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51 Million Americans

In this Explainer, we look at the limitations of our voter registration system

The Tool of Government

Why Should Government Respond Differently to Natural vs. Economic Disasters?

New Poll & Analysis

Liz Kennedy shows the bi-partisan opposition to corporate political spending and support for reform

Retail Jobs For Millennials

Demos' Catherine Ruetschlin with October's Youth Employment Report

Latest FEC Data

New report with latest FEC data on outside spending this election cycle

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Many Americans Didn't Vote

November 9, 2012

Andrew Gelman at the Monkey Cage blog illuminates why we...

PolicyShop: The Demos Blog

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Widespread Vulnerability Made Evident by Sandy Can Lead to Widespread Action

Rolling a beaten up stroller holding an over-stuffed black contractor garbage bag through Red Hook, Brooklyn, this past week, my 6-year old daughter and I were not out of place. Just as in other...

November 9, 2012 | Jennifer Wheary

Accuracy in Employment Credit Checks and Criminal Background Checks Is Critical, But Not Enough

Are you breathing a sigh of relief, job applicants? If a prospective employer runs a background check prior to hiring you, the chances they’ll falsely learn that you’re an armed robber,...

November 9, 2012 | Amy Traub

A Mandate for a Conservative Victory on Taxes?

The tax cuts enacted by Congress under George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003 stand as the greatest achievement ever for small government conservatives. While a good chunk of Reagan's historic tax cuts had...

November 9, 2012 | David Callahan

Treasury Coddled Banks As They Fanned Foreclosure Crisis

President Obama's biggest failure in his first term was to not forcefully stem the flood of foreclosures that has been devastating lives, prolonging the economic slump, and stripping vulnerable...

November 8, 2012 | David Callahan

Publications

Employment Credit Checks: The Case for Requiring Employers to Use More Accurate and Fair Assessments

A core value of American society is the opportunity to work hard and get ahead. Yet today in the United States, willing job-seekers are facing a new barrier to employment—credit checks. Despite the...

Policy Brief

Ben Peck

Election Spending 2012: A Pre-Election Analysis of Federal Election Commission Data

A new analysis of pre-election data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by U.S. PIRG and Demos shows that outside spending in the first presidential election since Citizens...

Policy Brief

Adam Lioz

Blair Bowie

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