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We Have an Opportunity to Transform Higher Education for the Better. It’s Time to Do So.

An analysis of the House's recently introduced College Affordability Act.
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October 10, 2019
Mark Huelsman
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Our Playbook for 2020 and Beyond

Our communities are threatened, and our democracy is falling apart. Why any real solution requires understanding civic power and then building it.
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K. Sabeel Rahman
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We Have an Opportunity to Transform Higher Education for the Better. It’s Time to Do So.

An analysis of the House's recently introduced College Affordability Act.
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Mark Huelsman
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Why Any Legitimate Climate Change Policy Must Have Racial Justice at Its Core

The future of our planet demands that we recognize our historic inequities and prioritize those who have been most impacted by climate change throughout history.
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Trisha Hahn

Ohio Judge Rules In Favor of Late-Jailed Voters

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a summary judgment ordering Ohio to discontinue its practice of disenfranchising eligible voters arrested and held in pre-trial detention in the final days preceding an election.
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Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis

K. Sabeel Rahman and Hollie Russon Gilman's new book, Civic Power, calls for a broader approach to democratic reform, offering a critical framework and concrete suggestions to support those reforms that meaningfully redistribute power to citizens.
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Black woman kneeling at a protest

Our Playbook for 2020 and Beyond

Our communities are threatened, and our democracy is falling apart. Why any real solution requires understanding civic power and then building it.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

The College Affordability Act Proposed by Democrats Doesn’t Go Far Enough

"Through this bill, the maximum Pell Grant would cover 31% of the total cost of college, so it moves us in a better direction."
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Zach Schermele
Group of smiling college students sitting outside on a bench

We Have an Opportunity to Transform Higher Education for the Better. It’s Time to Do So.

An analysis of the House's recently introduced College Affordability Act.
Blog
Mark Huelsman

National Racial Justice Coalition Issues Statement on District Court Ruling in Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard

Judge Burroughs and the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts rule in favor of race-conscious college admissions practices that benefit all students, including Asian Americans the majority of whom support race-conscious admissions.
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Florida’s Returning Citizen Leaders File Amicus Brief With Court to Ensure Full Protection of Amendment 4

Leaders with Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Dēmos, and Forward Justice continue their efforts to engage, empower and protect returning citizens and their right to vote.
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Demos Remains Committed to Partnering With Organizations That Empower the Progressive Movement

Demos is dedicated to building a multi-racial, inclusive democracy. For 20 years, our research, advocacy, and litigation work has promoted and supported action and organizations to do just that.
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Average U.S. student debt hits record

"We have depressed ourselves into a mindset in which $30,000 in debt is acceptable for a degree."
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Rashaan Ayesh

College student loans: Debt hits a new high in 2018, though growth slows, as free tuition plans spread

“We have depressed ourselves into a mindset in which $30,000 in debt is acceptable for a degree.”
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Chris Quintana