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Just as a postsecondary education has become essential for getting a decent job and entering the middle class, it has become financially out of reach for many of America’s young people. State support for higher education has decreased considerably over the past twenty years, while financial aid

Policy Briefs
Viany Orozco

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

Policy Briefs
David Callahan
Tamara Draut

The Massachusetts lawsuit alleges that the Commonwealth failed to provide required voter registration services at public assistance offices, a violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). 

Policy Briefs

Super PACs have fast become a favored tool for wealthy individuals and interests to drown out the voices of average citizens. 

Research
Adam Lioz
Blair Bowie

Thank you for this opportunity to submit testimony regarding the damage that Citizens United and the rise of Super PACs has done to our system of democratic government.  In the text below I will discuss why rules that govern the role of money in politics are important to our democracy; the impact of

Testimony and Public Comment
Adam Lioz
What does the acronym, “LIBOR,” stand for? The “London Inter-bank Offered Rate.” What does LIBOR represent? LIBOR is promoted as representing the average interest rate that large banks can borrow from one another. LIBOR is not the interest rate on any single loan. Rather it is an index intended to
Policy Briefs
Wallace C. Turbeville
Dear Representative:
Testimony and Public Comment

How Walmart has wielded its market power to change the face of American industry and lower labor standards in the retail sector.

Policy Briefs
Amy Traub

Recommendations for the Special Joint Committee on Redistricting as it seeks to assess lessons learned after the 2010 Census and to set goals for the next Census redistricting process.

Testimony and Public Comment
Brenda Wright
Peter Wagner