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Prisoners will soon be bigger players in those high-stakes redistricting fights thanks to a change in federal policy governing how they're to be counted in the 2010 census.

In this week's policy change on prisoner counts, Census officials said they would release data on prison populations to states when they redraw legislative boundaries next year. This gives states more leeway in tallying their prisoners -- a move that could reshape the political map.

Bureau's Action Is First Step Toward Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Community college credentials can play a vital role in creating economic security for young adults while at the same time rejuvenating career opportunities.

New York, NY — As President Obama calls for massive increases in Federal college grant aide in the 2011 budget, a new report by the policy center Demos shows how one-and two-year postsecondary degrees are vital tools for moving people into living-wage jobs.

If the city's proposal to require all voters to show identification at polls is approved, it will be the state's first municipality with such a rule.

Despite statewide accusations of voter fraud in the recent Senate election, many argue that the new measure could hinder disenfranchised voters from casting their ballots and would add an unnecessary encumbrance to what is meant to be an easy and accessible right.

One of the best things Massachusetts ever did was to allow voter registration at the Registry of Motor Vehicles — and even that logical decision had detractors. But it has brought thousands of new voters onto the rolls. Getting them out to the polls is another story.

New York — Demos is please to announce that James Gustave ("Gus") Speth is joining Demos as its eighth Distinguished Senior Fellow. Speth comes to Demos after serving as Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from 1999-2009. Previously, he was Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and chair of the UN Development Group. Earlier, he was founder and president of the World Resources Institute; professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center; chairman of the U.S.

Demos Calls for Swifter Action As Issuers Continue to Slash Credit Limits and Ratchet Up Interest Rates and Fees

Would Re-establish Key Provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act—Limiting Risk Taking by Commercial Banks, Requiring Investment and Insurance Spin-offs, Ending Era of 'Too Big to Fail'

As Congress Takes Up Sweeping Financial Reform, Report Urges Fundamental Change of Ratings Agency Model

Washington, DC — With the House of Representatives and a key Senate committee poised to vote on sweeping financial industry reforms, a new report by Demos finds that the proposed remedies fail to fully address the problems that led the credit rating agencies to become key enablers of the housing bubble and Wall Street meltdown.