos: David Callahan

In the second piece of the series, Dēmos co-founder David Callahan takes us back to the late 1990s—a moment that appeared prosperous on the surface yet held deeper warning signs.

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David Callahan
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The Power Scorecard measures the economic, civic, and political conditions that determine who holds power in our economy and democracy. Explore the data and join us in the work to shift power back to the people.

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Economic Justice
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The current go-it-alone economic system has created record inequality and stalled mobility for the next generation. A new paradigm must be created.

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