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Now that the Democratic Party has released their policy platform, we can compare what the two parties envision for the future. One huge point of difference is that the Democratic platform acknowledges climate change and the scientific backing for this claim. In contrast, the GOP openly mocked the
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J. Mijin Cha
Personal debt can stand as an insurmountable obstacle to Americans wishing to build assets and secure a place in the middle class. In addition to the critical last resort of bankruptcy relief, Americans need fair rules to ensure that lenders – from credit card companies to mortgage lenders to
Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan
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

Support for Growth, Job Creation, and Career Development

Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan

Unions were instrumental in creating the American middle class, and today they continue to empower millions of Americans to bargain for wages and benefits that are capable of sustaining a middle-class standard of living.

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

Home ownership is commonly understood as the quintessential marker of having arrived in the middle class: a family’s home is often the single largest asset that they own and has traditionally served as an important vehicle for wealth accumulation and economic security. 

Policy Briefs
Amy Traub
Tamara Draut
David Callahan
The good jobs deficit is larger now than it was in 2000. The deficit grew dramatically during the recession and, despite two years of growth, has continued to grow during the recovery.
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Joseph Hines
Ronald Reagan's hologram may not have shown up to the Republican convention last night to extoll the virtues of draconian government cuts, but the anti-tax movement that launched his political career continues to strangle California's government. That's because the movement has continued to define
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Joseph Hines
If a state is not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud, why the great push for voter identification?
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Tova Wang