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 |
Demos Supports Elizabeth Warren to Head New Consumer Protection Bureau "The appointment of, and a vote for, Elizabeth Warren," says Demos President Miles Rapoport, "...will be a vote for America's Middle Class. Read More | Jul 20, 2010 |
Senate Passes Landmark Financial Reform Bill
Read More | Jul 15, 2010 |
In a historic move, the U.S. Senate by a vote of 60-39 passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reigning in some of the most egregious practices of banking industry that led to the recent financial meltdown.Delaware Passes Law to Count Incarcerated Persons at their Home Addresses for Redistricting On June 30th, the Delaware Senate passed a bill ensuring that incarcerated persons will be counted as residents of their home addresses when new state and local legislative districts are drawn in Delaware. Read More | Jul 7, 2010 |
As We Celebrate Independence Day, Many New Citizens Still Left Out Of American Democracy As the nation celebrates the 234th Independence Day, thousands of immigrants will take the citizenship oath at naturalization ceremonies. Yet, the promise of full participation in our democracy is faulty. Read More | Jun 29, 2010 | Related Resources Learn more about National Voter Registration Act |
