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New York – In advance of Earth Day, a new research brief from non-partisan public policy organization Demos sounds a wake up call for policymakers and voters: “The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in Nevada” lays out how Nevadans’ health, economy, and environment are already

Climate change threatens serious harm to Virginia’s economy, its people and its treasured natural resources.

New York – With millions of Americans in danger of being disenfranchised this fall by new and unneeded voter identification laws, a report issued today outlines how state and local organizations can stand up for democracy by helping voters secure the necessary ID. Read “Got ID? Helping Americans Get

In the past three decades, college costs have risen significantly faster than inflation and are now at roughly 25 percent of the average household's income. This isn't true just for private schools.

Example from a line that received a 2010 Innovation Award from the Ethical Fashion ForumOver President’s Day, I wrote about how environmentally destructive something as simple as a pair of jeans can be when taking into consid

Well, maybe I was wrong when I said there was almost nothing the President could do to impact gas prices. Yesterday, President Obama released a set of proposals to limit oil speculation.

Best-practice recommendations from “Got ID?” programs

The problem of American democracy isn't solely that there's too much money in our politics. It's that the money comes from a narrow (and extremely rich) slice of the electorate.

Ahead of Earth Day 2012, here's a brief sampling of some of the best posts on Sustainability issues at PolicyShop: The Difficulty Of Climate Messaging

Regulation is such a dirty word these days that it's easy to forget what a big difference it can make in the lives of ordinary people. Take, for instance, the Federal government's successful push to ban refund anticipation loans.