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New Brief Shows Young Americans Need Wall Street Reform Washington — Young Americans face "lasting damage" from the dual crises in the financial sector and in personal finance, making it urgent that Congress pass strong financial reform legislation.

Young adults have an enormous stake in the financial regulatory reform debate. They have paid a high price for a banking crisis caused by lax regulation, and their economic futures will depend on rebuilding strong public structures for financial regulation going forward. This briefing paper

Over nine out of 10 senior households of color do not have sufficient economic security to sustain themselves through their projected lives.

Washington — Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has introduced a financial-reform amendment that finally addresses the root problem of the credit rating agencies—their built-in conflict of interest. The "Restore Integrity to Credit Ratings" amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Bill

Cleveland — Ohio's young adults will continue to face a tough economy--one ravaged not only by recession but also by 30 years of declining opportunity and security for all but the most highly educated and affluent, according to a new report by Policy Matters Ohio and the national policy center Demos

Congress now has the opportunity to erect new public structures guaranteeing stability, transparency and competition in banking.

Call out Wall Street for its Abuses and Army of Lobbyists Fighting to Block Needed Protections

Demos Looks Ahead to Critical Floor Debate

The era of deregulated finance has shown that without public structures to ensure accountability and fairness, the system can not sustain itself.

Demos Issues Statement on CARD Act and Upcoming Financial Regulation Debate; Publishes Background Paper on Consumer Financial Protection Agency