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Americans of all political backgrounds agree: there is way too much corporate money in politics. 

Policy Briefs
Liz Kennedy
A corporation is a legal structure that enables individuals to contribute and pool resources, capital, and labor in order to generate a profit. Corporations are created by state law in the state in which they are incorporated. The corporate legal structure receives a number of advantages and
Research

Every year, millions of eligible voters fall through the cracks of our antiquated voter registration system because they have moved sometime in the last year.

Research
Youjin B. Kim

Ways to improve our electoral system and voter registration process.

Policy Briefs
Brenda Wright
It seems reasonable to ask that this law, which would give the Executive Branch the power to extend its version of cost-benefit analysis to independent agencies, show that its benefits are greater than its costs.  A close analysis of the proposal’s impact on the financial sector shows that it fails
Policy Briefs
Ben Peck

Protecting The Freedom To Vote Against Wrongful Challenges And Intimidation

Research
Liz Kennedy
Tova Wang
Stephen Spaulding
Jenny Flanagan

We, the undersigned consumer, small business, labor, good government, financial protection, community, health, environmental, and public interest groups - strongly urge you to oppose S. 3468, the Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012. This legislation is likely to be marked up in the

Testimony and Public Comment

Demos conducted a nationwide survey of low- and middle-income households in early 2012. The findings in this brief summarize the relationship between college costs and credit card debt, and its impact on students and their parents.

Research
Catherine Ruetschlin
Robert Hiltonsmith

Provide 12 weeks of paid benefits to employees who need time off work to care for a new child, a sick family member, or their own illness. The self-financing trust is funded by premiums paid equally by employers and employees.

Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Give states additional Child Care and Development Block Grant funding to double the number of children served by child care assistance, make the federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit refundable, and expand Head Start and Early Head Start.

Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan