August 31, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Strong Support for Changes in Energy Policy
Ruy Teixeira demonstrates the public’s solid backing of the Obama administration’s approach to energy and climate change.

August 31, 2009
Serving America's Veterans
Book from Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Peter Juul, and Max Bergmann analyzes the full range of veterans' needs and offers solutions for addressing pressing challenges.

August 28, 2009
Weekly Round Up: August 24 - 28, 2009
CAP reflected on the loss of Senator Ted Kennedy this week while explaining how health reform will help the insured and demonstrating the cost effectiveness of energy efficiency.

August 27, 2009
Kennedy’s Legacy: Keep Immigration Reform in Our Sights
Senator Ted Kennedy was a fighter for immigration reform, writes Angela Kelley, and his legacy will continue to inspire others to keep up the fight.

August 27, 2009
Energy Safeguards Done Right
Tom Kenworthy suggests that Colorado’s new oil and natural gas regulations can serve as best practices for the rest of the country.

August 27, 2009
Think Again: Official Evidence vs. “Gut Hatred”
Not only were mainstream media commentators wrong about the Bush administration, but they remain kinda snotty about those who were right, observes Eric Alterman.

August 26, 2009
Declaración Sobre el Fallecimiento del Senador Ted Kennedy
El Senador Edward Kennedy tendió un puente entre el idealismo y propósito de una temprana generación, y colaboró con su resurgimiento hasta nuestros días, como lo escribe John Podesta.

August 26, 2009
Statement on the Passing of Senator Ted Kennedy
Senator Edward Kennedy bridged the idealism and purpose of an earlier generation and helped usher its revival today.

August 26, 2009
It's Easy Being Green: Mystery Fragrances
Ingredients in perfumes may pose health risks but consumers can get empowered and seek alternatives.

August 26, 2009
You May Need a Score Card for Health Care Reform
No industry has more to gain—or lose—from health reform as private, for-profit insurance companies, writes Scott Lilly.

August 25, 2009
Ask the Expert: Health Reform Will Help the Insured and the Sick
Tom Daschle discusses how health reform will help Americans who have insurance and how it aids those with health problems.

August 25, 2009
Who's to Blame for the Deficit Numbers?
Forty percent of the new deficit numbers is due to President Bush, 20 percent to the economic downturn, and 16 percent to Obama's efforts to save the economy, write Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden.

August 25, 2009
La Red 2.0 y las Próximas Elecciones en Latinoamérica
Mientras América Latina y el Caribe entran en una nueva ronda de elecciones, los analistas de la región deberían mirar más de cerca el papel que juega Internet en la formación del entorno electoral, escribe Stephanie Miller.

August 25, 2009
Securing America's Future
Report from Christopher Beddor, Winny Chen, Rudy deLeon, Shiyong Park, and Daniel J. Weiss argues for stronger national security through reduced oil dependence.

August 25, 2009
It’s Time for a Better Poverty Measure
Mark Greenberg shows why the federal poverty measure is flawed and how it can be updated.

August 24, 2009
Counting All the Benefits
New report from Geoffrey P. Lewis and Julian L. Wong shows that a full systems analysis of energy saving solutions reveals that efficiency is the most cost-effective measure.

August 24, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Holding Steady on Key Elements of Health Care Reform
The essentials of health reform remain very popular with the public, says Ruy Teixeira.

August 24, 2009
Avoid the Rush to Judgment in the Afghan Election
Brian Katulis gives an update on the elections in Afghanistan at Foreign Policy.

August 24, 2009
Implications of a New Poverty Measure for Program Funding Formulas and Benefits Eligibility
Report from Mark Greenberg discusses how a new measure of poverty would affect funding formulas and benefits eligibility.

August 21, 2009
Cap and Trade Will Reduce Global Warming and Create Jobs
On June 26, the House of Representatives passed comprehensive energy legislation that included, for the first time in U.S. history, a cap on global warming pollution. The bill, called the American Clean Energy and Security Act, would also boost investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, like wind and solar, to jump-start the transition to a clean-energy economy. New investments in the clean-energy technologies of the future would slash global warming pollution and reduce the use of foreign oil while also creating jobs and increasing our economic competitiveness vis-à-vis China and other nations.

August 21, 2009
Weekly Round Up: August 17 - 21, 2009
This week, CAP looked at the elections in Afghanistan, offered suggestions on modifying Title 1 grants, and continued pushing for health care reform.

August 21, 2009
In Afghanistan, Do What We Must
Lawrence Korb argues that it’s time we prioritized operations in Afghanistan over Iraq before the situation deteriorates further.

August 20, 2009
Think Again: That Doggone Librul Media, Caught Again...
Eric Alterman looks at what constitutes “proof” of liberal bias in the conservative media.

August 20, 2009
Web 2.0 and Latin America’s Upcoming Elections
As Latin America and the Caribbean enter a new round of elections, the region’s analysts should take a close look at the Internet’s role in shaping the electoral landscape, writes Stephanie Miller.

August 20, 2009
Peaking Duck
New report shows that China is taking action on climate change; the United States must work with China on joint acceleration, writes Julian Wong.

August 19, 2009
Atta Boy, Barney
Sam Fulwood wonders why more health reform proponents aren't fighting back against conservative misinformation with logic, reason, and courage.

August 19, 2009
Watching the Afghan Elections
No matter the outcome of tomorrow’s elections in Afghanistan, the United States and others will need to move quickly before support fades for the mission there, write Caroline Wadhams and Brian Katulis.

August 19, 2009
Slideshow: Afghanistan Heads to the Ballot Box
Brian Katulis shares photos and insights from Kabul, Afghanistan, where he is currently helping as a monitor for Thursday's election.

August 19, 2009
It’s Easy Being Green: Energy on the Go
On-street recharging points can help the new generation of electric cars hit the road and keep going.

August 18, 2009
Ask the Expert: Why We Need Health Reform
Senator Tom Daschle on why we need health reform—why it is good for families, for doctors, for businesses, and for governments.

August 18, 2009
Blueprint for Defense Transformation
The defense budget is a complicated document. Depending on which baselines, inflation adjustment estimates and supplemental items one includes, clever advocates can make the numbers say almost anything they wish them to say.

August 18, 2009
Containment Succeeded, Pre-emption Failed—Time For A New National Strategy?
From the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001, and even now, after the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States has not had a consistent national security strategy that enjoyed the support of the American people and our allies. This situation is markedly different from the Cold War era, when our nation had a clear, coherent, widely supported strategy that focused on containing and deterring Soviet communist expansion. The tragic events of September 11, the increase in terrorism, threats from countries such as North Korea and Iraq, and the advent of a new administration create an imperative once again to fashion and implement a coherent national security strategy that will safeguard our national interests.

August 18, 2009
The United States and Egypt: A Common Cause in Sudan
Colin Thomas-Jensen and Maggie Fick write for The Huffington Post on how the U.S.-Egyptian relations should have the situation in Sudan as one of the top priorities.

August 17, 2009
Vanessa Cárdenas: We Can Achieve Immigration Reform
In Mexico last Monday President Barack Obama said that immigration reform would have to wait until 2010. This news was received with disappointment by immigration reform supporters and fueled speculation that change to our immigration system was not possible in the short term. Yet it is clear that the only alternative for those of us who want immigration reform is to continue preparing the ground and building the movement to make reform a reality sooner rather than later.

August 17, 2009
Five Things to Watch Around Afghan Elections
With three days until ballots are cast in presidential and provincial elections here, an air of uncertainty hangs over a process that U.S. President Barack Obama has called the most important event of the year in Afghanistan. Threats of violence along with worries about the potential for electoral fraud and possible post-election political violence loom, and no one knows what quite to expect in the coming days and weeks here.

August 17, 2009
Withdrawing from Iraq: Schedules, Risks, and Mitigating Strategies
Since the signing of the Status of Forces Agreement last year, which committed the United States to an unconditional withdrawal of U.S. forces on a three-year timeline, the withdrawal issue has receded from the American public debate about Iraq.

August 17, 2009
Secret Recipes Revealed: Demystifying the Title I, Part A Funding Formulas
Raegen Miller provides some clarity to the formulas used in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and how they could be improved.

August 17, 2009
Interactive Map: Title I Education Grants
An interactive state map from Raegen Miller shows the funding formulas for Title I education grants aren’t advancing the program’s goal.

August 17, 2009
The Spiraling Cost of Inaction
The steady increase in presidential disaster declarations from climate change-related events means the Senate needs to act on clean energy, write Daniel J. Weiss and Erica Goad.

August 14, 2009
Economic Snapshot for August 2009
Christian E. Weller argues that continued public support for investment in health care, energy, education, and innovation are necessary to bring back millions of lost jobs.

August 14, 2009
The Violence Behind Congo’s Mineral Trade
The lack of state authority coupled with abundant natural wealth in Congo allows armed groups to control mines, to control taxation routes, and to make tons of money. And in the case of eastern Congo we estimate that armed groups make anywhere from $100 to $180 million last year from taxation and trade in illegal minerals.

August 14, 2009
Weekly Round Up: August 10 - 14, 2009
This week CAP hosted Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, offered policies for greater investments in energy efficient retrofits, and continued pushing for health care that benefits everyone.

August 13, 2009
Ask the Expert: Health Reform Is Good for Doctors and Patients
Senator Tom Daschle on why he believes we need health reform and how it will help all Americans, including doctors and patients, the insured and the uninsured.

August 13, 2009
Not Enough?
John Norris argues in Foreign Policy that Susan Rice's speech was a good start toward global re-engagement. But it was only a start.

August 13, 2009
Americans Want Solutions, Not Scare Tactics
Health care reform opponents have emptied their grab bag of scare tactics in all-out assault on the various House and Senate bills. Many reform foes have fixed on illegal immigration as their bugbear of choice. They seek to confuse the public and distort the debate by blurring the lines between health care and immigration policy. But instead they have illuminated the cavernous gulf between those who want to solve tough problems and those who want to preserve the status quo.

August 13, 2009
An Integrated Approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan
John Podesta talks AfPak with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and his interagency team.

August 13, 2009
Think Again: Media Ethics: “So Last Century”
Media conflicts of interest continue and the industry doesn’t seem to care, writes Eric Alterman.

August 13, 2009
Creating a 21st-Century Workforce
CAP hosts an event exploring education and workforce development reform.

August 12, 2009
Hillary Clinton Misses the Maghreb
As Hillary Clinton tours Africa, one region of the continent is noticeably absent from her itinerary: northwest Africa, often known as the Maghreb, which stretches from Mauritania and Morocco across Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Clinton's 11-day, seven-nation trip to Africa is a marathon of diplomacy by any measure, and the US secretary of state cannot be faulted for not visiting every state that would receive her. Yet at least one of the Maghreb nations should have made the cut.

August 12, 2009
Achieving a Culture of Health Coverage
CAP Action report from Peter Harbage and Hilary Haycock details a plan for making individual health insurance more affordable and accessible.

August 12, 2009
It’s Easy Being Green: The Meaning of Eco-Labels
Eco-labeling can help consumers drive innovation that moves our economy toward sustainability.

August 12, 2009
Opening the “Front Door” of a Reformed Health Care System
CAP Action report from Victoria Wachino and Karen Davenport outlines six lessons from Medicaid on promoting participation in health coverage.

August 12, 2009
Ask the Expert: The Broken Individual Health Insurance Market
Peter Harbage explains how the individual market is different from employer-sponsored insurance, and how health reform would improve health care for all.

August 11, 2009
Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls the sexual violence in eastern Congo "one of mankind's greatest atrocities." John Prendergast discusses the security crisis and what the U.S. and other nations can do to help stabilize the Democratic Republic of Congo on NPR's "Diane Rehm Show."

August 11, 2009
Farmonomics: It’s All About the Land
Sensible farmland preservation can help us reap the benefits of locally grown food far into the future, writes David M. Abromowitz.

August 11, 2009
The Narrowing Window in the Middle East
Brian Katulis debates Israel and Palestine with Daniel Levy of The Century Foundation on BloggingHeads.tv.

August 10, 2009
Natural Gas: A Bridge Fuel for the 21st Century
John Podesta and Tim Wirth propose policies to increase the use of natural gas and low-carbon energy sources while protecting our climate and communities.

August 10, 2009
Inadequate Afghan Security Forces
Regarding the article “U.S. seeks gauge for Afghan effort” (Aug. 7): The recent American-led operation into Afghanistan’s Helmand Province is long overdue. But the conspicuous shortage of Afghan security forces bodes ill for the current operation and the larger American-led mission in the country. While over 4,000 American marines are part of the operation, only a little over 600 Afghan defense personnel have accompanied them.

August 10, 2009
Rebuilding America
CAP and the Energy Future Coalition present a framework for investing in energy efficiency retrofits.

August 10, 2009
Los Estadounidenses Quieren Soluciones, No Tácticas de Miedo
Falsas declaraciones sobre la reforma de salud que a la postre involucra inmigrantes ilegales evitan soluciones reales de estos dos asuntos dispares, observa Marshall Fitz.

August 7, 2009
Beyond Sotomayor's Confirmation
Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation is a cause for celebration but she joins a Court whittling away at protections for Americans, writes Ian Millhiser.

August 7, 2009
Rules for (Dealing with) Radicals
The conservative antihealth reform campaign is organized using tactics honed by Washington-based groups opposed to immigration reform, writes Henry Fernandez. Taking on conservatives directly is imperative.

August 7, 2009
Somalia: Too Big a Problem to Fail?
Ken Menkhaus discusses that terrorism in Somalia could be a domestic problem for President Barack Obama, but he shouldn't treat it like one.

August 7, 2009
Interactive Graphic: More Families Must Rely on Women Wage Earners
The pace of job losses over the past three months has slowed, but men are still losing three-out-of-every four jobs, writes Heather Boushey.

August 7, 2009
Laboring Toward Recovery
The latest news about job figures is bad news that is better than expected, writes David Madland. The good news is the Recovery Act is working.

August 7, 2009
Weekly Round Up: August 3 - 7, 2009
This week CAP focused on what's next after Sotomayor's confirmation, analyzed new employment numbers, and broke down the basics of sustainable security.

August 7, 2009
Ask the Expert: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Colin Thomas-Jensen talks about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's upcoming visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and how the United States can deal with the conflict there.

August 6, 2009
Ask the Expert: An End to the Culture Wars
Ruy Teixeira explains why public opinion is shifting on issues such as gay marriage, stem cells, immigration, and other previously contentious topics.

August 6, 2009
Think Again: The Mainstream Media Opens the Door to Hate
CNN and other popular media sources continue to allow racism, sexism, and other divisive opinions to be freely expressed, writes Eric Alterman.

August 6, 2009
Sustainable Security 101
A 101 gives the basics on what sustainable security is and why we need this new model to protect U.S. national security and further our foreign policy objectives.

August 6, 2009
CAP Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
The confirmation of President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee is a victory for all Americans who believe in equal justice.

August 6, 2009
Declaración de CAP Sobre la Confirmación de la Jueza Sotomayor para la Corte Suprema
La confirmación de la primera nominación del Presidente Obama es una victoria para todos los estadounidenses que creen en la justicia equitativa bajo la ley.

August 6, 2009
Less Spending on Gas and Cars Means More Money in the Bank—For Now
Americans appear to be saving more according to the latest BEA data, but without stronger income growth we could see this trend come to an end, observe Amanda Logan and Christian Weller.

August 5, 2009
It’s Easy Being Green: Buy Less, Wear More
A smart closet means taking care of what you have, not buying more.

August 5, 2009
CAP Statement on the Safe Return of Laura Ling and Euna Lee
The Center for American Progress shares the relief of the president and many others upon the successful release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee.

August 4, 2009
Grading on a Curve
Andrew Jakabovics reviews the first report on the performance of mortgage service companies charged with modifying at-risk home mortgages. There’s reason to be disappointed by some of the biggest players.

August 4, 2009
Ineffective Uses of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II Funds
Title II funds from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act should be redirected to programs that show promise in helping students learn, write Robin Chait and Raegen Miller in this issue brief.

August 4, 2009
Americans Want Solutions, Not Scare Tactics
Bogus claims about health reform involving illegal immigrants prevent real solutions on two separate issues, says Marshall Fitz.

August 3, 2009
This Week in Congress: August 3 - 7, 2009
This week the Senate considers agricultural appropriations and health care legislation and decides the fate of the Cash for Clunkers program.

August 3, 2009
Labor Pains
Policymakers must ensure economic security for pregnant women and new mothers, write Melissa Alpert and Alexandra Cawthorne in the first of a new series from CAP.

August 3, 2009
Parenting with Dignity
CAP addresses meaningful ways to support pregnant women and new mothers in a new series.

August 3, 2009
Ask the Expert: The Right Benefits for a Changing Workforce
Ann O'Leary discusses how the federal government can promote much-needed family-friendly workplace policies to help America's workforce.

August 3, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Health Care Reform Still Popular
The public still supports key elements of health care reform, argues Ruy Teixeira.

August 3, 2009
A Simple Idea to Help Open the Government
The problem is simply stated on the homepage of Citability.org. "Government websites are ever changing and cannot be cited. Content changes without notice or accountability." The solution has a simple starting point: Create permanent, date-stamped URLs for each paragraph of every federal document posted to the web.