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November 26, 2008
Reject Pa. insurance merger
Health-insurance premiums have increased by more than 87 percent in the last five years, outpacing the growth of other health-care costs. It seems the only entities that profit from the country's health-care crisis are large insurance companies.
November 26, 2008
Wage Inequality Is a Global Challenge
The International Labour Office’s most recent report on wages shows why there is a global social, political, and economic imperative to combat wage inequality, writes Sabina Dewan.
November 26, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: Giving Thanks While Being Green
A special Thanksgiving edition of the series offers tips on reducing your environmental impact for the holidays.
November 26, 2008
Think Again: The Bush Legacy: War on the Press, Continued
Eric Alterman and George Zornick examine how the Bush administration has used the Espionage Act to dismantle press freedoms.
November 26, 2008
The Public's Priorities for the New Administration
Ruy Teixeira explains what issues were most important to the public on November 4, and what policies they expect from President-elect Obama.
November 25, 2008
New Era for Human Rights
Bill Schulz offers five steps the new administration can take to signal a new era in human rights policy for the United States.
November 25, 2008
Paulson Pushed Toward Solution
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is pressured to help homeowners, then heads off in another direction, but Fed chief Ben Bernanke gets it right, says Ed Paisley.
November 24, 2008
“Milk” Celebrates Life of Gay Activist
Harvey Milk's fight resonates today as gay activists fight against the passage of Proposition 8 in California.
November 24, 2008
A Growing Climate Partnership
Several environmental organizations are increasing their outreach to religious communities, writes Lester Feder.
November 24, 2008
CAP Congratulates Melody Barnes
President-elect Obama announced today that former CAP Executive Vice President Melody Barnes will lead the White House Domestic Policy Council.
November 22, 2008
Out of Iraq in 10 Months or Less
The Bush administration is to be commended for signing a status-of-forces agreement with the Iraqi government that would require all U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraq by 2011 [news story, Nov. 18]. However, there is still significant disagreement and confusion about how long a withdrawal would take. On Monday, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted that removing the 150,000 U.S. troops and equipment from Iraq would take "two to three years." This is not the case.
November 21, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Maybe Government Isn’t So Bad After All
Ruy Teixeira shows that Americans, and young Americans in particular, believe that the government should do more to solve problems.
November 21, 2008
The Week in Photos: 11.17.08 - 11.21.08
This week, CAP proposed how to make chemical facilities safer, focused on how to improve stability in Pakistan, and took a closer look at hypermiling.
November 20, 2008
How to Love Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Matt Miller: This reformed fiscal conservative has stopped worrying about the nation's ballooning deficit. You should too.
November 20, 2008
Dirty, Rotten Cyber Scoundrels
Online scams are preying on the unemployed, write Christian E. Weller and Richard Phillips, but there are policies that can help.
November 20, 2008
Think Again: The Bush Legacy: War on the Press
Eric Alterman posits that a sure Bush legacy will be the administration’s consistent suppression of information and press freedoms.
November 20, 2008
Defending the CRA
The Community Reinvestment Act had nothing to do with the current financial crisis but much to do with revitalized communities, write David Abromowitz and Cathy Minehan.
November 20, 2008
Financial Incentives for Hard-to-Staff Positions
CAP presents a report from Public Impact about how to handle hard-to-staff positions in education based on research from other sectors.
November 20, 2008
A Post-Cold War President
In Washington, cold war thinking dies hard, but President-elect Barack Obama knows we need to confront 21st century issues, writes Nina Hachigian.
November 20, 2008
A Powell Doctrine for the Economy and a Grand Bargain
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office, he faces a nearly unparalleled economic challenge. Instead of inheriting projected budget surpluses as President George W. Bush did in 2001, Obama will inherit a projected deficit for 2009 approaching $1 trillion. On the other hand, Obama is also inheriting an economy that is badly in need of both massive stimulus and major long-term reforms in areas such as health care, climate change and education, writes Gene Sperling.
November 20, 2008
Addressing the Teacher Qualification Gap
Dan Goldhaber explores the use and efficacy of incentives to reward teachers for touch assignments.
November 19, 2008
Chemical Security 101
Report from Paul Orum outlines how to make the most dangerous chemical facilities less attractive targets for terrorists.
November 19, 2008
Helping the Economy Recover
Michael Ettlinger explains what Congress can do, why we need a second stimulus, and how big it should be.
November 19, 2008
Interactive Map: The 101 Most Dangerous Chemical Facilities
This map shows 101 of the nation's most dangerous chemical facilities. The vast majority of these facilities could convert to safer, more secure chemicals or processes.
November 19, 2008
It's Easy Being Green: Going the Distance on a Gallon of Gas
The Oxford University Press goes green by selecting “hypermiling” as its word of the year. But just what is this practice?
November 18, 2008
Fighting the Rising Tide of Hunger in America
Alexandra Cawthorne provides analysis of a new report from the USDA showing that more Americans were hungry in 2007—even before the economic downturn.
November 18, 2008
The Experience of the UK Child Poverty Target
In 1999 Tony Blair announced a goal of eliminating child poverty in Britain within a generation. Kate Bell examines the country's progress.
November 18, 2008
Rescusing the American Economy: Mortgages Are Troubled Assets
Andrew Jakabovics explains why the Troubled Asset Relief Program should remain focused on mortgage debt.
November 18, 2008
An Evolving Landscape: Reproductive Genetics, New Technologies
The rapid advancement of reproductive science, fueled by such major events as the completion of the human genome project in April 2003 and marked by technologies such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, has brought a sea of change in health care that has already begun to impact our lives.
November 18, 2008
Economic Snapshot for November 2008
The economy is likely to get worse before it gets any better, writes Christian E. Weller in his monthly snapshot.
November 17, 2008
Card Sharks
Banks tapping the government’s $700 billion financial rescue package are raising interest rates instead of helping the economy recover, observes Tim Westrich.
November 17, 2008
Homeownership Done Right
During the presidential campaign, the housing debate sometimes had more to do with how many homes a candidate owned than about solutions to the nation's housing crisis.
November 17, 2008
G20’s Missing Ingredient: Global Stimulus
The leaders of the G20 nations started something significant at their recent summit, but immediate action is needed to stimulate a global economic recovery, write Sabina Dewan and Will Straw.
November 17, 2008
Partnership for Progress
Report from Caroline Wadhams, Brian Katulis, Lawrence J. Korb, and Colin Cookman offers a new strategy for prosperity and stability in Pakistan and the region.
November 17, 2008
Orienting the 2009 Nuclear Posture Review
Andrew Grotto and Joseph Cirincione identify and provide recommendations for the key nuclear policy issues that demand senior-level attention.
November 14, 2008
Restoring Financial and Housing Markets
CAPAF's Michael Barr testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about initiatives to strengthen financial markets.
November 14, 2008
Helping the Jobless Helps Us All
CAPAF, Half in Ten, and the National Employment Law Project show in a new report how helping the unemployed benefits the economy.
November 14, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: New Administration's Bold Approach Receives Support
Americans are optimistic that the Obama administration can accomplish key goals, observes Ruy Teixeira.
November 14, 2008
The Week in Photos: 11.10.08 - 11.14.08
This week, CAP looked at dwindling Iraq war coverage, released a progressive blueprint for the new administration, and focused on preventing global crises.
November 13, 2008
Hank to Homeowners: Drop Dead
Treasury Secretary “Hank” Paulson is willing to buy all kinds of debt, except mortgage-related assets, observes Andrew Jakabovics.
November 13, 2008
Address Health Care in a Second Stimulus
CAPAF Senior Fellow Gene Sperling testifies in the House on the benefits of addressing health care in a second economic stimulus package.
November 13, 2008
The Price of Prevention
The fourth report in the Sustainable Security series by Gayle Smith, David Sullivan, and Andrew Sweet looks at how to deal with global crises before they occur.
November 13, 2008
Think Again: Meanwhile, Back in Baghdad...
News coverage of Iraq dwindled in the shadow of the presidential campaign, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
November 13, 2008
Creation Care
Growing numbers of younger evangelicals are turning to the earth in their quest to find God, writes Lester Feder.
November 13, 2008
Green Investments and Jobs: A Response to a Second Heritage Foundation Critique
Robert Pollin responds to the second Heritage Foundation critique of the “Green Recovery” report done by him and the Center for American Progress.
November 13, 2008
Paulson's U-Turn
Michael Ettlinger responds to the treasury secretary's about face on using the economic rescue funds to buy mortgage-backed securities.
November 12, 2008
Restoring Confidence in the American Economy
CAP presents a recovery strategy of stimulus, investment, and discipline in 2009 and beyond.
November 12, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: The Paper Elephant
CAP offers the facts when its comes to America's secret love affair with paper, along with ways to cut down on its use.
November 12, 2008
China Steps Up Prior to Group of 20 Meeting
China enters this week’s G20 with cash in had and poised to become a strong player in global policymaking, write Nina Hachigian, Sabina Dewan, and Winny Chen.
November 12, 2008
U.S. Must Suspend Deal If India Tests Another Nuke
On Oct. 1, while the attention of the Congress and the country was understandably focused on the presidential election and our economic crisis, Congress approved the controversial U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement.
November 12, 2008
A Green Prosperity Path
Bracken Hendricks, Daniel J. Weiss, and Benjamin Goldstein detail a plan for clean energy and economic stabilization, stimulus, recovery, and growth.
November 11, 2008
Remembering Heroes on Veterans Day 2008
We are honored to commemorate the millions of brave men and women who have served our country defending our freedom and liberty.
November 10, 2008
Gene-altered animals and food safety
Perhaps you're still getting used to the idea that some of the meat, milk, and cheese you are eating may come from cloned cows or their offspring, a controversial culinary advance that the Food and Drug Administration green-lighted in January after deeming food from clones to be safe. Well, hurry up and swallow, because the next course is on its way.
November 10, 2008
No Longer Red or Blue
Progressive religious voters played a large role in the 2008 election, proving that faith can transcend political divisions.
November 10, 2008
Building a Sustainable Security Strategy
Reuben Brigety explains how we can combat terrorism, fight poverty, and promote democracy in the developing world.
November 10, 2008
Phil Donahue’s Intimate Documentary Shows the True Cost of War
Phil Donahue sits down with Reel Progress to talk about his film, "Body of War," which makes its Veterans Day TV debut on the Sundance Channel.
November 7, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Fix the Economy, End the War
The voters have spoken; they want solutions to the economic crisis, and they want the United States out of Iraq, writes Ruy Teixeira.
November 7, 2008
The Week in Photos: 11.03.08 - 11.07.08
This week, CAP looked at the consequences of the election, analyzed the economic crisis and its possible solutions, and cast an eye towards conflicts beyond our shores.
November 7, 2008
A Good Start, but Not Good Enough
Robert Sussman provides analysis of Reps. Dingell and Boucher’s climate change bill and offers suggestions for improvement.
November 7, 2008
Policymakers, Be Aware: The Labor Market Needs Help
With the election over, policymakers need to turn their attention to economic problems—chief among them the rapidly declining labor market.
November 7, 2008
Green Investments and Jobs: A Response to the Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation misunderstands how our proposed Green Recovery program would work, explains Robert Pollin.
November 7, 2008
Power Is Decided by the Gun
Violence trends in Iraq are shifting toward the kind of targeted, political killings that can only be stopped by an overall political settlement, writes Peter Juul.
November 7, 2008
Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Jobs
The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal miss the fundamental point of a green recovery program.
November 6, 2008
Multitasking in the Middle East
The challenges from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Iran are interconnected. Obama needs a comprehensive approach.
November 6, 2008
Red Faith Blue Faith
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite and Sally Steenland examine the increasingly progressive preferences of religious voters.
November 6, 2008
Think Again: What Obamedia?
Complaints about the Obama-loving media are emptier than the Biltmore ballroom at midnight Tuesday night. But it’s no surprise they’re being raised, write Eric Alterman and George Zornick.
November 6, 2008
Time for Stabilization, Stimulus, Recovery, and Growth
Now’s the time for policies that deliver stabilization, stimulus, recovery, and growth, writes Michael Ettlinger.
November 6, 2008
Voters Reject Divisive Politics by Defeating Abortion Ballot Measures
Jessica Arons of CAPAF lauds voters for rejecting divisive politics by voting down abortion ballot measures in South Dakota, Colorado, and California.
November 6, 2008
Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama
The first in a series of letters to the next president from the ENOUGH project outlining a practical road map to end the crisis in Sudan.
November 6, 2008
The Progressive Future Is Here
The Millennial generation cares most deeply about economic issues and strongly support a progressive agenda to get the economy back on track.
November 5, 2008
It’s Easy Being Green: Staying Warm and Saving Money
CAP offers 10 tips for making your home more energy efficient while saving money on heating bills this winter.
November 5, 2008
Who Needs Bees When the Grassroots Swarm the White House
Alan Rosenblatt write at Politics magazine about emergent governance online.
November 5, 2008
A Progressive Triumph: Election Day Delivers a New Direction
The Center for American Progress Action Fund applauds the American people for their decisive vote for change.
November 3, 2008