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Infrequent Voters Who Were Unlawfully Purged from Ohio’s Registration Rolls Will Be Permitted to Vote in the November 2016 General Election

Litigation
Over the past 15 years, states have made deep cuts to their funding for higher education, causing tuition to rise rapidly, and household incomes have failed to keep up. As a result, student debt has skyrocketed, quintupling from just $240 billion in 2003 to more than $1.3 trillion today. The burdens
Research

As with any big reform, the push for debt-free college has been met with pushback among a skeptical elite. We have answers for their major concerns.

Policy Briefs
Mark Huelsman
Findings of a national survey of 1,103 registered voters on their perceptions of higher education policy in the United States.
Research
This report was produced in collaboration with Brian Schaffner, Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst and Jesse Rhodes, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Introduction
Research
Sean McElwee
Election Protection Coalition Cites Demos Research in Urging Political Parties to Renounce Unwarranted Intimidation and Unlawful Challenges at the Polls Dear Party Leadership, We write in defense of the bedrock principle of our democracy: the right to vote freely.
Testimony and Public Comment

Quantifying the cost of climate change to millennials and their children, compared to a world without climate change.

Research

Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States. This report analyzes the impact of medical debt on household finances and provides policy solutions.

Research
Sean McElwee

How a Shared Definition of College Affordability Exposes a Crisis for Low-Income Students

Research
Mark Huelsman