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Executive actions the new administration can take to deliver economic relief and protect workers and families.

Due to disinvestment, a lack of grant aid, and the rising cost of living, Arizona’s students face a steep hill in paying for college.

Policymakers in Michigan have continuously made attending college harder through divestment in Michigan’s public higher education system, resulting in skyrocketing college prices.

Signed into law on May 22, 2009, the Credit CARD Act has benefited millions of households in ways that directly affect their monthly budgets.

As part of an effort to reshape rules around debt and lending to reduce racial wealth inequality, we propose establishing a public credit registry to gradually replace the current for-profit credit reporting system.

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

Dēmos has measured the comparative effectiveness of five leading fiscal proposals. We evaluate the plans in eight categories: jobs and public investment; health care affordability; Social Security income; education; defense policy; fair and adequate revenues; and long-term debt reduction.

Answers to 8 frequently asked questions.

The specter of voter fraud is a talking point deployed to silence the voices of Black and brown voters across the country.

The three sets of steps policymakers and election officials must take to ensure that Black and brown Americans—and all Americans—can exercise their fundamental right to vote in 2020 and beyond.

Ways to increase access to the ballot for people who are released from incarceration and for eligible voters who are currently incarcerated. 

Congress must address how Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people confront both the worst health outcomes and the greatest threats to household financial stability as a result of the pandemic.

New Mexico is failing to enable Black and Brown communities to access their fundamental right to vote.

How We Can Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis