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May 7, 2008
The Merging Meat Market
David Balto testifies before Senate antitrust subcommittee on the competitive concerns raised by JBS/Swift meat company acquiring Smithfield and National.
April 10, 2008
Online Behavioral Advertising: Technical Steps Needed to Ensure Consumer Control
Peter Swire and Annie Anton outline principles for protecting privacy in online advertising in FTC testimony.
March 31, 2008
Innovating the White House
March 31, 2008
Misplaced Priorities: Conservatives Spur Next Financial Crisis
Treasury’s Paulson shifts blame for current credit and housing crises, setting up the next one with new financial regulatory reform.
February 27, 2008
The Golden Parachute: CEO Severance and the Housing Crisis by the Numbers
As the housing crisis worsened, several CEOs found their companies in a mess of trouble, then left with hefty checks. CAP takes a look.
February 19, 2008
Do the Math on Recession and Foreclosures
February 1, 2008
Privacy Key to Yahoo Merger; Microsoft Bid Must Ensure Safeguards
Antitrust review of proposed $44.6 billion merger requires close examination of the privacy of search, argues Peter Swire.
December 21, 2007
Unbridled Markets: Conservatives Embrace Securitization Run Amok
The subprime mortgage securitization debacle may be the most profound legacy of the Bush era, writes Scott Lilly.
November 14, 2007
Interactive Map: Reforming Farm Subsidies
It's time to reform agricultural subsidies to benefit all Americans by passing a farm bill we can all be proud of.
October 22, 2007
Green Economic Development and Its Benefits for Small Business in the District of Columbia
CAP's Bracken Hendricks testifies before the D.C. city council on how to make green economic development work in the district.
October 19, 2007
Protecting Consumers: Privacy Matters in Antitrust Analysis
Peter Swire submits testimony to the FTC today on the importance of examining privacy law online when considering corporate mergers.
October 2, 2007
Mining by the Numbers
The Bush administration’s neglect has led to an increasingly unsafe mining industry, but a recent report shows how to improve safety.
August 31, 2007
It’s Not a Wonderful Life: Bush Misses Chance to Help Struggling Homeowners
The growing home mortgage crisis requires direct government action to help homeowners, says Andrew Jakabovics.
August 23, 2007
Safeguarding the American People: The Progressive Vision vs. the Bush Record
Reece Rushing compares the conservative record of government sabotage with a progressive vision for safeguarding Americans.
August 21, 2007
Managing Financial Risks as Markets Move
Report argues that asset-based reserve requirements for all lenders would protect the U.S. economy from volatile swings in asset prices.
August 3, 2007
What Workers Want, Congress Should Provide
July 25, 2007
Prime Time for Housing
Congress holds two hearings this week about the crumbling subprime mortgage lending industry and the government’s role in the crisis.
July 23, 2007
Money Guzzlers: Big Oil Prepares to Announce Profits
Big oil profits and investments don’t align with the company’s claims about investing in renewable energy, Weiss and Wingate report.
July 18, 2007
Raise the Bar on Broadband
The FCC should provide Congress and the American public with more reliable information on telecommunications services, writes Mark Lloyd.
July 10, 2007
Talk Radio by the Numbers
Conservative talk may dominate radio, but here's a by-the-numbers look at a recent CAP report that shows it doesn’t have to be that way.
June 28, 2007
Reconnecting Rural America
Mark Lloyd tells Congress that building communications infrastructure is central to the survival of our rural communities.
June 27, 2007
The Wiring of Rural America
CAP's Mark Lloyd testifies to the House Appropriations Committee on the need to make broadband access available to all Americans.
June 25, 2007
Employee Free Choice: Democracy at Work
The Employer Free Choice Act provides a fairer way for workers to choose union representation while preserving the secret ballot.
June 4, 2007
Housing Bust Got You Down? Here's Another Dud
May 29, 2007
Feasting Off the Taxpayer
Good government requires officials who represent taxpayers, not businesses, when buying goods and services, writes Scott Lilly.
May 25, 2007
Your Pain, Their Gain
Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan show how the oil industry has turned economics on its head, passing off costs to the consumer.
May 22, 2007
The Quest for Democratic Media
Mark Lloyd and former FCC Commissioner Glora Tristani discuss Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America.
April 20, 2007
Because I’m the Boss: CEO Compensation Still Egregious
Now matter how you look at it, chief executives are still running ahead of their workers, says Christian E. Weller.
April 17, 2007
Mortgages Matter: Homeowners at Risk Need Help
Congressional hearings on the secondary market in home mortgages should concentrate on helping homeowners at risk.
April 10, 2007
Toxic Trains by the Numbers
Chlorine gas railcars are potential terrorist targets that put millions of Americans at unnecessary risk.
April 5, 2007
Cleaner Cars, Stronger Companies: Auto Emission Standards Must Aid Detroit and the Environment
Higher standards will yield big gains, but Congress must do much more to help the Big Three automakers survive their implementation.
April 2, 2007
The Bernanke Bind Is Getting Tougher to Sustain
March 26, 2007
Subprime Mortgage Foreclosures by the Numbers
These statistics and information graphics probe the spike in mortgage foreclosures that is plaguing American families.
March 26, 2007
Let's Get Started on DTV
Mark Lloyd says the transition to digital TV requires a renewed look at the public interest and more funding to deliver DTV to every American.
March 26, 2007
Free Choice for Our Workers
The Bush administration’s rollback of workers’ rights exacerbates rising health care costs, declining benefits, and growing personal debt.
March 20, 2007
The XM-Sirius Merger: Media Consolidation Killed the Radio Star
As Congress continues its hearings on the XM-Sirius satellite radio merger, CAP considers what this means for democratic media.
March 19, 2007
Time to Police CEO Pay
Christian E. Weller and Kate Sabatini parse executive pay package numbers and show most CEOs are well paid regardless of performance.
March 14, 2007
Subprime Market: Isolated or a Tipping Point?
March 12, 2007
From Boom to Bust
New report from Almas Sayeed offers policy solutions to help families cope with the growing number of subprime mortgage foreclosures.
March 2, 2007
Guiding Lights: Regulators Eye Subprime Mortgages
Agencies offer much-needed guidance on subprime mortgage lending practices, a move long championed by CAP.
March 1, 2007
Business Warms to Climate Change
Deal-making among energy, labor, and green groups is welcome news, but we need carbon cap-and-trade programs to protect consumers.
February 12, 2007
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Work?
CAP event discusses whether corporations can be pressured into good behavior, or if governmental regulation is needed to ensure responsibility.
February 7, 2007
Business as Unusual
Ana Unruh Cohen and Mario Sanchez track gasoline prices over past election cycles to see whether politics as usual contributed to this year’s volatile market swings.
January 30, 2007
Cleaning up China: Opportunities Beckon for U.S. Businesses
Treasury Secretary Paulson goes before Congress to explain current Sino-U.S. economic relations. Someone should ask him about promoting green opportunities for U.S. companies.
December 21, 2006
FCC Chairman Martin Unleashed
Mark Lloyd examines Martin’s troubling efforts to come to the aid of the very companies he’s supposed to be regulating.
December 12, 2006
Corporate Social Irresponsibility
December 8, 2006
License to Ill
Campus Progress talks about why it's unacceptable that businesses are not required to give workers paid sick leave.
December 1, 2006
Who’s in Charge?
Sen. Levin and experts discuss how to make the current credit card system safer and more transparent for American consumers.
November 29, 2006