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This presentation explains how and why our health care system is in crisis and how health care reform fixes the problems.

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Alabama Goes Extreme on Immigration Marshall Fitz gives the basics on Alabama's super stringent law and its consequences for the state.

Diversity in the Senior Ranks of the Federal Government Jitinder Kohli talks about the importance of increasing diversity in the highest levels of government.

Interactive Map: Costs of Hunger Donna Cooper tallies up what chronic hunger costs us in each state.

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RECENT FEATURES

Immigration
Maira Garcia The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Colorado’s Latinos and Immigrants Colorado has a large Latino population that will play a big role in the state’s upcoming Republican caucus, write Philip E. Wolgin and Jonathan Goldenberg.
Open & Accountable Government
gov. deval patrick 'Pay-for-Success' Bonds Gain Adherents Jitinder Kohli and Douglas J. Besharov describe recent progress in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and New York City toward adopting pay-for-success bonds.
Education
Vice President Biden talks about making college affordable Making College More Affordable While President Obama's plan to make college more affordable will help many families, more can still be done to ensure every American's educational future, writes Julie Margetta Morgan.

More on Domestic

Cut and Run: House Republicans’ Education Plan Would Shortchange Disadvantaged Students and Schools

House Strip Club Vote Misses the Point: Conservatives Need to Focus on Creating Jobs and Rebuilding the Middle Class

The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Nevada’s Latinos and Immigrants : They Have Significant Economic, Cultural, and Electoral Power in the State

Comments on Essential Health Benefits: Submitted to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

Three Things You Need to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit This Year: Support Hardworking Low-Income Families This EITC Awareness Day

The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Florida’s Latinos and Immigrants: They Have Significant Economic, Cultural, and Electoral Power in the State

President Obama’s New Education Reform Plan: Building on Earlier Successes, Next in Line Are More Effective Teachers

Regulating Corporate Influence on Our Elections: CAP Event Looks at the Participation of Corporations in Federal Campaigns

Contraceptive Coverage Rule Is a Big Win for Students: No Religious Exemption for University Health Plans That Must Cover Preventive Services with No Cost-Sharing

Immigrants and the Child Tax Credit by the Numbers: Denying the Credit to Some American Children Doesn’t Make Sense

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Where We Stand on Domestic Issues

CAP’s policy priorities for U.S. domestic policymaking center on building opportunities for all Americans to share in the American Dream. Our policy work concentrates on the core engines that drive equal opportunity and shared prosperity—education, health care, government oversight, poverty, women's rights. Our progressive domestic priorities underscore our commitment to government that works for the common good.