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Dynamics driving social exclusion in higher ed and a framework to change them
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Toward structural inclusion, a more perfect union, and power
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How to make higher education affordable again

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October 9, 2018
A Blueprint for College without Debt: A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again

A generation ago, public institutions relied on tuition for just a portion of their funding, turning to public investments for the...

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Creating a Just and Equitable Green New Deal
In a critical moment of accelerating climate risk and new opportunity to address the climate change crisis, Demos stands in solidarity with the members and leaders of the Climate Justice Alliance for...
December 13, 2018 | Adrien Salazar and Lew Daly
America Has a Right to Housing … for the Rich
December 10, 2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1948, in the aftermath of the fall of the Nazi regime, the United States joined many countries in the world...
December 10, 2018 | Algernon Austin
Trump’s Racism By Omission: Rude Theatrics Targeting Black Reporters Overshadows Questions on Voter Suppression
April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, and other journalists of color have not been favorites of President Donald Trump. From telling Ryan to set up a meeting with...
November 20, 2018 | Caleb Gayle
Black Women Overcoming Social Exclusion in Politics
Immediately after the election the increasingly violent Trump administration continued to feed its most hateful impulses, making it evident that in spite of some progressive wins the fate of our...
November 15, 2018 | Charly Carter and Carol Lautier

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Toward a More Representative Electorate: The Progress and Potential of Voter Registration through Public Assistance Agencies
Introduction Democracies are healthiest when all people actively participate. Core to that participation—and among the most fundamental rights in our democracy—is the right to vote. However,...
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Laura Williamson
Pamela Cataldo
Brenda Wright
Social Exclusion: The State of State U for Black Students
Introduction and Selected Findings   By now, the images and stories are familiar. In April 2018, just as they were setting off on a campus tour at Colorado State University, Thomas Kanewakeron...
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Mark Huelsman
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Trump Is Trying to Use Credit Scores to Keep Immigrants Out of the U.S.
The Trump administration’s latest attack on immigrants, a proposed rulethat would punish families for accessing public benefits, has...
December 11, 2018 | Slate
How Churches Are Addressing Voter Suppression
Souls to the Polls is a time-honored tradition, often led by clergy, to activate and engage congregants to exercise their right to vote that...
December 10, 2018 | Sojourners
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