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We support rulemaking to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities.
Testimony and Public Comment
September 2, 2014
Liz Kennedy
Stuart Naifeh
We write to urge you to reject President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to a lifetime appointment on the nation’s highest court.
Testimony and Public Comment
March 9, 2017
Heather C. McGhee
Brenda Wright
Adam Lioz
Testimony and Public Comment
October 28, 2015
An overview of the bureaucratic barriers to becoming—and remaining—registered to vote.
Policy Briefs
November 1, 2012
The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.
Policy Briefs
March 22, 2018
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
September 28, 2016
Early voting provides a means for eligible voters to cast their ballots at a time and location other than in person on Election Day.
Policy Briefs
July 15, 2013
Steven Carbó
Estelle Rogers
Why Protections for Schools, Hospitals and Courthouses Are Essential
Policy Briefs
March 20, 2017
Katherine Culliton-González
Infrequent Voters Who Were Unlawfully Purged from Ohio’s Registration Rolls Will Be Permitted to Vote in the November 2016 General Election
Litigation
October 31, 2016
The Supreme Court got it supremely wrong when it held that corporations had the same rights as people to spend money in elections.
Policy Briefs
January 19, 2012
Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day, at the same time.
Policy Briefs
February 18, 2014
Voter intimidation and misinformation campaigns have significantly increased in recent years. They are toxic to democracy.
Policy Briefs
February 18, 2014
In January 2016, Oregon became the first state in the country to implement Automatic Voter Registration. It was a resounding success.
Policy Briefs
July 26, 2017
Sean McElwee
Brian Schaffner
Jesse Rhodes
14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class
Policy Briefs
August 10, 2012
David Callahan
Tamara Draut
10 Ways Student Debt Is Blocking the Economic Mobility of Young Americans
Policy Briefs
April 25, 2012
Jack Temple
Heather C. McGhee
Tamara Draut
A long-standing flaw in the decennial census counts more than 2 million people in the wrong place and undermines the “one person, one vote” principle.
Policy Briefs
November 16, 2010
Heather C. McGhee
Peter Wagner
When drawing legislative districts, New York State counts incarcerated persons as "residents" of the community where the prison is located, instead of counting them in the home community to which they will return, on average, within 34 months. This practice of prison-based gerrymandering ignores more than 100 years of legal precedent.
Policy Briefs
December 21, 2009
Public financing of elections, as a state and local democracy reform, can help enhance the political voice and power of working-class people and people of color. It is an effective antidote to the outsized influence corporations and major donors currently have on both politics and policy.
Policy Briefs
February 5, 2016
Why we need an executive order requiring government contractors to disclose their political spending.
Policy Briefs
September 2, 2015
In 2012, just 61 large donors to Super PACs giving an average of $4.7 million each matched the $285.2 million in grassroots contributions from more than 1,425,500 small donors to the major party presidential candidates.
Policy Briefs
November 9, 2012