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On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we honor those who strived for that victory by defending its true ...
Trump’s attack on the Bureau of Labor Statistics and, more broadly, on facts, marks another step closer to authoritarianism.
In May, Dēmos held a national convening of financial justice leaders to reimagine our financial systems and build community ...
The three sets of steps policymakers and election officials must take to ensure that Black and brown Americans—and all Americans—can exercise their fundamental right to vote in 2020 and beyond.
Failing water systems have plagued cities across the country for decades. But a lack of willingness to invest in our nation’s infrastructure has made such crises inevitable. It’s no accident that over ...
The filibuster is a racist remnant of a Senate designed to entrench white minority rule. It undermines organizing, participation, and electoral victories fueled by Black and Brown communities.
This pandemic is revealing the deeper inequities for Black and brown people that have always been present in our economy and democracy but that are often papered over in ordinary times. The escalating ...
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker released a landmark decision today in the nationally-watched voting rights trial on Florida’s SB 90 bill to strike down key provisions of ...
The specter of voter fraud is a talking point deployed to silence the voices of Black and brown voters across the country.
A conservative group is suing to force the state of Wisconsin to purge 234,000 voters from voter rolls. The purge will disproportionately target voters of color.
Executive actions the new administration can take to help ensure the integrity of our elections and strengthen opportunities for civic participation for Black and brown Americans.