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Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day. Depending on the state, this one-stop process for registering and voting may be offered on Election Day, during the early voting period, or both.

An overview of the bureaucratic barriers to becoming—and remaining—registered to vote.

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.

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.

Background on one of the landmark pieces of financial reform legislation associated with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

The Financial Infrastructure Exchange (FIX) is a federal tax-and-subsidy program to promote long-term investment in a financial system that otherwise prioritizes short-term gains. 

Early voting provides a means for eligible voters to cast their ballots at a time and location other than in person on Election Day.

The Volcker Rule is a requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that is sometimes referred to as a “mini-Glass-Steagall.” 

Virginia’s investment in higher education has decreased considerably over the past two decades, and its financial aid programs, though still some of the country’s most expansive, fail to reach many students with financial need.

Connecticut’s investment in higher education has decreased considerably over the past two decades, and its financial aid programs, though still some of the country’s most expansive, fail to reach many students with financial need.

Same Day Registration (SDR) allows eligible voters to register to vote and cast their ballots on the same day, at the same time.

Voter intimidation and misinformation campaigns have significantly increased in recent years. They are toxic to democracy.

State Higher Education Funding After the Recession

In January 2016, Oregon became the first state in the country to implement Automatic Voter Registration. It was a resounding success.

14 Big Ideas to Build a Strong & Diverse Middle Class

Support for Growth, Job Creation, and Career Development

11 ways Wall Street is more than a symbol of inequities in our economy and our democracy

On Tuesday, December 13th, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled the RESTORE the American Dream for the 99% Act. The bill, if passed, would create more than 5 million jobs and save more than $2 trillion. This is a comprehensive plan to put America back to work by reversing the failed policies of the past, which the “Super Committee” could not achieve. 

Our current system is characterized by long delays before needed regulations are issued.

Comprehensive and meaningful systemic risk reform must undo many of the ill-advised deregulatory measuresof the past 20 years, including the four key changes wrought by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.