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“The equity components are the pieces that appear to have been weakened the most."

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

“How do we operationalize this? Who’s doing the moderating? Are these new allies coming in good faith?”

The County’s plans will intimidate and deter eligible citizens from registering to vote, abridging their fundamental right to vote and resulting in serious underrepresentation in the electoral process. 

Breaking down what made the Voting Rights Act so powerful, how the Supreme Court gutted it, and what can be done to restore it.

“This settlement acknowledges that naturalized Americans have full and equal voting rights — they cannot be singled out and purged from the rolls due to their status.”

"Regardless of dollar amount, the existence of debt is far riskier for low-income and middle-income households."

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.

"The justification for student debt as the primary way we pay for college has been in part based on the assumption that we’ll have consumer protections in place, and we’ll try to make it as painless as possible for people."

The dramatic rise in student loan debt has placed unacceptable risk on working-class families and on people of color, who must take on more debt for the same degree as white students.

Demos Report Called for Clearinghouse to End Incentives for Inflated Ratings

"The potential of this plan is that it increases public investment back to levels we saw when college was much more affordable, and it pegs it to a price for students."

Campaign finance reforms help address the racial and economic injustices that continue to plague our democracy.