Fortunes of Change: The Rise of the Liberal Rich and the Remaking of America In his new book, Demos co-founder and Senior Fellow David Callahan contends that something significant is happening among the wealthiest Americans: they're turning liberal. Packed with surprising facts and behind-the-scene stories, Fortunes of Change could be the best political news you've read all year, or the worst. Read More | Aug 15, 2010 |
New Report Shows How to Fulfill the Promise of Expanding Voter Registration Millions of low-income Americans can be brought into the political process through proper implementation of an often-neglected provision of the National Voter Registration Act, according to a new report. Read More | Aug 10, 2010 |
New Report Shows Over 100,000 Ohio Citizens Benefit From Voter Registration Compliance Efforts Over 100,000 low-income Ohio citizens have already submitted voter registration applications as a result of steps the state has taken to comply with the NVRA, after a three-year lawsuit brought by Demos and its partners. Read More | Aug 9, 2010 | Related Research New York Times: A Welfare Check and a Voting Card What is the National Voter Registration Act? Expanding Voter Registration for Low Income Ohioans Learn More, here. |
New York to Correct Miscount of Incarcerated People New York State Senate passed legislation ensuring that incarcerated persons will be counted as residents of their home communities when legislative districts are redrawn next year. The measure now awaits Governor Paterson's signature.
Read More | Aug 4, 2010 | Related Resources A Prison is not a Home: The People v. Cady A Dilution of Democracy: Prison-Based Gerrymandering Learn more about Prisons and the Census
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President Obama Signs Landmark Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Bill President Obama has signed new law which reverses decades of misguided deregulation that has allowed the financial industry to lose sight of its core function: serving the real economy, not the other way around. Read More | Jul 21, 2010 |
