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Thanks to the new paid sick leave law just passed in New York City, Urban Outfitters will have to offer five days of paid sick time to its New York employees, including part-time ones, starting in spring 2014. 

It is not “crazy” for Congress to protect voting rights in federal elections.  In this case, the Court should not allow state proof of citizenship rules to trump federal proof of citizenship rules for federal elections. 

More data from the 2012 election is in, and it’s tough to deny that the health of democracy and safety of your voting rights vary widely depending on where you live.

We are behind in the clean energy race, we have great potential not only for clean energy development but also a thriving green jobs sector. How many months of record-breaking heat are needed before the nation wakes up to this reality?

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.

Here is a list of things that do not have an impact on current gas prices.

The way to lower gas prices is to stop oil speculation, ratchet down Iran war talk, and make real investments in alternative fuel supplies. 

Demos applauds California Governor Brown for signing AB 420, a bill to end prison-based gerrymandering. The legislation ends the practice of treating incarcerated individuals as residents of the districts where they are temporarily confined, for redistricting purposes. 

Today, the public policy organization Demos announced the addition of three Senior Fellows whose work spans the areas of consumer protection, domestic family policy and global public health.