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Dēmos joins 22 civil rights organizations in condemning President Trump’s memorandum and calling for urgent action to defend the rule of law.

Testimony and Public Comment
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Image accompanying an opinion article titled 'Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups' by Taifa Butler and Carol Lautier, published by Demos. It shows a crowd of demonstrators sitting closely together, many wearing masks and raising fists in a sign of solidarity.
Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few.
In the media
Taifa Smith Butler
Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
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These executive actions are a clear signal of this administration’s enduring hostility toward the fundamental right to vote, citizenship for immigrants, and empowered workers.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler
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The concurrence of today’s presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day underscores the promise of the multiracial democracy Dr. King envisioned and highlights the stark test our country is about to embark on.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler
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Dēmos releases the Power Scorecard, a groundbreaking state-by-state snapshot of economic, civic, and political conditions that are conducive to building economic and political power for people.
Press release/statement
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Over the next four years, people power will be more important than ever in making our democratic process and economy work for our communities.
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler

Dēmos and the grassroots mobilization nonprofit Organize Tennessee analyze who Tennessee’s nearly 2.3 million “missing voters” are and why they are absent or unrepresented at the ballot box. 

Policy Briefs
Demos
Organize Tennessee

Emerging concerns about mass challenger data programs highlight that flawed data methodologies may put voters without stable housing at risk of having their registrations questioned or canceled.

Policy Briefs
All Voting is Local
Demos
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Voices Vote Now

A full analysis of the latest Supreme Court term, including a breakdown of their most recent decisions and an explanation of the path to reform the Court. 

Policy Briefs
Ashley Tjhung
Phi Nguyen
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"By undermining the power of federal agencies, the Court has supercharged a new battlefield for anti-regulation interests to attack our labor, consumer, and civil rights regulations."
Press release/statement
Taifa Smith Butler