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Policy Briefs
Ashley Tjhung

The Conservative Attack on Federal Agency Power

Erosion of Chevron deference would be a massive win for corporations and the conservative legal movement, at the expense of the public interest.

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Growth of Credit Card Debt in the '90s

Using new data, this report explores how families are increasingly using credit cards to meet their basic needs. This report also examines the factors driving this record-setting debt and the impact of deregulation on the cost, availability and marketing of credit cards.

Research
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Borrowing to Make Ends Meet: The Growth of Credit Card Debt in the '90s

Using new data, this report explores how families are increasingly using credit cards to meet their basic needs. This report also examines the factors driving this record-setting debt and the impact of deregulation on the cost, availability and marketing of credit cards.
Research
Tamara Draut
Javier Silva

Demos' Testimony at Massachusetts Hearing on EDR

Testimony before the Massachusetts General Court Joint Committee on Election Laws regarding Election Day Registration.
Testimony and Public Comment

Securing the Vote: An Analysis of Election Fraud

An in-depth study of election fraud issues and the policy requirements of the Help America Vote Act.
Research
David Callahan
Lori Minnite

New Opportunities? Public Opinion on Poverty, Income Inequality and Public Policy, 1996-2002

The following report analyzes public opinion between 1996 and 2001. The report draws on over a dozen suveys commissioned by non-profit organizations, media outlets and foundations, as well as from two regularly conducted academic surveys. The results outlined in this report indicate that while long
Research
Tamara Draut

Crossing Divides: Executive Summary

The Executive Summary of the full report, Crossing Divides, examining four cases of policymaking during the 1990s -- the Earned Income Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts, the Children's Health Insurance Plan, and Empowerment Zones -- suggests some emerging common ground among liberal and
Policy Briefs
Tamara Draut

Crossing Divides: New Common Ground on Poverty and Economic Security

Examining four cases of policymaking during the 1990s -- the Earned Income Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts, the Children's Health Insurance Plan, and Empowerment Zones -- suggests some emerging common ground among liberal and conservative policymakers.
Policy Briefs
Tamara Draut

The Conflicted American

Keynote address to the National Network of Grantmakers about public opinion of poverty and inequality, given by Tamara Draut, Director of Demos's Economic Opportunity program.
Testimony and Public Comment
Tamara Draut

Expanding the Vote: The Practice and Promise of Election Day Registration

This report examines election day registration (EDR), an important reform measure that would help address some of the problems highlighted by the 2000 election. Currently, six states have election day registration - Wisconsin, Maine, Minnesota, Idaho, Wyoming and New Hampshire. As the research
Research
David Callahan

Expandiendo el Voto

  Spanish translation of "California Votes," an analysis of how implementing Election Day Registraion would affect California.  
Research