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Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled the first plan of the 2020 election cycle that comprehensively addresses both college affordability and student loan debt simultaneously.

The idea of canceling student debt has become a topic of considerable debate. Here's what you need to know about the Warren and Sanders student debt plans and what still needs to be answered.

An analysis of the House's recently introduced College Affordability Act.

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.)

Fresh research and writing for the start of 2020.

Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more

Demos experts weigh in on the myths and mistruths inherent in the 2020 State of the Union

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.

Felony disenfranchisement is one of several ways people get stripped of their power.

It is time for colleges, states, and the federal government to prove their commitment to Black students with policy action—not just well-meaning statements and gestures.

Amazon has cashed in on the COVID economy, enjoying surging sales and a soaring stock price.

Now is the perfect time to talk about the federal government making a firm, durable guarantee of free or affordable college to all students.

Credit reports and scores control access to public goods people need. Yet, in the midst of a global pandemic and economic collapse, remaking the nation’s credit reporting system is not the top concern. 

An executive action for student debt cancellation would provide much needed economic relief to millions of Black and Latinx families in order to avoid financial catastrophe during the continuing global pandemic.

The response to the COVID-19 crisis must include investments in public goods and health infrastructure, breaking up concentrated economic power, and equitable access for Black and brown communities.

Our new Economic Democracy agenda is about building economic power and liberation for Black and brown people in the United States.