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This Movie Wants to Help Solve the Student Debt Crisis

While students could always use more information about their loans and the cost of college, focusing too heavily on financial literacy as a route to curbing student debt “overcomplicates the discussion,” said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. College graduates are struggling with debt in large part because it simply costs a lot more to go to college these days, a fact of life students can’t get around even if they’re armed with more information, he said.

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Jillian Berman

Paid Leave Benefits Everyone

Hard-working New Yorkers need time to care for their families without the pressure of missing a paycheck or losing their job. 

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Heather C. McGhee
Scott Stringer

The Financialization of US Higher Education

This post was first published on Debt & Society.

With the 2016 Presidential election bringing renewed attention to rising college costs, UC Berkeley researchers have just released a groundbreaking study on broad and growing financial inequalities in U.S. higher education. Entitled “The Financialization of U.S. Higher Education,” it’s available online here.

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Charlie Eaton

Continuing to Reform the NYPD's Stop and Frisk Practice

When we agreed to help reform the NYPD’s stop and frisk practice in the landmark class action Floyd v. the City of New York, we knew we were taking on a great responsibility.
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Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Racism Undermines Support for Government Spending

Racism divides the American political system, strengthening opposition to social programs and reinforcing a plutocratic agenda. This is the lesson to draw from new YouGov data, which reveals that most Americans wrongly believe African-Americans make up a majority of welfare recipients and are net “takers.”

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Sean McElwee

Demos Responds to Death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Upon the death of Supreme Court Justic Antonin Scalia, Demos Counsel and Senior Advisor for Policy & Outreach Adam Lioz released the following statement:
 
"Antonin Scalia was a dedicated public servant, a sharp mind, and a talented writer.  Demos extends its deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. 
 
"As our country mourns Justice Scalia’s passing, we must also turn to focus on the process of nominating a successor to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court.
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From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns

This piece was originally posted on the blog of the Movement Strategy Center

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Jodeen Olguín-Tayler

Do Government Handouts Push College Costs Higher?

The Bennett Hypothesis likely explains tuition increases at some colleges, particularly for-profit universities, which are trying to maximize revenue, and graduate programs for which students can take out federal loans up to the cost of the program, said Mark Huelsman, a senior policy analyst at Demos, a left-leaning think tank. But not every type of higher education institution responds to increases in aid in the same way, he said.

 
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Jillian Berman

Maryland Restores Voting Rights for 40,000

Today, the voters of New Hampshire go to the polls to cast their votes in the first presidential primary. Unfortunately, for the first time, the voters of New Hampshire will face an unnecessary and administratively burdensome photo ID law. Voters in New Hampshire and 15 other states will face new voting restrictions for this first time in a presidential election.  

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Liz Kennedy