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Students attending or planning to attend college know that a postsecondary credential is a minimum requirement for getting a good paying job. But they are frustrated that, while their education also means great dividends for the nation as a whole, they’re increasingly being asked to shoulder a

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

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

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.

The derivatives industry is squeezing Washington like a python. Desperate to control the tone and thrust of derivatives regulation, industry lobbyists have been swarming over the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, each of which is writing derivatives