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To increase postsecondary success among low- to moderate-income students, we must reform financial aid and provide additional financial supports to help students cover the cost of living expenses.

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul Kirk will become the 60th Democratic vote in the Senate and the first new Massachusetts senator in a quarter-century on Friday, unless a state court intervenes. State Republicans are fighting the appointment, but Republicans in Washington indicated

First Use of New Optical Scan Ballots, Other Issues In Focus for September 15 Primary

Brenda Wright, Director of Democracy Program at Demos, has posted some insights at the American Constitution Society's blog on the big campaign finance case, Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, to be argued before the Supreme Court tomorrow. Here's her take...

Arguments Heard Today Suggest Precedents Limiting Corporate Political Influence Under Threat Washington, DC — Today's argument in Citizens United v. FEC suggests that the Roberts Court is poised to sweep aside century-old restraints on corporate domination of the political marketplace — unless the

Americans have put themselves on a budget. In the first quarter of 2009, the personal savings rate hit to 5.2 percent. And in a recent National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey, 57 percent of Americans said they're spending less than a year ago. That moderation could outlast the recession, a

As the recession picked up steam, credit cards have become a lifeline for some to pay for groceries, utilities, even mortgage or rent payments. More than one-third of low- and middle-income households used credit cards to cover basic living expenses in five of the past 12 months, according to a

Why the United States Should Follow Australia's Lead

And in more credit card news, national research and policy firm Demos found that the average credit card debt of low- to middle-income indebted households was $9,827. Credit card debt has quadrupled since 1989, the firm found in its second national survey of households whose incomes fell between 50

High Court Threatening to Overturn Key Precedents Protecting Citizens Against Corporate Control of Politics