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A New National Approach to Career Navigation for Working Learners

Report by Vickie Choitz, Louis Soares, and Rachel Pleasants details what the United States can do to promote better career navigation for working adults.

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Our Working Nation

Report from Heather Boushey and Ann O'Leary on how working women are reshaping America’s families and economy and what it means for policymakers.

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Why We Need a Jobs Bill

Continued high unemployment makes job creation a top priority for Congress.

Column: Lack of Job Creation Is a Worrisome Trend

By the Numbers: Why We Need a Jobs Bill

Column: Unemployment Is About Families, Too

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Coming of Age in a Post-9/11 World

Young Muslim-American leaders discuss their challenges and opportunities as part of CAP’s Young Muslim American Voices project.

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Intelligence | March 12, 2010

Torture and the Rule of Law

panelist Experts at CAP discuss the Bush torture memos and how to hold Bush administration officials accountable.
Gay & Transgender Issues | March 11, 2010

The Spirituality of Gender Identity

UCC coalition More faith communities are accepting transgender individuals, writes Sy Mukherjee.
Media | March 11, 2010

Listen Up, Progressives: Talk Radio Matters

The impact of conservative talk radio on American politics cannot continue to go ignored, argue Eric Alterman and Danny Goldberg.
Open & Accountable Government | March 11, 2010

From Deliberation to Dysfunction

jimmy stewart Report from Scott Lilly urges the Senate to adopt modest procedural changes to curb some of the filibuster’s worst abuses and make the Senate more responsible.
Labor & Work | March 11, 2010

Strengthening the Middle Class: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women

CAP Senior Economist Heather Boushey testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Infographic: How to Finance Nuclear Power

nuclear power infographic It’s no secret that nuclear power plants are expensive; this infographic shows how we could build more plants with less risk to taxpayers.

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We’re Talking a Good Game, But It’s Time to Play

Kate Gordon Kate Gordon talks about how the United States measures up against other countries on clean energy investments and how we can get back ahead of the pack.

PUBLICATIONS

Development Funding Done Right

windmill Kari Manlove, Andrew Light, Kate Gordon, and Richard Caperton on how to ensure multilateral development banks finance clean and renewable energy projects to combat global warming.

  • A Path to Homeownership: Report from Rick Jacobus and David M. Abromowitz explains shared equity purchase assistance and how it would help promote homeownership.
  • Triggers that Work: Report from Jeffrey B. Wenger and Heather Boushey proposes a more effective unemployment trigger system.
  • Doing What Works: A report by John D. Podesta and Reece Rushing stresses on the importance of transforming and modernizing government from top to bottom.

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