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Self-appointed partisan activists are reportedly working to recruit 1 million volunteers to challenge and block certain voters’ right to vote on and before Election Day, creating an atmosphere of intimidation at the polls.
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As summer comes to an end, much of the country is still suffering from drought conditions. While rain brought relief to areas in the East, the Plains and Western parts of the country are still experiencing above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation levels.
Blog
J. Mijin Cha
Well, it's official: Most Americans don't know squat about financial investing. That's one of the chief conclusions of a 212-page study of financial literacy that the SEC, collaborating with the Library of Congress, released late last month:
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David Callahan
Should Dodd-Frank be overturned, the financial industry stands to make (with government backing, of course) a ton of money. It’s unsurprising that its repeal has become a centerpiece of the 2012 campaign, with Wall Street donating far more to candidates who want to overturn or weaken the law. What
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Joseph Hines
Laws disenfranchising felons and ex-felons, many passed post-Reconstruction, were sometimes designed with the purpose of disenfranchising African American voters, and often were implemented to do so.
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Tova Wang
NEW YORK – As millions of young adults begin their fall semesters across the nation, new findings from a national survey by policy center Demos reveal the relationship between college costs and credit card debt, and its impact on students and their parents. READ "COLLEGE ON A CREDIT CARD: THE
Press release/statement

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
Sustaining a strong middle class – and a strong and competitive American economy – over the long term requires a foundation of robust public investment.
Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan
Requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification at the polls is a poll tax.
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Tova Wang
The United States needs to be reimagined. A recent study from the Pew Research Center tells us that in economic terms the middle class "has suffered its worst decade in modern history." It's shrinking. With jobs scarce, wages declining and the nation's wealth concentrating ever more intensely at the
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Bob Herbert