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The Republican push to end the Department of Energy’s (DoE) guaranteed loan program as part of their budget plan is misguided and counter-productive. The program was established in 2005, under the Bush Administration, to encourage development of new energy technologies that create jobs and bring us
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J. Mijin Cha
New York - Today, the Institute on Assets and Social Policy and the national policy center Demos released a report revealing that only four percent of Latino seniors and eight percent of African-American seniors have the resources to maintain economic security for the duration of their lives. The
Press release/statement
Here in the egalitarian paradise of the United States, there is apparently nothing worse than “class warfare” – which is why Republicans are trying to affix this damning label to President Obama’s new plan to raise taxes on the rich. One hitch, though, is that the billionaire Warren Buffett is not
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David Callahan
Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed a budget through Albany that lowered taxes on the rich while imposing major cuts on education spending, among other things. This week, though, Cuomo came out in favor of President Obama's plan to raise taxes on high earners.
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David Callahan
Even before the full impact of the Great Recession hit, seniors were seeing their retirement security steadily and rapidly destroyed. The elimination of secure pensions for most Americans combined with rising costs of basic expenses has resulted in a dramatic rise in senior economic insecurity.
Research
Jennifer Wheary
Tatjana Meschede
Thomas Shapiro

Demos urges New York State to consider the home addresses of incarcerated persons in reapportionment so that the state can be free of the undemocratic practice of prison-based gerrymandering.

Testimony and Public Comment
Steven Carbó

Sen. Schumer cited Demos' work on the state level, particularly in Ohio, in his letter to the Attorney General.

Testimony and Public Comment
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Here's something I don't get.
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David Callahan
Americans rightly scoffed at Congressman John Flemming (R-FL) when he complained about only bringing home a net profit of $400,000 from his business. Never mind that Flemming is also paid $174,000 as a member of Congress. The more important point is that the Florida representative belongs to a
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Rakim Brooks
A new report from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards looks at economic well-being in Canada and the Provinces over a nearly 30-year period. Instead of using Gross Domestic Product to determine economic well-being, however, the new report uses a different indicator called the Index of
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J. Mijin Cha