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How and why the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 has played such a critical role in increasing access to voter registration.

The counter to this neoliberal vision involves, then, a more thorough moral critique—and a more transformative policy agenda—that tackles the underlying forces of corporate power, market inequities, structural racism, and anti-democratic political institutions. That progressives are finally talking in these expansive terms represents a potentially transformative inflection point in American politics.

Demos Report on National Voter Registration Act Highlights Benefits for Women

Baltimore’s campaign donors lack diversity across race, gender, and socioeconomic status. The Baltimore Fair Election Fund, designed with equity and community engagement at the forefront, can change that.

We must envision—and work toward—a democracy agenda that reflects and responds to all the diverse communities who call the United States home.

Today’s Supreme Court decision that federal courts have no ability to check extreme partisan gerrymandering is a stunning blow to our democracy. This decision represents an abdication of judicial responsibility to protect against constitutional violations.

By enacting SB 7066, the Florida legislature has created two classes of returning citizens: those who can afford to reclaim their voting rights, and those who cannot.

Why we've organized an event series for black and brown millennials.

Turnout Increases of 4.3 Percent Likely Under Current Proposed Legislation

Annapolis, MD — In the historic 2008 presidential election, Maryland ranked 12th among states in voter participation by eligible residents. Voter participation in Maryland could significantly increase if the state passes Same Day Registration (SDR) into law, according to a new report published today by Demos and released in collaboration with ACLU of Maryland.

Women of color are generally underrepresented as campaign donors even though they vote at high rates, according to research by progressive think tank Demos.

Bureau's Action Is First Step Toward Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering

In 2016, a report from the progressive think tank Demos found that most campaign dollars in local elections were coming from contributors who are white, male and high-income.

K. Sabeel Rahman and Hollie Russon Gilman's new book, Civic Power, calls for a broader approach to democratic reform, offering a critical framework and concrete suggestions to support those reforms that meaningfully redistribute power to citizens.

Our communities are threatened, and our democracy is falling apart. Why any real solution requires understanding civic power and then building it.

Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit

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