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That might prompt U.S. colleges to look to other countries for recruitment. Tuition from non-U.S. students can be as high as three times the rate paid by students attending their state colleges, according to The Journal. American families are increasingly struggling to pay college costs that have
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Aimee Picchi
Under New York’s proposed paid family leave law, businesses won’t pay anything for the new family leave benefit. The program would be funded entirely by a small payroll deduction from each worker in the state. An insurance provider will pay the benefits out to workers. It’s certainly not the most
Blog
Amy Traub
Automatic voter registration isn’t the sexiest way to start a political revolution, but it may be the most effective.
In the media
Sean McElwee
Recent movements like the Fight for $15 have made it clear that today’s working class—who are more female and racially diverse than ever before—will not stay on the margins of the political stage, where they have long been relegated. Instead, these workers are fearlessly fighting to reclaim the
Press release/statement
A report by the NAACP and the left-leaning policy center Demos shows that African Americans face steeper annual percentage rates to begin with — 17.7 percent on average — in comparison to white cardholders — 15.8 percent on average.
In the media
Kristen Doerer
In response to President Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland today, Demos President Heather McGhee has issued the following response. Failure by Senate leadership, including Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, to do their jobs is not just partisan obstructionism—it’s also a dereliction of
Press release/statement
Today President Obama fulfilled his constitutional duty by nominating Judge Merrick Garland to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. Now the question is whether U.S. Senators will do their jobs.
Blog
Adam Lioz
But Sean McElwee recently argued for Slate that “No, Jeb Bush’s failed campaign doesn’t mean Citizens United doesn’t matter”: Saying that money doesn’t matter in politics because Jeb didn’t win the nomination is like saying because all the advertising in the world can’t make prune juice the best
In the media
Caroline Mimbs Nyce
Low-Income Nevadans Will Have Federally Required Access to Voter Registration
Press release/statement
The scheme to use race to divide Americans who would otherwise be united in their economic goals is the best-kept secret in American politics.
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Heather McGhee