November 3, 2008
Interactive Map: Green Recovery
An interactive map shows how much states would receive through a proposed green recovery program, and how the program would affect the states' employment.

October 31, 2008
The Week in Photos: 10.27.08 - 10.31.08
This week, CAP offered recommendations for health reform, took a look at community supported agriculture, and outlined next steps for the mortgage crisis.

October 31, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Is Ready for Change
The public wants new economic policies, as well as action on Iraq and Afghanistan, energy, and health care, writes Ruy Teixeira.

October 31, 2008
The Health Care Delivery System: A Blueprint for Reform
Book brings together health policy experts and practitioners to put forward recommendations that address key health delivery issues.

October 31, 2008
Bolstering Domestic Human Rights
CAP event features a new blueprint recommending changes to help the new government monitor human rights in the United States.

October 30, 2008
Think Again: Plummeting Press Freedom
A new report puts the United States at 36th in the world for press freedoms, and 119th when it comes to actions beyond our borders, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.

October 30, 2008
Can Dismal GDP Numbers Spur Action?
The latest GDP numbers point to further economic decline, and they'll hopefully wake up the Bush administration, writes Michael Ettlinger.

October 30, 2008
The FTC @ 100 and the Future of Consumer Protection
Peter Swire talks to the Federal Trade Commission about the future of consumer protection.

October 30, 2008
Green Jobs in Action
The transition to a low-carbon economy will create opportunity for millions of new green jobs.

October 30, 2008
Small Businesses, Large Problems
Ellen-Marie Whelan shows that small businesses are hit extra hard by rising health costs, and need extra help to help their employees in this health care issue brief.

October 29, 2008
Health Policy and the Economic Crisis
CAPAF Senior Fellow Jeanne Lambrew testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means about how health policy fits into the economic crisis.

October 29, 2008
It's Easy Being Green: Cultivating Community through Agriculture
Community supported agriculture programs are sprouting up all over the country as more Americans look to eat locally produced food.

October 29, 2008
Double Standard at the Labor Department
Obscure agency within the Labor Department is emblematic of the challenges facing the next president, writes Scott Lilly.

October 29, 2008
Next Steps to Resolve the Mortgage Crisis
The Bush administration can take steps now to help troubled homeowners while Congress prepares to enact more targeted measures, writes Michael S. Barr.

October 28, 2008
Housing Fundamentals
With 9.5 percent of newer houses vacant and prices at 2003 levels, bank bailouts alone won’t solve the housing crisis, notes Andrew Jakabovics.

October 27, 2008
Millennials Are More Progressive and More Similar on the Economy
Amanda Logan on why young blacks, whites, and Hispanics have more similar—and more progressive—economic views, and how this may affect the election.

October 24, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Rejects Conservative Approaches to Taxes
Conservatives may call progressive tax plans “socialist,” but the majority of Americans want to repeal Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy.

October 24, 2008
The contributions of Iran
FEW COUNTRIES were as helpful to the United States in its early involvement in Afghanistan as Iran. Yet after the fall of the Taliban, the US failed to capitalize on the possibilities of that strategic relationship. Now coalition and Afghan troops are losing ground against the same insurgents they confronted in 2001, in a war that the United States is unlikely to win unless it rethinks its relationship with Iran.

October 24, 2008
Tales of Teacher Absence
Report from Raegen Miller analyzes new data and finds patterns of teacher absence that provide insight into possible policy solutions to reduce absence rates.

October 24, 2008
The Week in Photos: 10.20.08 - 10.24.08
This week, CAP looked at teacher absences, pushed for more debate on the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, and checked out green schools.

October 23, 2008
Think Again: The Invisible Battle Over Posse Comitatus
A battle raged in 2006 over the president’s ability to deploy troops in the United States, yet it went completely uncovered by the mainstream media, writes Eric Alterman.

October 23, 2008
The Clean and Clear Winners
Interactive map with new data shows that states with clean energy initiatives emit significantly less carbon dioxide per capita, write Daniel J. Weiss and Charlie Guenther.

October 23, 2008
Time for Some Answers from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
Senate Banking Committee must ask Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson why he won’t stop harmful home foreclosures, write Michael S. Barr and Sarah Rosen Wartell.

October 22, 2008
The Benefit of Defined Benefits
David Madland compares defined benefit and 401(k) plans, and shows that in uncertain times, defined benefit plans are the safer bet.

October 22, 2008
Joe the Plumber Done Right

October 22, 2008
It's Easy Being Green: Jolly Green Schools
The increasing number of green schools are allowing students as well as teachers to breathe and learn a little easier.

October 22, 2008
A Close Look at the Issues
These issue briefs from CAP's health experts can help you better understand some of the key concepts factoring into the health reform debate.

October 21, 2008
Dealing with Iraq
Brian Katulis and Peter Juul outline four reasons why Americans need to debate the proposed U.S.-Iraq security agreement.

October 21, 2008
Senator Kyl’s Straw Men
Congress has mandated that the next administration complete a Nuclear Posture Review by early 2010, but many conservatives are not on board.

October 21, 2008
Pressure Builds on Biomedical Research Funding
Rick Weiss on how the financial crisis has worsened the strain on biomedical research and what the next president and Congress can do about it.

October 21, 2008
Is Redistributing Wealth a Bad Thing? You Betcha!
Scott Lilly explains why he agrees with conservatives who worry about income distribution and class warfare: it’s at the core of our economic crisis.

October 20, 2008
The Shifting Global Balance
One outcome of the world financial crisis will be more dialogue between developed and developing nations, writes Sabina Dewan.

October 20, 2008
The Financial Crisis
Christian E. Weller provides commentary on the financial crisis for Credit Slips.

October 17, 2008
Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School Dropouts
Linda Harris and Evelyn Ganzglass examine strategies that get high school dropouts the credentials they need for success in the workforce.

October 17, 2008
Reviving Competition in Health Care Markets
David Balto testifies to the Federal Trade Commission on Section 5 of the FTC Act as a competition law.

October 17, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Regulation Makes a Comeback
The public now overwhelmingly wants more business regulation—a big change from the Reagan era—writes Ruy Teixeira.

October 17, 2008
The Week in Photos 10.14.08 - 10.17.08
This week, CAP published reports on improving higher education, analyzed the current economic situation further, and examined the role of faith groups in alleviating poverty.

October 17, 2008
Federal Access Policies and Higher Education for Working Adults
Derek V. Price and Angela Bell outline core policy areas that can serve as a foundation for a progressive higher education agenda to benefit working adults.

October 16, 2008
Think Again: Meltdown: The Blame Game
The conservatives' argument that progressives, Fannie and Freddie, and minorities caused the current crisis has no validity, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.

October 16, 2008
Fighting Poverty with Faith
Faith groups heed a moral call to alleviate poverty in the United States and abroad, write Sally Steenland and Chase Nordengren.

October 15, 2008
Economic Snapshot for October 2008
House and stock prices are plummeting, and threatening to take the economy down with them, writes Christian E. Weller.

October 15, 2008
Rebuilding Retirement Security
Christian E. Weller on how has the financial crisis affected Americans' retirement income and what we can do about it.

October 15, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: Turning the Tide
Efforts such as the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup are trying to get people to see blue as well as green.

October 14, 2008
Who Are the Villains of the Mortgage Mess?
David M. Abromowitz faults the Bush administration's dismantling of federal regulation for the current mortgage mess.

October 14, 2008
The Case for Keeping Gates
Here's a free piece of advice to President Barack Obama or President John McCain: There's no need to look for a new secretary of defense. You already have the best man in the job.

October 14, 2008
More Equity and Less Red Tape
Report from Robert Gordon on rethinking the comparability and compliance provisions in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

October 13, 2008
How Long Is the Way Out of the Hole?
The stock market just ended its worst week in history. This has sharply eroded families' financial security. Under rather optimistic expectations it would take about six years before families can hope to achieve the same level of financial security as they had at the end of 2007, before the latest round in the financial market crisis took shape.

October 11, 2008
This Is a Financial Crisis Like Any Other—Treat it Like One
The markets are crashing. This is a standard financial crisis, as many other countries experienced over the past twenty or so years. In a crisis four risks materialize: default risk, maturity risk, interest rate risk, and exchange rate risk. We are spared from the last one since the dollar dropped well before this crisis. The problem is that we are not adequately addressing the remaining risks.

October 10, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Just Say No to Social Security Privatization
Polls show Americans don’t want privatized Social Security. They want more security, not less, writes Ruy Teixeira.

October 10, 2008
The Week in Photos 10.6.08 - 10.10.08
This week, CAP investigated how the economic crisis is affecting the improverished and reviewed new developments in national security.

October 10, 2008
Restructuring the Military
After more than five years of war in Iraq and almost seven in Afghanistan, the U.S. military is facing a crisis not seen since the end of the Vietnam War.

October 9, 2008
Think Again: The Uses and Abuses of “Voter Fraud”
The mainstream media needs to spend more time explaining voter issues rather than obscuring them, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.

October 9, 2008
Don't Forget the Climate Crisis
In the midst of the financial crisis, it’s important to remember that failing to solve the climate crisis will lead to severe consequences as well, writes Alexandra Kougentakis.

October 9, 2008
A “Downward Spiral” in Afghanistan
National Intelligence Estimate warns of “downward spiral” and other problems in Afghanistan, write Caroline Wadhams, Colin Cookman, and Jenny Shin.

October 9, 2008
Generation Gap Growing Among Religious Voters
The Young and the Faithful survey finds that young religious voters hold more progressive views than their older counterparts, writes Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite.

October 9, 2008
Winter Forecast: Weather, Home Heating, and the Impact on Low-Income Families
This winter, the weather will be colder, and home heating will be more expensive. This is bad news for low-income families, writes Joy Moses.

October 8, 2008
Harnessing the Mobile Revolution
The explosive growth of mobile communications can be a powerful tool for addressing some of the most critical challenges of the 21st century, such as promoting vibrant democracies, fostering inclusive economic growth, and reducing the huge inequities in life expectancy between rich and poor nations.

October 8, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: Peddling Pedaling on Campus
Colleges and universities nationwide are adopting incentives to encourage students and staff to leave their cars at home and bike instead.

October 8, 2008
Making Students More College-Ready and Colleges More Student-Ready
Louis Soares talks about why the United States is struggling in higher education, and how we can boost degree completion rates

October 8, 2008
The Straight Facts on Women in Poverty
Women are more likely to be poor than men, but Alexandra Cawthorne outlines solutions that would help.

October 7, 2008
Building Better Retirement Plans
CAPAF's Christian E. Weller testifies before the House Committee on Education and Labor about building better retirement plans.

October 7, 2008
It’s a Moral Meltdown, Too
Religious leaders and communities have responded to the financial crisis with strong voices and offers of support, write Sally Steenland and Sarah Dreier.

October 7, 2008
Bailout Package Lends Some Relief to Low-Income Families
Child Tax Credit provisions in the bailout bill will extend relief to the families of over 13 million low-income children, writes Joy Moses.

October 7, 2008
Forgive Us Our Debts?
Liberty in America is often equated with economic freedom. Constrain one’s freedom to make a deal — even a bad deal — some argue, and liberty is diminished.

October 7, 2008
The Green Collar Economy
CAP Senior Fellow Van Jones' new book explains how one solution can fix our two biggest problems—energy and the economy.

October 7, 2008
Prisoners of Cowardice
Yesterday's ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in Washington ordering 17 Uighurs released into the United States on Friday brings us one step closer to righting one of the most egregious wrongs in the catalogue of injustices at Guantanamo. As long ago as 2003, the U.S. government accepted the plain truth that these detainees are not enemies of the United States, but they have remained prisoners of cowardice, locked up for years because the Bush administration lacked the courage to bring this tragedy to an end.

October 6, 2008
Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic)
CAPAF study from Amanda Logan and David Madland shows that young adults' opinions on the economy are becoming more alike and more progressive.

October 6, 2008
Missing the Point on Latin America
A Washington Post editorial proposes an ultimatum to Latin American governments, when what is needed is a strategy that delivers for the region's people, writes Stephanie Miller.

October 3, 2008
The Climb Gets Steeper
Working people face a fundamentally failing job market, write Michael Ettlinger and Amanda Logan, but there are fixes.

October 3, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Calls for More Help for Homeowners
The public wants measures to help homeowners, which are critical to reach the root of the issue, to be included in the congressional relief package.

October 3, 2008
Passing the Rescue Package Isn’t Enough
Oversight and further steps will be key to the rescue bill’s success, write Michael Ettlinger and Andrew Jakabovics.

October 3, 2008
The Week in Photos 9.29.08 - 10.3.08
This week CAP took on the continuing financial crisis and its solutions, looked at the latest job numbers, and examined the lack of protections for Latino workers.

October 2, 2008
Crazy Talk
Conservatives are trying to shift responsibility from themselves for the U.S. housing and financial crises, but it’s dishonest, writes Michael Ettlinger.

October 2, 2008
Think Again: White Open Spaces, Owned by Us
White spaces in the broadcast spectrum can spread knowledge and advance democracy, and the beauty of the entire enterprise is that we—the public—already own them.

October 2, 2008
Not Done Yet
Even if Congress enacts Bush’s financial rescue package, there is more needed to revive our economy and restore integrity to housing and financial markets, writes David Abromowitz.

October 2, 2008
Video: Fixing the Credit Markets
Ed Paisley on what happened in the credit markets, why it happened, and what we can do.

October 1, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: Keeping TVs Alive
Used electronics have occupied enough space in our nation’s landfills, and recycling them is only one of many options to keep their heartbeat pumping.

October 1, 2008
Progressivism’s Role in the Economy, Health Care, Education, and the Climate
What’s the difference between liberalism and progressivism? According to John Podesta, it is the “fire of social justice” that is often born from faith or a belief in a communitarian approach to the common good—as opposed to an individualistic approach. It is, in short, the idea that the current generation can expect to do a little better than the last.

October 1, 2008
Wall Street Leads to Your Street
The financial crisis is already hurting most Americans, and it’s going to get worse, warn Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan.