An Analytical Framework

This report elevates the voices of affected communities across the country and provides important insights on the quest to vote.

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.)

Fully engaging and including Black people of all genders will strengthen the political power of Black communities.

Our communities are threatened, and our democracy is falling apart. Why any real solution requires understanding civic power and then building it.

"Through this bill, the maximum Pell Grant would cover 31% of the total cost of college, so it moves us in a better direction."

Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis

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

Testimony to Congress on current voter suppression tactics including voter purges, registration barriers, felony disenfranchisement, and prison gerrymandering.

"We have depressed ourselves into a mindset in which $30,000 in debt is acceptable for a degree."