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How the Climate & Community Protection Act will Increase Resiliency for New York’s Latinx Communities
Policy Briefs
April 15, 2019
Lew Daly
Priya Mulgaonkar
How We Can Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis
Policy Briefs
April 26, 2019
We stand in solidarity with Representative Ilhan Omar and firmly against the rise of Islamophobic attacks and attempts to divide us as a people.
Testimony and Public Comment
April 15, 2019
If included, analysts predict the question would effectively deter 6.5 million people – overwhelmingly from historically undercounted communities – from participating in the 2020 Census.
On Ohio's barriers to voting — including the practice of purging infrequent voters from the registration rolls — and how the elimination of Ohio’s same-day registration period negatively impacts Ohio voters.
Testimony and Public Comment
April 25, 2019
Felony disenfranchisement is as senseless as it is cruel. It subverts a person’s fundamental right to participate in the democratic process.
Testimony and Public Comment
April 30, 2019
The justice system has been deployed against people of color to imprison would-be-voters and keep political power in the hands of white men.
Blog
May 3, 2019
Amshula K. Jayaram
Chiraag Bains
Campaign finance reforms help address the racial and economic injustices that continue to plague our democracy.
Blog
May 3, 2019
Laura Williamson
Mark Huelsman
Emmanuel Caicedo
The Black Futures Lab’s Black Census Project is the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction.
Research
May 28, 2019
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research
How and why the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 has played such a critical role in increasing access to voter registration.
Blog
May 20, 2019
Brenda Wright
Laura Williamson
Pamela Cataldo
The CCPA is a climate bill, a racial justice bill, a public health bill, and an economic development bill. We need it to be all of these things.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 17, 2019
The Department's proposed "EAP Rule" fails to sufficiently safeguard working people.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 21, 2019
Federal law requires Spanish-language official ballots, official election-related materials, and oral election assistance. Florida's Secretary of State should adopt rules that ensure statewide compliance with federal law.
Testimony and Public Comment
May 16, 2019
Stuart Naifeh
Monica Russo
Yanidsi Velez
Jared Nordlund
Liza McClenaghan
Juan Cartagena
Maria Revelles
Nancy Batista
Shirley Aldebol
Stephanie Porta
Michelle E. Kanter Cohen
Matthew J. Murray
The suspension of driver’s licenses for unpaid criminal justice fines and fees should be found unconstitutional.
Litigation
May 29, 2019
Demos
National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women
We write to applaud the introduction of HB 57, which would end felony disenfranchisement and facilitate full political and civic participation for thousands of New Mexico voters.
Testimony and Public Comment
January 28, 2019
The state legislature is on the verge of passing the Climate and Community Protection Act, and they need to hear from you.
LGB+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census
Research
June 27, 2019
Black Futures Lab
Demos
Color Of Change
SocioAnalitica Research
We must envision—and work toward—a democracy agenda that reflects and responds to all the diverse communities who call the United States home.
Blog
June 25, 2019
Laura Williamson
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
A Primer for Advocates on the National Voter Registration Act
Policy Briefs
July 3, 2019
The Supreme Court should hold that Title VII bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.