The financial industry is coming under growing scrutiny for its shady involvement in student loan debt.

Since Citizens United, new waves of “outside spending” have been fueled by dark money and unlimited fundraising from a small number of wealthy donors.

Heather McGhee makes the case for the National Popular Vote and universal registration.

Heather McGhee on how our exceptionalism lies in maintaining social cohesion in our multi-origin, multi-racial democracy.

NEW YORK – Governor Jerry Brown signed California Assembly Bill 1436 providing for future implementation of Election Day Voter Registration, also known as “Same Day Registration,” a reform that Demos and over two dozen voting rights organizations supported.

Fossil fuel interests have spent over $153 million in television ads attacking President Obama’s clean energy agenda.

Unlike the overall labor force, young adults saw unemployment rates rise in the month of August.

Candidate campaigns and outside spending groups have nearly a third more influence over narratives around presidential candidates' characters than they did just 12 years ago. Journalist influence has shrunk by nearly half.

There’s been a lot of fighting the last several months about new restrictions on the right to vote. We learn that these laws, including voter ID, rules around registration, and limits on early voting disproportionately impact African Americans, Latinos, youth and other groups, many of which already

A median-income, two-earner household will pay nearly $155,000 over the course of their lifetime in 401(k) fees, according to a new analysis by national public policy center Demos.