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Mark Huelsman

Why The Latest Moderate Criticisms of Free College Don’t Make Sense

Some presidential candidates' critiques promote unhelpful assumptions about who tuition-free and debt-free college would actually serve. (Spoiler: it's not millionaires and billionaires.)
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Aren’t Getting a Say in the 2020 Primaries

Felony disenfranchisement is one of several ways people get stripped of their power.
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Chiraag Bains
Amy Traub
Mark Huelsman
Naila Awan
Gwyn Ellsworth

Demos Supports New York Bill Proposing Statewide Ban on Employment Credit Checks

One New York State bill would interrupt the cycle of discrimination that comes with employment credit checks.
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Amy Traub
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The Bloomberg Higher Ed Plan: Silent on Debt, Decent on Affordability

Bloomberg has quietly begun to roll out a series of policy proposals, and this week, it was higher education’s turn. His plan says a lot about where consensus currently is—and is not.
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Mark Huelsman
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Lew Daly
Lew Daly
Senior Policy Analyst and Senior Advisor, Policy Development
Adrien Salazar
Adrien Salazar
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Amy Traub
Amy Traub
Associate Director, Policy & Research
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The freedom to vote must be protected. Money in politics must be reduced. The democratic process must reflect our diverse electorate. Demos is committed to creating an inclusive democracy.
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