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The marquee bill, which features improvements to voting, campaign finance, and ethics laws, addresses the deep political, racial, and economic inequalities that plague our democracy.

The white, wealthy donor class that fuels Baltimore's elections

The bill would create a federal-state partnership to help students pay for the full costs of attendance without having to take on debt.

On Friday, February 15, Lew Daly, Senior Policy Analyst at Demos, testified in support of New York State’s Climate and Community Protection Act. Following is Daly’s statement on the bill: New York State’s Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) is a bold and necessary climate action policy for

Loans may be one solution for helping students afford college and increase achievement, but grants that don't have to be repaid is another. The researchers are working on a new study that examines the academic effects of federal loans versus grant aid and agree that the effects of the federal Pell

Climate change poses an existential challenge to the planet. But the effects of climate change have fallen disproportionately on communities of color and working families. And the reality is that climate change has been accelerated by a coalition of corporations, donors, and policymakers who have

If the goal is to resegregate higher education, the efforts have largely worked. Amid budget cuts and attacks on affirmative action, elite public colleges are enrolling fewer black students than they were a generation ago.

Rodney McKenzie, Jr., Vice President of Campaigns and Partnerships shares his thoughts on National Day of Racial Healing.

What does MLK stand for to you? Rodney McKenzie, Vice President of Campaigns and Partnerships, shares his reflections on what MLK Day means to him.

The poll results indicate that politics may soon catch up to the reality borrowers are facing, said Mark Huelsman, the associate director of policy and research at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. “It’s a sign of the increasing anxiety that voters and families are feeling about their own debt or