December 24, 2009
A Historic Reform
Statement from John D. Podesta on Senate passage of historic health care reform legislation.

December 24, 2009
Where Have You Gone, Roseanne Barr?
Susan J. Douglas, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything discusses the media's portrayal of women.

December 23, 2009
The Scarlet Letter Revisited: Sen. Nelson and Abortion Shaming
It's been a while since we made women stitch scarlet A's to their clothes as one of their many punishments for having babies out of wedlock. That kind of public shaming—being shunned and branded as a harlot, slut, sinner, whore—went out of style a few hundred years ago. But a new version of female shaming, 21st century style, has just been written into the Senate version of the health care bill.

December 23, 2009
Can Progressives and Religious Conservatives Join Forces on Nuclear Disarmament?
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite interviews Christian evangelical Tyler Wigg-Stevenson about his project to eliminate nuclear weapons.

December 23, 2009
It's Easy Being Green: Snow Control
Try these tips the next time you're stuck shoveling snow to avoid harming the environment with toxic deicers.

December 22, 2009
Lessons Learned from Copenhagen
Rebecca Lefton, Andrew Light, and Daniel J. Weiss on what you need to know following the United Nations International Climate Change Summit.

December 22, 2009
HOME STAR for the Holidays
Home is where the heart is, and Bracken Hendricks explains how new incentives could jump start the economy and make that home a clean-energy home.

December 22, 2009
Paying for the Troop Escalation in Afghanistan
Report from Lawrence J. Korb outlines 10 ways to cut baseline defense spending to fight this war within our means.

December 22, 2009
Let the Bush Tax Cuts on the Wealthy Expire
Michael Ettlinger gives some options for handling the expiration of the Bush tax cuts at the end of next year.

December 22, 2009
A Codependent Relationship
The United States and China have an unhealthy and codependent economic relationship. That needs to change, writes Sabina Dewan.

December 21, 2009
Men's Changing Roles
Michael Kimmel, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything discusses how men's roles are changing.

December 21, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Rejects Conservative Views on Global Warming
The public disagrees with conservative anti-global warming rhetoric, says Ruy Teixeira.

December 21, 2009
How to Close the LGBT Health Disparities Gap
Jeff Krehely explains how members of the LGBT population continue to experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts.

December 21, 2009
Principles for Immigration Reform
Marshall Fitz and Angela Kelley provide guidelines for fixing our broken immigration system.

December 21, 2009
Obama, Health Care, and Copenhagen
Michael Werz at the Center for American Progress in Washington argues that Barack Obama has shouldered a great burden at the Copenhagen Climate Summit and his negotiating skills were crucial to save the agreement. With regard to domestic policies like health reform and climate legislation Obama's position has been strengthened and it looks as if the White House will be successful in achieving its major legislative goals.

December 18, 2009
A Copenhagen Compact
Up until the wee hours of this morning, the consensus view was that this meeting was about to fall apart completely. Some of the most trusted environmental journalists I know, who have the most astute anti-“sky is falling” meters in the business were saying it, so everyone was saying it.

December 18, 2009
Weekly Round Up: December 14 - 18, 2009
This week CAP provided more dispatches from Copenhagen, identified racial disparities in health care, and outlined a path for balancing the budget.

December 18, 2009
Showdown Among the Leaders at Copenhagen
If Copenhagen fails, blame the process and not the parties, says Andrew Light from the front lines of the conference.

December 17, 2009
Equal Health Care for All
Lesley Russell explores racial and ethnic health care disparities and how health care reform could help bridge the gap.

December 17, 2009
Our Nation's Women Immigrants
Maria Echaveste, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything discusses the immigrant women who are invisible, yet essential.

December 17, 2009
Keeping PACE on Energy Efficiency
Bracken Hendricks discusses PACE financing, an innovative tool for financing the investments we need to make to improve the energy efficiency of our homes and offices.

December 17, 2009
Think Again: How to Control Health Care Costs, Conservative Style
Eric Alterman and Mickey Ehrlich give a history lesson on how conservatives control health care costs.

December 17, 2009
Assessing Climate Talk Progress
Andrew Light, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, talks to Clean Skies News from outside the Bella Centre during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Light weighs in on the progress of the talks so far and whether or not he thinks an agreement will be reached.

December 17, 2009
Overall Strategy Is Needed
Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley and Sean Duggan tackle President Barack Obama's many pressing national security decisions that stem from our growing involvement in Afghanistan.

December 17, 2009
Fact Sheet: Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Fact sheet details the gap that racial and ethnic minorities face in health care access, quality, and coverage, and how health reform can help.

December 16, 2009
Immigration Reform Will Enhance Economic Recovery
Marshall Fitz and Angela Kelley on why we can't build a strong economy on top of a broken immigration system.

December 16, 2009
It's Easy Being Green: O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
The debate over real Christmas trees versus artificial trees favors the real deal.

December 15, 2009
Transparent Lending to Small Businesses
It’s time to take a third and fourth look at small business lending by our leading financial institutions and then publish the results, argues Jitinder Kohli.

December 15, 2009
Counting the World’s Capacity for Emission Reductions
Andrew Light discusses preliminary data from CAP's carbon cap equivalent project, which shows that countries may be making greater progress than it appears.

December 15, 2009
Economic Snapshot for December 2009
The economy is in recovery, but now we must work on ensuring strong job gains and durable economic growth, writes Christian E. Weller.

December 15, 2009
Ask the Expert: What Are Carbon Cap Equivalents?
Andrew Light discusses an alternative method of measuring emission reductions, how it would affect U.S. efforts, and whether global emission reduction efforts are achievable.

December 15, 2009
Better Educating Our New Breadwinners
Mary Ann Mason, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything discusses how we need to better educate our new breadwinners.

December 15, 2009
Moldova at the Crossroads
The Obama administration and Congress should not neglect Moldova during its political crisis, write Samuel Charap and Yekaterina Chertova.

December 15, 2009
No Tipping Point Yet at Copenhagen
Despite rifts in climate negotiations at Copenhagen there are encouraging signs, reports Tom Hilde.

December 14, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Says Go Green With or Without a Climate Agreement
Americans demonstrate strong support for combating climate change in recent polls, says Ruy Teixeira.

December 14, 2009
Obama Doctrine?
The Obama doctrine, which the President laid out in his Oslo speech, came as a surprise to many conservative supporters of the Bush National Security Strategy, like Robert Kagan, Newt Gingrich, and Sarah Palin, who praised the speech. It should not have surprised them.

December 14, 2009
Afghan Women Still Need U.S. Support
Peter Juul presents five steps to protect and improve Afghan women’s rights as the United States begins its new strategy there.

December 14, 2009
This Week in Congress: December 14 - 18, 2009
This week Congress continues debate on a health care bill and hammers out the last fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill.

December 14, 2009
Financing the Future
Helping finance a global transition to a low-carbon economy could be the United States’ opportunity to show leadership, writes Bracken Hendricks.

December 14, 2009
A Path to Balance
Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden, and Lauren Bazel outline a strategy for realigning the federal budget.

December 14, 2009
A Responsible Market for Housing Finance
Draft white paper from CAP's Mortgage Finance Working Group on the future of the U.S. secondary market for residential mortgages.

December 14, 2009
Obama's New 'Just Peace' Policy
President Obama broke with traditional Just War thinking in his Nobel prize acceptance speech, and so far almost no one seems to have noticed.

December 11, 2009
Weekly Round Up: December 7 - 11, 2009
This week CAP stayed on top of the Copenhagen climate summit, looked at how to welcome the world's best and brightest, and presented a new approach to higher education.

December 11, 2009
The First Stage of an Open Government Revolution
Obama’s Open Government Directive is a potentially groundbreaking development, but the administration must clarify responsibilities or risk poor execution, writes Ian Millhiser.

December 11, 2009
Women Are Changing Business
Jamie J. Ladge, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything on the value women create in the workplace.

December 11, 2009
Stronger Climate Policies Will Create Low-Carbon Jobs Worldwide
CAP and the Global Climate Network release a report on domestic low-carbon job creation in an interconnected world.

December 11, 2009
Chipping Away at the Estate Tax
Michael Linden wonders whether giving another $100 billion to people who have already inherited at least $7 million is a wise use of resources.

December 10, 2009
Adding Value to Discussions About Value-Added
Raegen Miller suggests a new term for discussing systems that estimate teachers' impact on student learning and inform efforts to improve public schools.

December 10, 2009
Think Again: Conservatives Turn to CNBC and the WSJ for Stimulating Propaganda
CNBC and the Wall Street Journal are working in tandem to push deceit on several fronts, write Eric Alterman and Mickey Ehrlich.

December 10, 2009
Myth vs. Reality on the Copenhagen Climate Summit
Andrew Light, Rebecca Lefton, and Daniel J. Weiss debunk common misconceptions on the U.N. climate change conference.

December 10, 2009
Global Change for the Better
Bracken Hendricks sends a dispatch from Copenhagen on the American ingenuity on renewable energy that he’s encountering at the summit.

December 10, 2009
Why Older Americans Need Health Reform
A by-the-numbers look at how the health care system comes up short for Americans nearing retirement.

December 10, 2009
Excessive Secrecy Undermining Obama's Human Rights Achievements
Ken Gude notes that the Obama administration is struggling to regain public confidence on torture transparency as the world celebrates Human Rights Day.

December 10, 2009
The Triumph of Human Rights Norms
On the 61st anniversary of Human Rights Day, William F. Schulz observes that the norms and values celebrated today still hold governments to account, be they democratic, like the United States, or authoritarian, like China.

December 10, 2009
How to Retrofit 40 Percent of American Homes
Bracken Hendricks explains the HOME STAR program, which provides incentives to make homes and offices energy efficient while creating jobs.

December 9, 2009
Strong Students, Strong Workers
Community colleges can provide the postsecondary credentials needed by low-income youth and working adults to increase their labor market earnings, and the overall skills needed to keep the American workforce productive and competitive, write Harry Holzer and Demetra Nightingale.

December 9, 2009
Help for Hondurans After Their Election
Hondurans voted in last month’s presidential election; the global community should put their interests first, notes Stephanie Miller.

December 9, 2009
Video: Health Care by the Numbers
Can we afford health care reform? With over 46 million Americans uninsured, we can't afford not to. Watch this video for more information.

December 9, 2009
Training Tomorrow's Workforce
Collaboration between community colleges and apprenticeship programs can help train a stronger workforce and expand career opportunities, writes Robert Lerman.

December 9, 2009
Faith Groups Pledge to Fight Climate Change
Prior to the Copenhagen conference nearly 200 religious leaders gathered in England to make the largest ever faith commitment to environmental sustainability, writes Eleni Towns.

December 9, 2009
Obama's New Strategy for Afghanistan
In this clip from Voz de America's El Mundo al Día, Senior Fellow Michael Werz talks to host Gonzalo Abarca about Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan in light of his decision to increase troop levels by 30,000. Werz argues that Obama's decision to increase troop levels was made carefully and with the full consideration of our allies. Werz also reaffirms CAP's position that the war must be financed by redirecting funding from next year's defense budget and not be financed by adding to the deficit. Finally, Werz emphasizes the strategic importance of cooperating with Pakistan.

December 9, 2009
It's Easy Being Green: Good Eating Habits Start Young
Lisa Schwartz and Karen Sabeth of Rainbeau Ridge Farm discuss their work educating children about food.

December 9, 2009
Weathering the Storm: Creating Jobs in the Recession
CAP Action's Heather Boushey testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on the best ways to boost employment in the recession.

December 8, 2009
Attacks Highlight Uneven Progress in Iraq
Brian Katulis discusses violent attacks in Iraq and the recently approved election law, which add up to shaky political progress.

December 8, 2009
Re-imagining Community Colleges in the 21st Century
Brian Pusser and John Levin outline a student-centered approach to higher education.

December 8, 2009
This Week in Congress: December 7 - 11, 2009
This week the Senate continues work on health care legislation, the House considers financial reform, and both chambers hold hearings on Afghanistan.

December 8, 2009
Will Europe Go to 30 Percent Carbon Cuts by 2020?
An approach that considers the United States’ full contribution to emission reductions could trigger greater reductions by Europe at Copenhagen, writes Andrew Light.

December 8, 2009
Prosperous Immigrants, Prosperous Americans
A report by Marshall Fitz outlines a 21st century immigration system that will stimulate innovation, enhance competitiveness, and cultivate a high-skilled U.S. workforce.

December 8, 2009
Helsinki Video on Energy Engagement
Andrew Light and Julian L. Wong speak on a new video from the Helsinki Commission about the importance of international energy engagement.

December 8, 2009
Obama’s Right: Job Creation Is Paramount
Heather Boushey examines the specific public policy tools available to the president to ensure the economic recovery helps turn the unemployment tide.

December 8, 2009
Climate Change on the Move
The United States should use a sustainable security framework to deal with the challenges climate migration poses, write Michael Werz and Kari Manlove.

December 7, 2009
America Is Serious About Climate Action
Global support for a new international consensus is key to success at Copenhagen, write Andrew Light, Julian L. Wong, and Kari Manlove.

December 7, 2009
The U.N. Convention in Copenhagen 101
What you need to know in advance of the climate change summit on what the United States and international community are doing to get us on track for an agreement.

December 7, 2009
The Diplomat Interview with Nina Hachigian
The Diplomat speaks with CAP Senior Fellow Nina Hachigian about President Barack Obama’s recent trip to China, Sino-India tensions, and whether China is destined for great power status.

December 7, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Supports Action on Climate Change
As the Copenhagen summit on climate change begins the American public backs steps to deal with the issue, says Ruy Teixeira.

December 7, 2009
Effective Technical Assistance Principles
Report from Jessica L. Lewis and Matthew G. Springer investigates technical assistance used in three performance pay programs and offers recommendations for providers.

December 6, 2009
What the Federal Government Can Do
Heather Boushey talks on the New York Times' "Room for Debate" blog about creating jobs.

December 4, 2009
Women's Value in the Workplace
Brad Harrington, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything on the value women create in the workplace.

December 4, 2009
How the Bishops Lost Sight of Their Own Priorities
As longstanding advocates for universal health care, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has played an ongoing, and increasingly controversial, role in health reform. Early in the process, they set out a number of criteria—eight to be exact—that they set as priorities to be included in health reform legislation.

December 4, 2009
International Climate Negotiations and U.S. Clean Energy Legislation
Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen discusses on a CAP press call international climate negotiations, the Danish two-step proposal in Copenhagen, and prospects for U.S. clean-energy legislation.

December 4, 2009
The Great Recession Is Over, but Will It Be a Great Recovery?
New employment numbers show that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has injected new momentum into the economy, writes Heather Boushey.

December 4, 2009
Weekly Round Up
This week CAP proposed new strategies for job creation and examined President Obama's Afghanistan strategy.

December 3, 2009
Think Again: A Climate of Conspiracy
“Climategate” is the latest conservative conspiracy theory in the age of Obama, write Eric Alterman and Mickey Ehrlich.

December 3, 2009
The Promise of Proficiency
Report from J.B. Schramm and E. Kinney Zalesne provides recommendations for helping high schools use data to track their graduates and make decisions to help their students.

December 3, 2009
Would a New Jobs Tax Credit Help?
Michael Ettlinger raises some concerns about wielding the U.S. tax code to boost job growth.

December 3, 2009
Jobs for Today, Jobs for the Future
Proposals for sustained employment growth and broad-based economic prosperity from John D. Podesta.

December 2, 2009
Obama and the United States: One Year After the Elections
Lawrence J. Korb speaks at the Centro Studi Americani Conference in Rome on President Obama's foreign policy so far.

December 2, 2009
Ask the Expert: Making it Work in Afghanistan
Caroline Wadhams discusses President Obama's Afghanistan policy and what the administration would need to do for their mission to be successful.

December 2, 2009
The Fruits of Engagement
President Obama’s trip to Asia is already paying dividends, observes Nina Hachigian, confounding his critics.

December 2, 2009
Statement on President Obama’s Address to the Nation on Afghanistan
CAP analyzes President Obama's speech last night on the administration's Afghanistan strategy.

December 2, 2009
Meeting the Jobs Challenge
Report on how to avoid another jobless—or job-loss—economic recovery.

December 2, 2009
Obama Failed to Outline the Way Forward in Pakistan
Obama lacks a clear policy in Pakistan, writes Brian Katulis.

December 2, 2009
La Reforma Migratoria es Buena Para la Recuperación Económica
Las estrategias inteligentes de inmigración incrementará el ingreso de impuestos, ayudará a los negocios estadounidenses y le dará un impulso a todos los trabajadores, como lo escribe Angela Kelley y Gebe Martinez.

December 2, 2009
Concerns About the Civilian Strategy in Afghanistan
Caroline Wadhams discusses the Obama administration's Afghanistan strategy at Foreign Policy magazine.

December 2, 2009
Lingering Questions for the President
Caroline Wadhams discusses the Obama administrations strategy for Afghanistan at Democracy Arsenal.

December 2, 2009
One in Seven
David Abromowitz offers recommendations for finally getting ahead of the foreclosure crisis, which is seeing one in seven homeowners default on their loans.

December 2, 2009
Ten Reasons for Farmers to Support Action Against Global Warming
Jake Caldwell gives 10 reasons why farmers should support energy legislation pending in Congress.

December 2, 2009
It’s Easy Being Green: Seasonal Eats
By choosing food that’s in season we can maximize nutritional value, minimize global food shipments, and build a future on local and sustainable practices.

December 1, 2009
World AIDS Day 2009
This World AIDS Day, the Obama administration should begin to seriously address the root causes of the AIDS crisis here at home.

December 1, 2009
The Taliban's Lure in Afghanistan
A video featuring Senior Policy Analyst Caroline Wadhams examines why many Afghans are turning to the Taliban as an alternative to a corrupt government.

December 1, 2009
The Moral Dimensions of Health Care Reform
Ellen-Marie Whelan and Marta Cook discuss how legislation under consideration in Congress measures up to Catholic social teachings.

December 1, 2009
A Surge of a Different Sort for Afghanistan
The headlines on President Obama's Afghanistan speech have focused on the additional U.S. troops he is sending, but there's another component to the new strategy that is just as vital to achieving some progress and greater stability in that troubled country: the civilian surge. And making this surge a success will be no easy task.